Delightful cottage garden bursting with colour is open to visitors
Garden lovers are being treated to cream teas at a Staffordshire cottage which is open for tours in aid of charity.
The owners of Grafton Cottage in Barr Lane, Barton-under-Needwood near Lichfield will next be welcoming member of the public on July 30 and August 6.
Designed by gardeners Margaret and Peter Hargreaves the picturesque cottage garden features old fashioned roses, clematis, hollyhocks, dahlias and perennials.
Homemade cream teas and cottage garden plants will be on sale at the open days which are part of the National Garden Scheme programme.
Pre-booked groups are welcome up to August 16.
The garden has featured on the BBC Gardeners World programme and in glossy magazines and has been attracting visitors for more than three decades.
Entry is £5. It's free for accompanied children.The gates will be open from 1pm-5pm. Proceeds will go to the Alzheimers Research UK trust.