An eruption of colour greets visitors to Chelsea Flower Show - a slightly pared down event this year owing to the effects of the recession.
In all, 42 gardens have been created, some elegant and tranquil, others imaginative and off-the-wall.
If there were a prize for the most unusual garden, it would surely have to go to BBC's Top Gear presenter James May for his creation made almost entirely from Plasticine.
There was tough competition, though, from David Domoney's biker's garden, the Ace of Spades. It featured bike parts, oil drums and a structure made from dozens of old spades forged together.
Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) judges announced the show winners on Tuesday, the first day on which members of the public were allowed in to view the gardens.
Winner of the best show garden was the Daily Telegraph-sponsored entry by Swedish landscape architect Ulf Nordfjell.
The award for creativity was won by a garden based on a perfume created for Elizabeth I.
The Eden Project's entry was created with the help of homeless people and prisoners from around the country who grew most of the 10,000 plants needed for the garden.
Garden designer Peter Dowle, together with Sarah Eberle, took a light-hearted look at gardens built by three different characters hit by the credit crunch, including an offshore dweller.
The annual event has already drawn interest from entertainers and artists, and the Royal Family.
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