A picturesque and popular open garden scheme is set to return to a Norfolk village later this month as it celebrates its 20th year.
Topcroft, near Bungay, has been hosting its open garden event since 2004 and this year it takes place throughout the village on May 26 and 27.
Topcroft Open Gardens annually sees more than 1,200 visitors, with many returning year-on-year using the full two days to explore the varied gardens.
Around 15 gardens will be open, from small, neat cottage gardens to more rambling open spaces with wildflower meadows and woodland.
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One of the organisers, Nicola Eastell, said: “Topcroft Open Gardens started in 2004 with just six gardens but it has grown and grown.
“We have very knowledgeable gardeners with a wealth of information to impart and plants for sale too.
“The pavilion in the centre of the village will be the main hub for fabulous refreshments, where light lunches, tea, coffee and masses of homemade cakes are provided.
"There are another couple of gardens where tea and cakes are served and a warm welcome is always on the cards.
“We have returning visitors year after year, and some have been coming since the very beginning.
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"Visitors come from as far away as South Suffolk and Essex and many say that it is their first Open Gardens of the year and a perfect way to start.”
Some of these gardens offer plants for sale, including perennials and vegetable plants and one garden hosts a tombola.
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The cost to see all the gardens is £5 per person and a free vintage bus picks up at various locations around the village.
The 93rd Bomb Group Museum has a little cafe on site to raise valuable funds to keep the site going and entry to the museum is free.
Topcroft Open Gardens is open 11am-5pm on both days and all funds raised go to St Margaret’s Church, Topcroft.
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