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In pictures: Your biographical gardens

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"This is my garden. It says it all about me," says David Aston. "A failed social climber, in the helter skelter of life."

Sarah Hunt, Apt, France

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"Just one thing grows in my garden - kids," says Sarah Hunt in France. "But watching kids (mine, next door's, the dog from down the road) playing pirates, my garden is a total success."

Beehives in Nicholas Selby's garden

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A typical country garden, with beehives, potted plants and bird feeders, says Nicholas Selby. "No it's a modern housing estate which pushes wildlife to the outside. I'm trying to bring it back in."

African violet by Ailsa, London

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"My garden - a lone plant pot in my room in university halls," says Ailsa, of London.

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"I've always inherited gardens, but this one I designed and built from scratch," says Peter Hutchings. "It's perfect at the end of a full day working in the garden to sit here with a couple of beers."

Dandelions by Dave Hitchins

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Dandelions hark back to the childhood excitement of finding an intact "clock", says Dave Hitchins. "It also says that I am taking the cottage garden look a bit too far. But weeds have feelings too."

Jenny Philips, Bangor

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Jenny Philips of Bangor took this six years ago of her efforts to transform a plant-free garden. The crazy paving is now gone, and there's a vegetable plot. "And flowers keep bees entertained."

Daisy with butterfly by Marilyn Cox

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"I let wildflowers take over parts of my lawn," says Marilyn Cox. "This photo shows a green-veined white butterfly on an oxeye daisy."

Gareth Phillips, of Warwick

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"My garden in Warwick, adjacent to the railway line," says Gareth Phillips. "It's very peaceful in a busy part of the country."

Brimstone butterfly feeding, by Paul Munton

Brimstone butterfly feeding, by Paul Munton

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A Brimstone butterfly feeding in Paul Munton's garden in France. "My garden is managed for wildlife, consequently it is untidy but diverse and rewarding."

Bobby the cat in Amanda Stiltz's garden

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"Wildflowers, long grass, pond with no fountain so amphibians can breed, dead wood for hibernation - and foliage for my rescue cats to rebuild their confidence by play-hunting," says Amanda Stiltz.

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