Ernie Janes / Garden centre with potted Hyacinth bulbs, Edgefield, Norfolk, January

Ernie Janes / Yellow labrador, two puppies with flower pots

Gary K. Smith / Miniature cultivated Autumn chrysanthemums, planted in galvanised containers on garden patio, Norfolk, UK, October

Ernie Janes / Mediterranean spurge (Euphorbia characias) and Hyacinths in flower growing in container pots, Norfolk, England, UK, March.

Ann & Steve Toon / Bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) in plant pot, UK, June, captive.

Ernie Janes / Discarded plastic garden flower pots, England, UK, August.

Ernie Janes / Hydrangeas (Hydrangea sp) cultivated flowers in garden border with cast iron chair with pots and trowels, England, UK, July.

Ernie Janes / Lavender border 'Hidcote variety' with chair and terracotta pots, and Grass (Pennisetum villosum) Norfolk, England, UK, August.

Stephen Dalton / Great tit (Parus major) and Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) squabbling on flower pots, Sussex, UK December

Jan Vermeer / Tulip (Tulipa sp) flowers in pots

Jan Vermeer / Wreaths and pots

Nick Upton / Alpine Rose saxifrage (Saxifraga arendsii) in flower pots at a Garden centre, Wiltshire, UK.

Ernie Janes / Trug containing flower pots and gardening tools, UK, June.

Ernie Janes / Potting shed window with flower pots, hand forks, string and trowel on sill.

Ernie Janes / View through potting shed window with hand forks, string and trowel on sill.

Ernie Janes / Pink Petunias (Petunia sp.) in garden container, UK, June.

Ernie Janes / Hyacinths in flower, Norfolk, UK, March.

Ernie Janes / Hyacinths in flower, Norfolk, UK, April.

Ernie Janes / Pink petunias (Petunia sp.) in pots. UK, June.

Charlie Summers / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), large chick in nest in a plant pot outside house, Aurora, May.

David Woodfall / Pots of Vipers bugloss (Echium vulgare) and Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) on urban roof tops to encourage resident honey bees, Manchester Art gallery, England, UK, June 2014.

David Woodfall / Pots of Vipers bugloss (Echium vulgare) and Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) on urban roof tops to encourage resident honey bees, Manchester Art gallery, England, UK, June 2014.

Shattil & Rozinski / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub on patio decking, Minnesota, USA, May.

Shattil & Rozinski / Raccoon (Procyon lotor) digging soil out of a flowerpot, Minnesota, USA, May.

Shattil & Rozinski / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub walking on a fence, looking at a flowerpot, Minnesota, USA, May.

Nick Turner / A stack of unused plant pots in a garden, UK, September 2008.

Nick Turner / A garden compost bin with stacked flower pots next to it, September 2008.

Ernie Janes / Tabby cat sitting on garden furniture beside watering can and flower pots, UK, June

Ernie Janes / Spring Crocus (Crocus angustifolius), Snowdrops (Galanthus sp) and Winter Aconites (Eranthis sp) flowering in garden, Norfolk, UK, March

Warwick Sloss / Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) on flower pot in shed, UK

Gary K. Smith / Harvestman (Leiobunum rotundum) resting on terracotta flower pots, Norfolk, UK, August

Ernie Janes / Yellow labrador, two puppies with flower pots

Ernie Janes / Yellow labrador, puppy with flower pots

Gary K. Smith / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) foraging for food in urban garden amongst flower-pots and autumn leaves, UK

Tim Fitzharris / The flower pots, huge sandstone formations up to 50 feet high created by dramatic tides in the Bay of Fundy, Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park, New Brunswick, Canada

Adrian Davies / Common European toad {Bufo bufo} in garden. England, UK, Europe

Onne van der Wal / A window detail with an old oar and flower pots, St Tropez, South of France.

Onne van der Wal / A window detail with an old oar and flower pots, St Tropez, South of France.

Ernie Janes / Polyanthus plants (Primula sp) in flower ready to be planted out in garden, Norfolk, UK, February

Ernie Janes / Polyanthus plants (Primula sp) in flower ready to be planted out in garden, Norfolk, UK, February

Ernie Janes / Yellow labrador, two puppies with flower pots

Nick Upton / Ellie Jones of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and a team of volunteers carrying trays and pots of Devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) plant plugs for planting in a formerly farmed meadow to provide...

Nick Upton / Wiltshire Wildlife Trust volunteer carrying trays and pots of Devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) plant plugs for planting in a formerly farmed meadow to provide food for caterpillars of the...

David Tipling / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on hand fork and terracotta pots in garden in spring. Norfolk, England, UK. April.

Guy Edwardes / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) in flower pots, Uplyme , Devon, England, UK, July.

Nigel Cattlin / Large number of garden snails (Cornu aspersum) overwintering in the shelter of plastic flowerpots