Visit gardens bursting with colour in the West Midlands
Prized gardens will open to the public this weekend helping to grow funds for charity.
Green spaces of all shapes and sizes will bloom in the sunshine as part of the National Open Gardens Scheme.
In the West Midlands, nine gardens will be on full display.
A small suburban space in Brierley Hill will be on show, featuring roses, hemerocallis, well-stocked borders and fruit trees.
A greenhouse will also be displayed at The Plantation – with tomatoes, cucumbers and a grape vine.
In Kidderminster, a three-acre garden featuring a range of animals will be on show.
The space at Upper Marshes will see herbaceous borders, vegetable plot and herb garden.
It also features a walk down to a wildlife pond, with seats to take in the tranquillity.
And a group of eight gardens, part of Bournville Village in Birmingham, will be showcased.
Knighton Road will see a pond with goldfish, a pergola, soft fruit and vegetables.
The once overgrown garden has been cut down and restored into a cottage-style space.
Bournville Voices will sing in the garden during the afternoon.
Witherford Way features colourful perennials and shrubs split into three sections.
The second section of the garden embraces a Mediterranean theme with a pond and statues.
Bournville Lane will see a large sycamore tree, shrubs, perennials, vegetables and fruit in containers, along with a small greenhouse and pond.
The space at Hay Green Lane will feature a colourful garden, with tea and biscuits available.
Middle Park Road features front and back gardens decorated with bulbs, perennials and shrubs.
The garden at Elm Road shows off a greenhouse, summerhouse, wildlife, a large Koi fish pond and a range of seating areas.
A spot at High Heath Close will feature a suburban garden created over four years – with a splash of colour and a variety of evergreen shrubs and perennials.
And the last garden of the group, on Kestrel Road, features fruit trees, herbaceous borders, a grapevine and a pond.
In Stafford, a seven-acre country garden in 2001 and has been developed from an overgrown wilderness.
The space at Mitton Manor surrounds a Victorian manor, which isn't open, and contains a range of plants.
It also features natural woodland bordered by a stream, with water features and a sculpture.
In Bridgnorth, Ruthall Manor's one-acre garden will be unveiled featuring a range of colours.
Vibrant candelabra primulas, iris and bog plants will be on show, along with clematis and roses.
A three-acre garden, featuring a variety of herbaceous plants, a large pond and shrubs will open this weekend.
The space, at Cruckfield House in Shrewsbury, also features roses and a lily pond.
Another garden in Shrewsbury, School Cottages, will offer spectacular views of the Welsh hill sin a large oriental garden.
Vegetables, a soft fruit cage, a greenhouse and various herbaceous beds will be on display.
In Telford, a two-thirds of an acre garden will be on display at Windy Ridge with a range of colourful plants on show.
