Tulip, Tulipa, close up of yellow petals showing the base of the flower.

Peace rose, Rosa 'Peace', close up with a dreamy soft focus.

Rose, Rosa 'Norwich Castle' merged with a texured postcard background.

Rose, Rosa, close up detail of red flower showing petal pattern.

Rode, Rosa, glass bowl of pink flowers with a white rose laid beneath, on a textured painterly mottled background, giving a romantic atmosphere.

Rose, Rosa, Three pink flowers, grouped together surrounded by a textured painterly background, giving a romantic atmosphere.

Rose, Rosa, black & white side view against a manuscript background.

Hydrangea turning its autumn colour, laid on a textured painterly background.

Hellebore, Helleborus x hybridus 'Double Ellen Red', backlit showing mottling on the petals.

Hellebore, Helleborus x hybridus 'Double Ellen Red', against a warm painterly textured background.

Fuschia, two red and white flowers side by side on a white reflective background.

Ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare, black & white with a feather on a petal, flower hanging down touching the surface of the water it is reflected in.