THE RHS show at Tatton Park was bathed in sunshine today, and Guardian photographer David Gillespie captured the glorious gardens on show and the crowds who flocked to see the displays of colour and creativity.

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The Bread and Butter Theatre Company

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Model and actress Jorgie Porter in a rainbow field of 5,000 dahlias

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Donald Freake and Louise Stafford from Fryer's Roses

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Cabasa Carnival Arts

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Neon Tiger and Pip Squeaks Face Painting

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Jorgie Porter poses against a pristine lawn setting

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Cat Stops at ArtFe

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Richard Heys and Audra Bickerdyke at the HMPPS Styal garden

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Andrew Worthington stone carving

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Pip Probert at the Contemplation Corner garden

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Barnton Primary School garden

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Olwen White from Cheadle Hulme admires a floral ice cream

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Croft Primary School

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Evelyn, four, looks up at a huge ladybird

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Harry Taylor, seven, from Timperley

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Stockton Heath Primary School

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Children perform at the BBC North West Tonight Sunshine Garden

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Roger Johnson speaks about the garden

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Handforth Grange School garden

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Mr and Mrs Flora

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Sue Beesley from Bluebell Cottage Gardens

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Tatton Park Gardens head gardener Simon Tetlow in the Very Hungry Caterpillar garden

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Ian Hindle, the husband of Dianne Oxberry at the North West Tonight Sunshine Garden

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