The National Gardens Scheme in Norfolk has five gardens opening over the Easter and May Bank holiday period. Each garden will have an abundance of flowers on display together with all the sights and sounds which show spring has well and truly arrived after a long hard winter.

For the Easter weekend:

Wretham Lodge, IP24 1RL at East Wretham takes centre stage on both Sunday and Monday with displays of tulips, naturalized daffodils, hellebores,and a bluebell walk a particular feature. The walled garden provides shelter from the easterly winds and many fine plants benefit from this including two white wisterias grown in pots and which are protected in a greenhouse during the winter.

The May Bank Holiday weekend sees Croft House, PE31 6YW at Dersingham open on Sunday with water features, statuary and many unusual plants on show.

At Brundall Lake House, NR13 5LU opens on Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. A steep, wooded valley of spring flowers and bulbs, many of which are unusual, overlooking the Broad.

All the gardens except Lake House have home made teas and every garden has free admission for children under 16 free.