A close up of the Dahlia 'Orfeo' in the Dahlia Walk at Cragside

A close up of a passion flower 'passiflora caerulea' growing in the garden at Sissinghurst in July

Close up of the flower of Xerochrysum COCO in the garden at Sissinghurst in the summer

Fuchsia, onagraceae, at Hidcote Manor Garden

Glorious blue flowers of Convolvulus tricolor (Ipomoea) at Greys Court, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

Close up of a tulipa 'Ballerina' in the garden at Sissinghurst Castle Garden, taken in April

A ground view close up of Daffodils growing in Emmetts Garden giving a real sense that it is Springtime

A close up detail of bright red roses in the garden at Monk's House, against a backdrop of green grass and other flowers out of focus

Close-up of Maple leaves (Acer sp.) in red Autumn colour

A bed of bluebells at Emmetts Garden in the spring

Grasses and white Oxeye daisies in the Orchard meadow at Greys Court, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

Close view of Aeonium arboreum