Camera club snappers have been out and about across the county capturing the colours of spring.
Janet Levett, from Portslade, went for a wander around Leonardslee Gardens, near Horsham on a sunny day earlier this week.
She said: “It was a glorious day with the bluebells and azaleas out in full.”
The woodland gardens include scarce trees and shrubs and are famed for their displays of rhododendron, azaleas and camellias.
A robin next to rhododendrons (Image: Janet Levett/The Argus Camera Club)
Leonardslee also has a beautiful ornamental rock garden which is lined with palm trees. It was built in 1890.
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There are numerous walks to explore throughout the 240-acres of Grade I Listed gardens, parkland, lawns and forest areas.
Head sculptures by Anton Smit in the sculpture park at Leonardslee (Image: Janet Levett/The Argus Camera Club)
Visitors may also spot the rare colony of wallabies introduced in 1889, as well as several species of deer.
A spokeswoman for Leonardslee said: “All of this wonderful colour and bird song creates a paradise that has to be seen to be believed. There is so much to see at this time of year that it will take a good few hours to walk around and take in the beauty of this heritage garden.”
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