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Christopher and Christine Russell. The Shute, nr Ventnor, Isle of Wight, UK
Peter and Linda Lindley. Hidden Valley Nursery, Old South Heale, High Bickington, north Devon, UK
Jake Hobson clipping a cloud pruned Phillyrea angustifolia. Private garden, Dorset, UK
Christine Taylor, who owns Ednovean Farm with husband Charles.
Claire Woodbine, creator of the garden at Pinsla with her husband Mark.
Jimi Blake with his old English sheepdog Doris. Hunting Brook Garden, Co Wicklow, Ireland
Colin Myers, gardener at Askham Hall, near Penrith, Cumbria, UK
Flowering stems of Limonium suworowii are tied into bunches for hanging with lengths of wire after being cut when fresh. Cotehele, St Dominick, nr Saltash, Cornwall, UK
Heather Alford, head gardener, harvesting runner beans for sale. Clovelly Court, Bideford, Devon, UK
David and Gail Sheals. Summerdale House, Lupton, Cumbria, UK
Christina Shand sowing freshly collected seed from primulas in the bog garden. Dyffryn Fernant, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Lindsey Ellis, Head Gardener. Felley Priory, Underwood, Notts, UK
Christine Russell deadheading plants in the hot border. The Shute, nr Ventnor, Isle of Wight, UK
Sara Gadd sitting on the decked terrace outside her garden office. The 'Garten' Garden, Lower Treculliacks Farm, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
Aimee Kingdom hangs bunches of freshly cut Acroclinium roseum Giant Double Mixed in the roof of the bothy to dry. Cotehele, St Dominick, nr Saltash, Cornwall, UK
Wendy Perry with some of her own strains of Helleborus x hybridus in the sales area. Bosvigo, Truro, Cornwall, UK
Tony Ridler.
Deborah Puxley, owner, organising snowdrops for sale. Welford Park, Newbury, Berks, UK
Chris Trimmer, National Trust Plant Conservation Manager, Devon, UK with trolley of shrubs including Hamamelis mollis 'Wisley Supreme', Mahonia x emeiensis ‘Emei Shan’ and Pieris floribunda...
Louise McClary. Caervallack Farm, nr Helston, Cornwall, UK
Liz Taylor, created of the Whimble Garden and Nursery, Kinnerton, Powys, Wales
June Blake.
Fergus harvesting produce in the vegetable garden. Yews Farm, Martock, Somerset, UK
Andrew Humphris, head gardener. Wollerton Old Hall, nr Market Drayton, Shropshire, UK
Dick Fulcher amongst his agapanthus. Pine C0ttage Plants, Eggesford, Devon, UK
Alison Jones, co-owner of Chipchase Castle Nursery, Wark, Northumberland, UK
David Bouch, Head Gardener. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Heather Alford, head gardener, with husband Nigel, pruning the espaliered fruit on the exterior wall of the garden. Clovelly Court, Bideford, Devon, UK
Aimee Kingdom hammering in the row label for Limonium sinuatum 'Iceberg' in the cutting garden at Cotehele, St Dominick, nr Saltash, Cornwall, UK
Llifon Jones, gardener at Plas yn Rhiw, Rhiw, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53 8AB
Jane Johnson, head gardener and planting designer with her dog Lexie. Acton House, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland, UK
Liza Marchant, gardener at Askham Hall, near Penrith, Cumbria, UK
Forest Lodge, Pen Selwood, Somerset, UK
Norman Potter, head gardener, who previously had a career in the steel industry. Helmsley Walled Garden, Helmsley, York, North Yorkshire, UK
Ray Brown with freshly collected seed in a polytunnel. Plantworld, Newton Abbot, Devon, UK
Lucy McAuslan-Crine, clipping one of her box lollipops, owner and creator of the garden at Eastfield, Yarlington, Somerset, UK
Roger Norman. Ivy Croft, Leominster, Herefordshire, UK
John Anderson, Head Gardener, Exbury Gardens, Hants
Linda Lindley planting sweetpeas to climb a hazel wigwam in the vegetable garden. Hidden Valley Nursery, Old South Heale, High Bickington, north Devon, UK
Jill and Alun Whitehead, creators of the garden at Aulden Farm, Leominster, Herefordshire, UK
Ginny Fairfax, owner and creator of the garden at Mindrum, nr Cornhill on Tweed, Northumberland, UK
Liz Eaton, leading light of the non-profit Community Interest venture that runs the garden. Littlebredy Walled Gardens, Littlebredy, Dorset
Tina Primmer with her miniature poodle. Poppy Cottage Garden, Roseland Peninsula, Cornwall, UK
Martin Duncan, Head Gardener. Arundel Castle Gardens, Arundel, West Sussex, UK
Aimee Kingdom cutting flowering stems of Acroclinium roseum Double Giant Flowered Mixed in the cutting garden at Cotehele, St Dominick, nr Saltash, Cornwall, UK
Stephen Griffith, curator of Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, Abbotsbury, Dorset, UK
Ray Brown, plant breeder and seed supplier pictured in his trials field. Plantworld, Newton Abbot, Devon, UK
Richard Pim, owner and creator of the garden. Westonbury Mill Water Garden, Pembridge, Herefordshire, UK
Val and Gavin Robbins, owners and makers of the garden at 24 Bude Street, Appledore, Devon, UK
Frances and Iain MacDonald. The Bay Garden, Camolin, Co Wexford, Ireland
all images copyright Carole Drake