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Crown imperials, Fritillaria imperialis, in yellows and oranges dominate planting in the Canal Garden in April, surrounded by narcissi and pulmonarias and mounds of new delphinium foliage. A tall serrated yew hedge provides a dark backdrop, with the house behind. York Gate Garden, Adel, Leeds, Yorkshire
Haddon Lake House, St Lawrence, Isle of Wight, UK
Sloping meadow above the laurel maze is full of naturalized orchids, bluebells, ramsons and aquilegias. Glendurgan, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
Frosty remains of herbaceous plants in the Rainbow Garden with cordylines in urns beside the terrace beyond. Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester. Dorset, UK
A pair of lichen encrusted loungers on a patch of long grass below apple trees.
Morning sun reaches a gate made by the late Dave Bissell depicting dragonflies and bulrushes. Moors Meadow Garden and Nursery, Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK
Reflecting pool edged with rusted steel and inset pebbles beside hot beds full of vivid red, orange and yellow herbaceous perennials and shrubs including yellow Leontodon rigens, orange Lilium lancifolium, Cotinus 'Grace', Dahlia australis and Crocosmia 'Lucifer'.
Sun breaks through trees underplanted with camassias beside a tributary of the River Avon at Heale House, Middle Woodford, Wiltshire on a frosty April morning
Early morning sun illuminates the last few leaves on colourful cornus and russets of dead grasses and astilbes in the Bishop's Palace garden in Wells on a November morning
Facade of Powis Castle showing the sequence of garden terraces below featuring massive clipped yews
Pigeon House garden with pigeon house, 1685, and box parterre with Cornus nuttallii and new red leaves of hybrid tea roses. Rousham House, Bicester, Oxon, UK
Pond with yellow flag iris, Iris pseudacorus, and summerhouse beyond. The Old Rectory, Netherbury, Dorset, UK
Dawn sunlight breaks through mist and trees above the pond with moored canoe, surrounded by magenta Primula pulverulenta, ferns, irises and sedges. Windy Hall, Windermere, Cumbria, UK
Sunken garden surrounded by pleached limes, hydrangeas and with square central pool containing column with statue on its top. Plas Brondanw, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, Wales
Terrace planted with box, Sedum 'Herbstfreude', santolina and Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote', with the British Camp or Herefordshire Beacon seen beyond. Perrycroft, Upper Colwall, Herefordshire, UK
The Victorian Garden dominated by towering Chusan palms, Trachycarpus fortunei, surrounded by colourful beds of annuals inlcuding Ensete ventricosum, the Ethiopian banana, Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff', red foliage of Iresine herbstii 'Brilliantissima' and an edging of lobelia. Glowing yellow/green foliage of Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia' lights up the corner. Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, Abbotsbury, nr Weymouth, Dorset, UK
Central brick path in the walled garden is framed by asters, dahlias, euphorbia, Verbena bonariensis and clipped bay pyramids. Alitex greenhouse is seen framed by a central rose arch clothed with Rosa banksiae. Haddon Lake House, St Lawrence, Isle of Wight, UK
Allium sphaerocephalon and angelica in a meadow style planting with barn and block of pink rosebay willow herb on the slope behind.
Chunky oak table and benches on a sunny terrace beside the house, with Stipa gigantea, Verbena bonariensis and salvias in adjoining bed and archway made of railway sleepers beyond, marking steps that lead down into the woodland garden. The 'Garten' Garden, Lower Treculliacks Farm, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
Still reflecting pool surrounded by mosses, ferns, irises and willow, with evening sun glinting through the trees and illuminating the distinctive shape of The Tongue beyond, one of the Northern Fells of the Lake District.
Rising sun illuminates a scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea, amongst long meadow grasses. Westbrook House, West Bradley, Somerset, UK
Herbaceous borders on each side of the croquet lawn feature standard holm oaks, Quercus ilex, underplanted with Crambe cordifolia, white daisies, catmint, Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant', Stemmacantha centaureoides and Lychnis chalcedonica that emerge through woven hazel supports. Standard Viburnum tinus frame steps down to a lower garden. Melplash Court, Bridport, Dorset, UK
Primula auriculas displayed in a traditional theatre, used to protect the flowers from rain. Summerdale House, Lupton, Cumbria, UK
Early morning sun illuminates mist rising from the River Lambourn as it runs through Welford Park, Welford, Newbury, Berkshire, UK. The tower of St Gregory's church is silhouetted in the distance and tall lime trees on the riverbank are garlanded with spheres of mistletoe
Low winter sun illuminates the Rose Garden to the south of the house, dominated by tall junipers underplanted with lavender, and climbing roses trained along ropes. Welford Park, Welford, Newbury, Berkshire, UK
Formal kitchen garden on a sloping area of the garden, dusted with a sprinkling of snow.
Central circular bed in the walled garden is a colourful mix of grasses, herbaceous perennials such as bronze fennel and evergreens including Ballota pseudodictamnus, against intense orange prunus foliage and red oxide corrugated barn roof. The Buildings at Broughton, near Stockbridge, Hants
Sloping banks clothed with bluebells. Glendurgan, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
Summer borders in the Millennium Garden designed by Xa Tollemache are edged with Lavandula × intermedia 'Grosso' and feature clipped holm oaks, Quercus ilex, Achillea millefolium 'Island Pink', Phlox paniculata 'White Admiral' and Verbena bonariensis. Castle Hill, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
The Long Pond with house beyond, edged by the herbaceous border planted with heleniums, kniphofias, dahlias, asters and eupatoriums. Forde Abbey, nr Chard, Dorset, UK
Early mornng sun illuminates grasses including miscanthus and Cortaderia 'Sunningdale Silver', and perennials such as Verbena bonariensis. Knoll Gardens, nr Wimborne, Dorset, UK
The Formal Garden, with knot garden made of box and berberis, contains a statue of a girl holding the lamp of wisdom by Nathan David. It is surrounded by tall yew hedges and featues a vine covered pergola. Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley, Oxfordshire, UK
all images copyright Carole Drake