First place, Abstract Views. “This image of three allium heads was created using a technique known as wet cyanotype. Two chemicals, ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide, are mixed together to create a photosensitive solution which is painted on to the surface of watercolour paper and left to dry. This process needs to be conducted away from UV light, and once dry the paper must be kept in a light-proof bag until it is used”. (Photo by Jill Welham/The Guardian)





First Place, Trees, Woods and Forests. “The Louisiana wetlands are a giant tangle of canals, swamps and forests of palm and cypress treesthat encompass the great Mississippi estuary. Populated by numerous snakes, alligators, birds andvenomous spiders, the often-hostile environment is capable of stunning beauty”. (Photo by Roberto Marchegiani/The Guardian)





First place, Portfolios, Abstract Views. “The magical, dreamlike effect of infrared was the perfect way to express the mystery and exoticintrigue of the Palm House at Kew Gardens. I captured a selection of different plants and foliage tofeature across the portfolio in order to show the subtle variety of textures and forms within thistropical paradise. Together, the images vividly demonstrate the sense of lushness and tranquillitythat the space provides”. (Photo by Jocelyn Horsfall/The Guardian)





First place, Beautiful Gardens. “Glorious early morning sun bathed the Summer Garden at Bressingham in rich, warming light.Ornamental grasses are featured with swathes of aster and rudbeckia”. (Photo by Richard Bloom/The Guardian)





First place, Wildlife in the Garden. “A heavy snowfall brought a lot of hungry birds to my garden feeder. This old nearby tap provided aconvenient resting place for this trio of starlings while they waited for their turn to feed”. (Photo by Jonathan Need/The Guardian)





First place, The Bountiful Earth. “I hiked to the top of Pergasingan Hill, Indonesia, early in the morning to catch the sunrise. The view was amazing as it overlooked the rolling hills opposite and Sembalun village below. Since most of the people here are farmers, they transform the valley floor into a patchwork of agriculture, growing rice, vegetablesand even strawberries”. (Photo by Suwandi Chandra/The Guardian)





First place, Greening the City. “I used infrared to precisely define the exact locations of plant life around Kowloon in Hong Kong, highlighting the scale and proximity of their presence. It is easy to forget the intimacy and importance of thisrelationship”. (Photo by Halu Chow/The Guardian)





First place, Breathing Spaces. “The sun had already risen and the dawn had been incredible. Wandering through the vegetation in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, however, I realised that the essence of the territory was only revealing itself in that moment. The extraordinary colours of the sunrise had dissolved, leaving behind a unique intimate feeling amongst one of the most beautiful mountain ranges on Earth”. (Photo by Andrea Pozzi/The Guardian)





First place, European Garden Photography of the Year. “There cannot be too many gardens in Europe that combine cork oaks (Quercus suber) with manicured gardens. I was commissioned to photograph such a place at a luxury real estate property in Andalucía. The garden had the added bonus of a raised gazebo, which was nestled among the mature cork oaks”. (Photo by Geoff Scott-Simpson/The Guardian)





First place, Captured at Kew. “Opening the door of the Palm House at Kew is like entering a hidden paradise. It never fails to amazeme how fascinated and stunned I become in the presence of such natural beauty. I took thisphotograph while my friend was having a similar reaction to the sheer scale and abundance of lushtropical plants”. (Photo by Vincenzo Di Nuzzo/The Guardian)





First place, The Spirit of Trauttmansdorff. “The golden hour was approaching when I captured this view of Trauttmansdorff in October, thegreen of the deciduous trees was just starting its autumn transformation”. (Photo by Harry Tremp/The Guardian)





First place, Wildflower Landscapes. “I came across a spectacular array of summer alpine flowers on Mazama Ridge in Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park, including Castilleja,Lupinus and Anemone occidentalis, all adding character and texture to the scene as if by design”. (Photo by See Caption/The Guardian)





First place, Young Garden Photographer of the Year. “The rising sun backlit this group of lady’s smock (cardamine pratensis) in a Wiltshire meadow. I usedthe aperture to turn the water droplets into beautiful bokeh and created a smooth, clean andglistening background”. (Photo by Jake Kneale/The Guardian)





First place, The Beauty of Plants. “There are many stages of lotus growth on display at the Aquatic Gardens, but to come across twotwisted dancing stems of nelumbo nucifera was unexpected and quite magical”. (Photo by Kathleen Furey/The Guardian)