Acres of "magnificent" fruit blossoms and "elegant" garden displays are promised in Cambridgeshire this weekend at Heath Fruit Farm and Netherhall Manor.
The National Garden Scheme invites the public to its first Cambridgeshire fruit farm opening at Heath Fruit Fram in Bluntisham and to see the historic collection of flowers at Netherhall Manor in Soham.
The Heath Fruit Farm display opens on April 1 to celebrate the arrival of spring by including regular tours of its 25-acre orchard, featuring a wide range of fruit trees, from apples and pears to apricots, plums, gages and cherries.
The farm will open from 10am until 2pm and repeat the opening on Saturday, April 15, to ensure that as many types of blossom as possible can be seen.
Jenny Marks, Cambridgeshire's National Garden Scheme county organiser, said: "This is a really exciting and innovative opening.
"Gorgeous fruit blossom like this carries so much promise for the season to come and is so beautiful with it.
"It's never possible to predict exactly when particular tree types will be in blossom, and we're therefore hugely grateful to Heath Fruit Farm for opening twice."
The National Garden Scheme's famous homemade teas will also be served throughout the opening, with an easter egg hunt on offer for the children around the orchard.
Jenny added: "You never know; there is also a chance of seeing brown hares gambolling around in the springtime madness too!"
"This farm is in an area with a deep history of fruit growing. It is a most welcome addition to our collection of wonderful Cambridgeshire gardens."
Meanwhile, on Sunday, April 2, at Soham, Netherhall Manor will be showing off its historic collections of spring bulbs, including daffodils, old primroses, Victorian double-flowered hyacinths and hellebores.
This will be the 30th year of the Manor opening with the National Garden Scheme, and tickets can be booked in advance online or at the gate.
Further information about the two gardens can be found by visiting https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/.
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