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.
The Bread and Butter Theatre Company
Model and actress Jorgie Porter in a rainbow field of 5,000 dahlias
Donald Freake and Louise Stafford from Fryer's Roses
Cabasa Carnival Arts
Neon Tiger and Pip Squeaks Face Painting
Jorgie Porter poses against a pristine lawn setting
Cat Stops at ArtFe
Richard Heys and Audra Bickerdyke at the HMPPS Styal garden
Andrew Worthington stone carving
Pip Probert at the Contemplation Corner garden
Barnton Primary School garden
Olwen White from Cheadle Hulme admires a floral ice cream
Croft Primary School
Evelyn, four, looks up at a huge ladybird
Harry Taylor, seven, from Timperley
Stockton Heath Primary School
Children perform at the BBC North West Tonight Sunshine Garden
Roger Johnson speaks about the garden
Handforth Grange School garden
Mr and Mrs Flora
Sue Beesley from Bluebell Cottage Gardens
Tatton Park Gardens head gardener Simon Tetlow in the Very Hungry Caterpillar garden
Ian Hindle, the husband of Dianne Oxberry at the North West Tonight Sunshine Garden
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