AS the days grow longer and the weather warms, Cornwall's gardens and parks come alive with vibrant, colourful blooms, heralding the arrival of spring.

In celebration the National Trust team at Trelissick, near Truro, are hosting a spring celebration this weekend (March 15-16) with displays, activities and games to welcome in the new season.

The weekend will include a display of specially selected blooms from Trelissick garden as well as neighbouring National Trust gardens Trerice and Glendurgan.

The spring celebration is an expansion on Trelissick’s traditional daffodil weekend. This year the garden team want to celebrate not just the daffodils that bloom throughout the spring but also the camellias, rhododendrons, magnolias, and many more that fill the garden with colour at this special time of year.

Wella Chubb, assistant head gardener for Trelissick, said: “We’re thrilled to be able to develop the annual spring celebration to encompass all that’s bright and blooming in the garden at Trelissick. Working with colleagues at Glendurgan and Trerice to showcase spring has been a great way to start the season.”

As well as the displays in the stables bursting with colour there will be games and activities, a spring trail, and an installation of paper flowers, handmade by staff and volunteers hanging in a cascade in the house.

The weekend kicks off a busy spring at Trelissick where an Easter Egg Hunt, activities for families and an art exhibition are all planned throughout the season.

On Sunday, March 30, Trelissick will be working in partnership with Apricity Yoga to invite visitors to spend Mother’s Day morning surrounded by nature with a yoga experience in the garden.

To find out more, visit: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/trelissick.