Nick Upton / Sniffer dog Freya with Nikki Glover of Wessex Water hunting for Great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) in a flower bed after dark, Somerset, UK, September 2018. Model released.

Matthew Maran / Common reed (Phragmites australis) in flower in reedbed, Otter Estuary, Devon, England, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Meadow salsify / Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) flower in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Ernie Janes / Maltese cross flowers (Lychnis chalcedonica) in herbaceous bed in garden. England, UK.

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) in urban park flower bed, Grenoble, France, April.

Roger Powell / Regent parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus) feeding on border of flower bed in parkland, Cleland, South Australia

Merryn Thomas / Garden and guesthouse in Vilcabamba, Ecuador. November 2013.

Nick Upton / Many Oleander bushes (Nerium oleander) flowering beside stream bed in Zakros gorge, Sitia Nature Park, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, May 2013.

Nick Upton / Many Oleander bushes (Nerium oleander) flowering beside stream bed in Zakros gorge, Sitia Nature Park, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, May 2013.

Michael Hutchinson / Meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) in flower, Ashton Court, North Somerset, UK, May.

Michael Hutchinson / Meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) in flower, Ashton Court, North Somerset, UK, May.

Michael Hutchinson / Meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) in flower, Ashton Court, North Somerset, UK, May.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Reed bed in flower with late afternoon light, landscape, Hula Valley, Israel, November.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Reed bed in flower, with late afternoon light, Hula Valley, Israel, November.

Colin Varndell / Single Dandelion (Taraxacum sp) flower in bed of purple flowers (Aubretia sp) Dorset, UK, May.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Goat's-beard (Tragopogon pratensis) flowering, Altwarper Dune, Altwarp, Germany, June.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Goat's-beard (Tragopogon pratensis) flowering, Altwarper Dune, Altwarp, Germany, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Goatsbeard (Tragopogon pratensis) also called 'jack-go-to-bed-at noon' as it closes by midday. In garden at Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, July.

Willem Kolvoort / Podostemaceae river weed (Mourera fluviatilis) flower spikes above water, growing from a river-bed attachment. The flowering happens in the wet season. Gran Dan, Gran Rio, Suriname, September.

LYNN M. STONE / Two female English Setters (show type) by flower bed, Geneva, Illinois, USA

Ernie Janes / Purple alliums (Allium sp) and Spurge (Euphorbia polychroma) growing in flower bed, Norfolk, UK, May

Ernie Janes / Flower bed of succulent plants in garden, Norfolk, UK, March

PREMAPHOTOS / Sanguine mining bee (Andrena haemorrhoa) peering out of her nest entrance in a flower bed, UK

Mark Raycroft / Scottish Terrier (Canis familiaris) puppy in flower bed amid Roses

Mark Raycroft / Standard Schnauzer (Canis familiaris) laying in flower bed

Mark Raycroft / Boston Terrier (Canis familiaris) adult in flower bed

Mark Raycroft / Alaskan Malamute (Canis familiaris) curious puppy in flower bed

Jeff Foott / Scabland Penstemon (Penstemon deustus) flowering in lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower (Mimulus nanus) flowering in lava field in spring, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower (Mimulus nanus) flowering in lava field in spring, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Desert Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa) and Yellow Desert Parsley (Pteryxia terebinthina) flowering in lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Onion (Allium sp) flowering in lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Ernie Janes / Cranesbill geranium (Geranium sp) flowers in flower bed, Norfolk, UK

Andy Sands / Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) feeding in frost-covered Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) bed in winter, Hertfordshire, England, UK. December

Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, hovering near a Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flower, patrolling its territory in a garden flowerbed, Wiltshire, UK. July.

Kirkendall-Spring / Tulip (Tulipa sp.) display in bloom, Roozengaarde display garden, Skagit Valley, Washington, USA. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Home of photographer Paul Harcourt Davies, with garden full of self-seeded flowers. Podere Montecucco, Umbria, Italy, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria) leaves growing in a cultivated flower bed, Berkshire, UK. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Tragopogon x mirabilis, a natural hybrid between Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) and Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) found in several colour forms, Umbria, Italy. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Tragopogon x mirabilis, a natural hybrid between Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) and Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) found in several colour forms, Umbria, Italy. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Close up of Goat's beard (Tragopogon pratensis) flower, Umbria, Italy. May.

Will Watson / Male Almond willow (Salix triandra) catkins, Withy Bed, Herefordshire, England, UK.

Will Watson / Purple willow (Salix purpurea), male catkins, old withy bed, Herefordshire lowlands, England, UK. Controlled conditions.

John Chan / Juvenile Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri) stretching its wings while roosting amongst a bed of Sand verbena (Abronia umbellata), Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Self-seeded flower bed, including Bear's breeches (Acanthus mollis), Poppies, sea holly, lavender and various Salvias which all attract bees. At photographer Paul Harcourt Davies home Podere Monte...

Nigel Cattlin / Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) a garden weed, Berkshire, England, UK, September

Nigel Cattlin / Flowering Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) a garden weed, Berkshire, England, UK, September

Nigel Cattlin / Hedge bindweed or granny-pop-out-of-bed (Calystegia sepium) buds on flowering plant climbing through an old hedge, Berkshire, England, UK, July

Nigel Cattlin / Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) flowering plant climbing through an old hedge, Berkshire, England, UK, July

Nigel Cattlin / Annual meadow-grass (Poa annua) prostrate plant with tillers in a garden flower bed, Berkshire, England, UK, April

Kirkendall-Spring / Wild flowers along a stream bed, Ferry Basin, Mount Olympus, Bailey Traverse, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. August.

Kirkendall-Spring / Wild flowers along a stream bed, Ferry Basin, Mount Olympus, Bailey Traverse, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. August 2014.