The Chelsea flower show blossoms into life

Canal gates, the centrepiece of the Leeds show garden
Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

Working against the clock to finish a pink and white floral arrangement
Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

Chris works on the Place of Change garden, a collaboration between the Eden Project, homeless people and prisoners
Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

Paul Pulford, another worker on the Place of Change garden
Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

Discarded gloves at the Kazahana (A light snow flurry from a cloudless sky) garden
Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

A man holds gems that will be placed within the Ace of Diamonds garden Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

A field of lavenders in the the L'Occitane garden Photograph: Sang Tan/AP

A garden sculpture faces the cloudless sky
Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

A worker adds the finishing touches to a wall of flowers
Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

Gardeners working on the Kebony - Naturally Norway garden take a break
Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

A Himalayan poppy in the Kebony garden
Photograph: Sang Tan/AP

The National Trust's greenhouse collection
Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

A woman in a hat is silhouetted next to a glass flower
Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

A gardener rests in the sunshine outside the Kazahana garden
Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

A gardener works on a display of Mozart Calla lilies Photograph: Sang Tan/AP

Dozens of pairs of wellies Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

Gardeners brush and clean moss destined for the Kazahana garden
Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

A scarecrow in the Place of Change garden
Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

Workers perfect some decorative elements in their garden
Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

A gardener cools off under a water sprinkler
Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters