Holly, Ilex aquifolium, leaves with melting snow against a pale blue background.

Holly, Ilex aquifolium, snow covered with sunlight behind showing the veins and catching highlghts.

Common Box, Buxus sempervirens, shaped into a heart, among summer flowers and a headless statue. Part of Ivan HIcks garden at the Future Gardens show in St Albans 2009. Tall pink Cleome flowers.

Coffee, Coffea arabica, close up of flower with beans forming behind.

Silver tree, Leucodendron argenteum cropped close up of spikey leaves.

Cranesbill, Geranium endressi, close view of single, closed flower with water droplets clinging to fine hairs on stem and calyx.

Lemon. Studio shot from above of five lemons on tin or pewter plate on wooden board.

Ivy, Hedera helix 'Glacier'. Shadow on cream wall of leaves and stems of Common ivy.

Lavender, Lavandula augustifolia. Spikes of small, purple blue flowers with Large White butterfly, Pieris brassicae in sunlight.

Lavender, Lavandula augustifolia. Spikes of small, purple blue flowers with Large White butterfly, Pieris brassicae in sunlight.

Cactus, dose up detail of Aporocactus.

Iris foetidissima. Seed pods open to reveal bright, scarlet fruits.