Winning photos from the International Garden Photographer of the Year 2018
A picture of the vast ecological region known as the Cerrado in Brazil has won first place in this year's International Garden Photographer of the Year.
Marcio Cabral of Brasilia, Brazil, scooped the award with his winning image entitled Cerrado Sunrise.
Marcio Cabral
Tyrone McGlinchey, managing director of IGPOTY said: "Marcio has captured a spectacular vision of plant life in the Cerrado, displaying the beautiful flowers of Paepalanthus chiquitensis, stretching out on countless filaments towards the first light of the rising sun."
Gardens and landscape scenes from all around the world have also been commended in the competition, showing nature in all seasons. From rolling hills of golden rice in China to a flower-smelling hamster in Austria, take a look at a selection of winning images.
Mark Bauer
Mark Bauer spotted a carpet of purple heather in Stoborough Heath National Nature Reserve, Dorset.
Annie Green-Armytage
Annie Green-Armytage discovered a hobbit door, called the Moon Gate, in Bavaria, Germany.
Shaofeng Zhang
These rolling hills show golden rice in the Zhejiang Province in China, photographed by Shaofeng Zhang.
Yi Fan
Yi Fan shot this endangered medicinal plant growing wild in the mountains of Yunnan in China.
Steve Lowry
Steve Lowry, from Northern Ireland, polarised light to create this image of the structure of wood.
Mauro Tronto
Mauro Tronto was highly commended for this shot of Val Buscagna in Piedmont, Italy.
Henrik Spranz
A wild European hamster smells a flower in Vienna, Austria, photographed by Henrik Spranz.
Marianne Majerus
This frozen landscape was captured by Marianne Majerus at New Castle of Ansembourg in Luxembourg.
Cathryn Baldock
Cathryn Baldock won the Abstract category by overlaying multiple lily pads to show their beauty and intricacy.
John Glover
John Glover captured this sunrise in East Sussex.
Alan Price
A female blackbird pauses while looking for vegetation to build her nest in Gwynedd, Wales, seen by Alan Price.
Nigel McCall
An August scene of fruit and flowers shot in Aberglasney Gardens, Carmarthenshire, Wales, by Nigel McCall.
Minghui Yuan
This caterpillar in Wuhan City, China, sports a colourful mohican hairstyle, spotted by Minghui Yuan.
Anne Maenurm
The slopes on the peak of Golica in Slovenia are covered with wild Narcissus in late May, shot by Anne Maenurm.
Hans Van Horssen
A spider creates a web to protect its young using a Helenium flower for foundation, seen in The Netherlands by Hans Van Horssen.
Andrea Pozzi
Andrea Pozzi secured first place in the Breathing Spaces category with this view from Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Alison Staite
Alison Staite shot these sunlit Pulsatilla flowers at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
Volker Michael
Volker Michael was commended for capturing Wisteria in full bloom in Germany.
Frantisek Rerucha
Frantisek Rerucha was highly commended for his composition of dried flowers.
William Dore
William Dore photographed this isolated group of pines, shrouded in mist and rain in The Trossachs, Stirling, Scotland.
Masumi Shiohara
This still life of plums by Masumi Shiohara was highly commended.
Clay Bolt
Clay Bolt created a photo series to highlight the plight of North America's bees as they face increasing pollution and disease.
An exhibition of the winning photos can be seen at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, from 10th February to 11th March 2018.
Marcio Cabral
Mark Bauer
Annie Green-Armytage
Shaofeng Zhang 
Yi Fan
Steve Lowry
Mauro Tronto
Henrik Spranz
Marianne Majerus
Cathryn Baldock
John Glover
Alan Price
Nigel McCall
Minghui Yuan
Anne Maenurm
Hans Van Horssen
Andrea Pozzi
Alison Staite
Volker Michael
Frantisek Rerucha
William Dore
Masumi Shiohara
Clay Bolt