Atlas cedar, Cedrus atlantica, New growth on a single twig.

Linden or Lime tree, Tilia x europaea which has just finished flowering. Bright green leaves in sunlight against blue sky.

Tea plant, Camellia sinensis, Tips of the Tea plant which are the parts commonly used to make tea.

Cherry, Prunus avium, flowering sprig of Wild Cherry seen from behind backlit by spring sun.

Lily Lilium, Leaves unfurling, appearing to be protecting the new buds within.

Black false hellebore, Veratrum nigrum, A group of new shoots and leaves emerging in the spring.

Crocus, Crocus vernus, A spring scene of several purple flowers with minature daffodiils in soft focus in the foreground.

Parsley, Curly parsley, Petroselinum crispum and Basil, Ocimum basilicum, growing in an old suitcase on top of a canal barge in Londons East End.

Annual meadow for butterflies designed by Ian Forster at the Butterfly World Project, St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Chicory, Cichorium intybus 'Variegata di Choggia', Overhead view of Italian chicory, with its maroon streaked green leaves and the red radicchio head wirhin.

Poppy, Papaver rhoeas, A single red flower of the Field poppy in a field of golden wheat.

Poppy, Papaver rhoeas, A single red flower of the Field poppy in a field of golden wheat.