This is a selection of photos that were taken especially for the International Garden Photographer of the Year which is one of the world’s premier competitions specializing in botanical photography.

This competition have 11 main categories and numerous special awards including Young Garden Photographer of the Year, and the mobile-only category Gardens on the Go.

Check them out for more information and start to see our world through photos!

Winner, The Bountiful Earth category

Aberglasney Gardens, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Photograph: Nigel McCall

Winner, Wildflower Landscapes category

Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Goiás, Brazil
Photograph: Marcio Cabral

Winner, Captured at Kew category

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, England
Photograph: Zygmunt Szot

Winner, Trees, Woods and Forests category

Padley Gorge, Peak District national park, Derbyshire, England
Photograph: Dave Fieldhouse

Winner, Wildlife in the Garden category

Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Photograph: Alan Price

Winner, Gardens on the Go category

Gloucestershire, England, UK‘I blended together multiple images of Clematis seeds from my garden to create an artistic and intriguing composition.’
Photograph: Jane Simmonds

Winner, The Beauty of Plants category

Cambridgeshire, England
Photograph: Mandy Disher

Winner, Beautiful Gardens category

Great Dixter house and gardens, East Sussex, England,
Photograph: Nicky Flintt

Winner, Abstract Views category

Northumberland, England, UK. ‘I overlaid multiple images of lily pads at different scales to emphasise their beauty and intricacy’
Photograph: Cathryn Baldock

Winner, Young Garden Photographer of the Year

Hydrangea in Palo Alto, California, US
Photograph: Claire Wei/Yang Yu Wei

Winner, Breathing Spaces category

Tombstone territorial park, Yukon Territory, Canada
Photograph: Andrea Pozzi

Winner, Greening the City category

Hong Kong, China
Photograph: Annie Green-Armytage