Piotr Naskrecki / Orchid (Orchidaceae) flower, Suriname

Kerstin Hinze / Gerbera, orange and yellow cut flowers, Germany

Kirkendall-Spring / Cut tulips, boxed and ready for shipping in a field of commercial tulips. Skagit Valley, Washington, USA

Ingo Arndt / European Alder (Alnus glutinosa) catkins, Europe

Ingo Arndt / Rosy Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) pair in bloom, plants are harvested for medicinal use, Madagascar

Ingo Arndt / Rosy Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) in bloom, plants are harvested for medicinal use, Madagascar

Inaki Relanzon / Drying cut Lavander flowers after harvest, Sault, Provence, France, June 2004

Inaki Relanzon / Drying cut Lavander flowers after harvest, Sault, Provence, France, June 2004

Jose B. Ruiz / Cut leaved lavender {Lavandula mulitifida} flower head, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Cut leaved lavender {Lavandula mulitifida} flower heads, Spain

Gary K. Smith / Cut flowers in bucket on garden seat, UK

Gary K. Smith / Summer Garden scene with Cut flowers in bucket on garden seat, UK

Gary K. Smith / Summer Garden scene with hat and cut flowers in trug on garden seat, UK

Gary K. Smith / Summer Garden scene with cut flowers in bucket on garden seat, UK

Gary K. Smith / Summer Garden scene with cut flowers in trug on garden seat, UK

Jabruson / Rose flower grown for export {Rosa sp} Nairobi, Kenya organic farm

Robin Chittenden / Cut leaved gemander {Teucrium botrys} UK, endangered

Robin Chittenden / Cut leaved gemander {Teucrium botrys} UK, endangered

Jose B. Ruiz / Greenhouse / polytunnel with ornamental flowers, carnations, Spain. Cut flower cultivation

Jose B. Ruiz / Greenhouse / polytunnel with ornamental flowers, Gerbera, Spain. Cut flower cultivation

Jose B. Ruiz / Greenhouse / polytunnel cultivating ornamental cut flowers, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Greenhouse / polytunnel with ornamental flowers, carnations, Spain. Cut flower cultivation

Jose B. Ruiz / Greenhouse / polytunnel cultivating ornamental cut flowers, carnations, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Carnations grown for cut flowers in greenhouse / polytunnel, Spain.

Tony Evans / Wood anemones flowering amongst cut logs {Anemone nemorosa} UK

Tony Evans / Wood anemones flowering amongst cut logs {Anemone nemorosa} UK

Justine Evans / Grass meadows cut for hay Transylvania, Romania

Tim Shepherd / Orchid cut-flower nursery {Dendrobium sp} Bangkok, Thailand

Piotr Naskrecki / Orchid (Mediocalcar sp) flowers, Papua New Guinea

Piotr Naskrecki / Orchid (Dendrobium affine) flowers, Papua New Guinea

Piotr Naskrecki / Orchid (Dendrobium sp) flowers, Papua New Guinea

Christian Ziegler / Water Lily (Nymphaea sp) flower, Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia