Winning photos from the International Garden Photographer of the Year 2018

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Luminescent flowers beneath a sunriseImage copyrightMARCIO 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.
Purple heather in a misty landscapeImage copyrightMARK BAUER
Image captionMark Bauer spotted a carpet of purple heather in Stoborough Heath National Nature Reserve, Dorset.
A circular doorway looking onto a green landscaped gardenImage copyrightANNIE GREEN-ARMYTAGE
Image captionAnnie Green-Armytage discovered a hobbit door, called the Moon Gate, in Bavaria, Germany.
Hills covered in yellow rice plants with misty clouds behindImage copyrightSHAOFENG ZHANG
Image captionThese rolling hills show golden rice in the Zhejiang Province in China, photographed by Shaofeng Zhang.
Two pink flower buds covered in water and ice, surrounded by snowImage copyrightYI FAN
Image captionYi Fan shot this endangered medicinal plant growing wild in the mountains of Yunnan in China.
A microscopic view showing tree cells in blue and purple coloursImage copyrightSTEVE LOWRY
Image captionSteve Lowry, from Northern Ireland, polarised light to create this image of the structure of wood.
A rocky mountainous landscape with a river and orange treesImage copyrightMAURO TRONTO
Image captionMauro Tronto was highly commended for this shot of Val Buscagna in Piedmont, Italy.
A wild hamster holding a purple flowerImage copyrightHENRIK SPRANZ
Image captionA wild European hamster smells a flower in Vienna, Austria, photographed by Henrik Spranz.
A snow-covered landscape showing a garden maze in front of a forestImage copyrightMARIANNE MAJERUS
Image captionThis frozen landscape was captured by Marianne Majerus at New Castle of Ansembourg in Luxembourg.
A composite photo showing lily pads in green and purple coloursImage copyrightCATHRYN BALDOCK
Image captionCathryn Baldock won the Abstract category by overlaying multiple lily pads to show their beauty and intricacy.
A field of purple, yellow, orange and red flowersImage copyrightJOHN GLOVER
Image captionJohn Glover captured this sunrise in East Sussex.
A blackbird looking through a green fern leafImage copyrightALAN PRICE
Image captionA female blackbird pauses while looking for vegetation to build her nest in Gwynedd, Wales, seen by Alan Price.
A wild garden with apple trees and purple flowersImage copyrightNIGEL MCCALL
Image captionAn August scene of fruit and flowers shot in Aberglasney Gardens, Carmarthenshire, Wales, by Nigel McCall.
A caterpillar with long yellow and black hairImage copyrightMINGHUI YUAN
Image captionThis caterpillar in Wuhan City, China, sports a colourful mohican hairstyle, spotted by Minghui Yuan.
A green slope covered in white flowers with a mountain range in the backgroundImage copyrightANNE MAENURM
Image captionThe slopes on the peak of Golica in Slovenia are covered with wild Narcissus in late May, shot by Anne Maenurm.
An orange flower encased in a spider web with a spiderImage copyrightHANS VAN HORSSEN
Image captionA spider creates a web to protect its young using a Helenium flower for foundation, seen in The Netherlands by Hans Van Horssen.
A landscape showing a river with yellow and red plants with a mountain in the backgroundImage copyrightANDREA POZZI
Image captionAndrea Pozzi secured first place in the Breathing Spaces category with this view from Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Purple flowers lit in sunlightImage copyrightALISON STAITE
Image captionAlison Staite shot these sunlit Pulsatilla flowers at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
A cobbled path with purple plants hanging on both sidesImage copyrightVOLKER MICHAEL
Image captionVolker Michael was commended for capturing Wisteria in full bloom in Germany.
Cream flowers with a purple flower in the centreImage copyrightFRANTISEK RERUCHA
Image captionFrantisek Rerucha was highly commended for his composition of dried flowers.
A black and white photo of a hill covered in treesImage copyrightWILLIAM DORE
Image captionWilliam Dore photographed this isolated group of pines, shrouded in mist and rain in The Trossachs, Stirling, Scotland.
A branch with green leaves and purple plumsImage copyrightMASUMI SHIOHARA
Image captionThis still life of plums by Masumi Shiohara was highly commended.
A large yellow sunflower with a bee in the centreImage copyrightCLAY BOLT
Image captionClay 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 see at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, from 10th February to 11th March 2018.
The International Garden Photographer of the Year 2019 is open for entries on 20 February.

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