Beautiful Plant Photos From The Garden Photographer Of The Year Awards

1st Place: ‘Ethereal Nigella’ by Angi Wallace

Once again, the Garden Photographer of the Year Awards have revealed an incredible assortment of photographs illustrating the variety and magnificence of flora. Stunning detail abounds in this year’s entries, which portray everything from colorful blossoms to complex foliage.

Photographs of exotic plants, each with its own distinct combination of hues, forms, and textures, stand out among the collection. Not only do these pictures show how beautiful plants are, but they also show how vital plants are to ecosystems and how they keep life on Earth going.

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2nd Place: ‘Cosmos ‘Apricotta” by Molly Hollman

3rd Place: ‘Fading Beauties’ by Marlene Finlayson

Finalist: ‘Centaurea Colours’ by Molly Hollman

Finalist: ‘Water’s Jewel’ by Amy Duffy

Finalist: ‘Spiral Fern Forms’ by Donald Bolak

Finalist: ‘Poppy Curves’ by Kathleen Clemons

Highly Commended: ‘Pink Dahlia’ by Mary Jo Gomez-Jackson

Highly Commended: ‘Radiant Cosmos’ by Angi Wallace

Highly Commended: ‘Lanterns’ by Henrik Spranz

Highly Commended: ‘The Windmill’ by Katarzyna Załużna

Highly Commended: ‘Iris Petal’ by Tony North

Commended: ‘Shy’ by Claire Carter

Commended: ‘Androsace Pillow’ by Albert Ceolan

Commended: ‘Dancers in the Rain’ by Martin Staffler

Commended: ‘Transparencies’ by Elena Moreno

Commended: ‘Dance of the Cosmos’ by Sarah McNulty