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Your pictures on the theme of 'my garden'

30 September 2023

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "my garden". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

Leslee Barron: "I photograph herbs and flowers in my garden through crystal-clear ice on bright sunny days; before the ice melts!"

Leslee Barron Chamomile flowers and Californian Poppies — Leslee Barron: "I photograph herbs and flowers in my garden through crystal-clear ice on bright sunny days; before the ice melts!"

Richard Newby: "A print made for my mother's 66th birthday with shots taken from my parents' garden in Sheffield."

Richard Newby Flower triptych — Richard Newby: "A print made for my mother's 66th birthday with shots taken from my parents' garden in Sheffield."

Matthew Chen: "A rose my mother plucked out from our garden. She, as always, placed it in a former Coca-Cola bottle. Against the recently blued sky of Auckland, New Zealand, after a brutal winter."

Matthew Chen A rose in a glass bottle — Matthew Chen: "A rose my mother plucked out from our garden. She, as always, placed it in a former Coca-Cola bottle. Against the recently blued sky of Auckland, New Zealand, after a brutal winter."

Rachel Ind: "This is my little garden. The fungi appeared one night and the stones and sea glass etc. are to deter pesky fungus gnats that otherwise lay their eggs in soil."

Rachel Ind Garden in a pot — Rachel Ind: "This is my little garden. The fungi appeared one night and the stones and sea glass etc. are to deter pesky fungus gnats that otherwise lay their eggs in soil."

Nick Kirk: "Cleaning pots, potting bulbs, ready for the spring."

Nick Kirk Pots and compost — Nick Kirk: "Cleaning pots, potting bulbs, ready for the spring."

Verna Evans: "The gnomes in my garden were underwhelmed when I sang the song In and Out the Dusty Bluebells to them and refused to in!"

Verna Evans Gnomes and bluebells — Verna Evans: "The gnomes in my garden were underwhelmed when I sang the song In and Out the Dusty Bluebells to them and refused to in!"

Heather Newton: "Taken right at the start of summer. Our garden is mainly lawn with just a few daisies but this just proves daisies can be beautiful too. This worm's eye view caught them in the afternoon sun."

Heather Newton Daisies — Heather Newton: "Taken right at the start of summer. Our garden is mainly lawn with just a few daisies but this just proves daisies can be beautiful too. This worm's eye view caught them in the afternoon sun."

Andrew Hilton: "This friendly robin is always on hand to inspect work in the garden, and collect a tasty snack when available."

Andrew Hilton Robin — Andrew Hilton: "This friendly robin is always on hand to inspect work in the garden, and collect a tasty snack when available."

Mark Emery: "Although there is lots to do in the garden to keep it looking at its best, it is important to slow down and enjoy the finer points of the plants you are tending from time to time."

Mark Emery Astrantia — Mark Emery: "Although there is lots to do in the garden to keep it looking at its best, it is important to slow down and enjoy the finer points of the plants you are tending from time to time."

Christine Henry: "Room for another one":[]}

Christine Henry Starlings at a water bath — Christine Henry: "Room for another one":[]}