WATERPERRY Gardens were ablaze with colour as thousands of tiny alpine plants came into bloom.

On Saturday and Sunday the Wheatley gardens, which hold the national collection of Kabschia and Silver Saxifrages, threw open its doors for people to view the beautiful spring plants.

Grown in a special courtyard at Waterperry Gardens, the colourful flowers pop out between rocks and stones.

And spring is the time the plants look their best.

National collections manager Adrian Young said: “At Waterperry we have the national reference collection of Saxifrages and the biggest collection in the world.

“They are high alpine plants, small and compact, that flower at this time of year.”

There was also a display of unusual plants from the UK’s leading Saxifrage growers.