2015 – A Year of Garden Photography
From tennis courts, tiny courtyards and amazing balconies to spectacular views and boating lakes (yes boating lakes) 2015 has seen a great variety of amazing gardens. We’ve even managed to get lots of sunshine and blue skies which, at the moment, is nothing short of a distant memory. There’s no doubt that a garden not only increases the saleability of your house but its value too. Well used, designed and cared for gardens can be a massive draw and making sure whatever you have is put to its best use will help ensure you sell your house quickly, easily and for the best price.
Garden size is far from the most important factor. The most important thing with any garden is making the most of what you have. If you have a dark little courtyard filled with bins and bikes then prospective purchasers will tend to think that is all its good for. If you have transformed it into a lovely cosy spot to sit out in, with great landscaping, planting and importantly nice furniture they’ll think it must be a great place to sit out (whether it is or not) and will see it as a real bonus. So take some inspiration from some of the gardens we’ve enjoyed visiting over the last year and make some plans for making yours look as good as possible.
![sunny day looking over the rooves in front to the North Yorkshire countryside, take through a window with out of focus window frame in the foreground](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312003272-NUIPGKHGKC5WAPV87O5M/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-1.jpg)
![patio area with glass table and woven chairs, beyond neat raised beds and a grass law up a couple of stone steps, surrounded by tall trees and hedges](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312008283-5QZGXBYKL6B4HJSWCBPG/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-2.jpg)
![sunny day overlooking small patio with metal table and chairs, tall trees to the left creating long shadows, beyond the garden, fields for miles](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312012179-1OYPA10W4LG7HSSRL5BQ/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-3.jpg)
![sunny day, patio area with metal table and chairs, beyond neat hedgerow and a grass law, a couple of tall trees past the hedges](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312012480-R3EW5WGOM30Y7WVR9UGW/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-4.jpg)
![small courtyard with Astroturf, high wooden fencing and outdoor table and chairs](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312012580-QG0ME3YO501440FQEH3N/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-5.jpg)
![large flagstone patio with raised beds, Astroturf, woven patio furniture, surrounded by a small moat with stepping stones across, neat hedges surround the garden](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312013083-63FP96FC9JNTAKRMP909/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-6.jpg)
![grass lawn with bird feeder in the centre, over a small brick wall fields for miles](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312013401-Z66OIFL93K39EOE04YK7/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-7.jpg)
![neat grass lawn with small box hedges surrounding planted up areas, beyond a wooden fence is miles of fields](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312014679-O6Q0C9VQDNLCK9S9H9SJ/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-8.jpg)
![raised patio area above a neat lawn with block paving path through the middle, tall trees line the left hand side](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312015387-TVP0J4ZLDH9XMNFN05VY/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-9.jpg)
![flagstone patio area with small planted up areas, beyond is a large fenced lawn area with two young trees in the centre](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312003344-7Q6X0QNTII54Y9Y1L8JG/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-10.jpg)
![sunny day along a river bank with a house in the distance, fields on one side of the river and a grassy bank of the left, a small footbridge can be seen in the distance](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312003616-T048JEGOP0CT7RFV1NQN/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-11.jpg)
![high fenced tennis court surrounded by tall trees and hedges](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312005280-SRGK2NOJ1HGP7GX22AE5/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-12.jpg)
![patio area with woven furniture, large BBQ grill, neat lawn up to the hedge, rear of house covered in ivy](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312006078-5KZ3KIJRF67AAWVXTSNB/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-13.jpg)
![raised patio area above a neat lawn with field beyond, tall trees line the left hand side](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312006782-XSILAEGF0J9EOV5JNSPJ/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-14.jpg)
![block paved foreground with neat lawn beyond, left hand side of garden neatly planted up with box hedges and small shrubs, tall trees boarder the left side](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312006883-L93VU17P2VBCVPZI8DAV/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-15.jpg)
![a series of 3 fenced paddocks with a large hedged in field to the right](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312007243-689K7W78K1Z7BL0HYFFH/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-16.jpg)
![flagstone paved area in foreground with small raised pond and water feature, box hedging separates the pond from the lawn garden](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312007479-OFC89UEKJ4JQFZSPF6CH/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-17.jpg)
![small sandstone church and church yard in the sun with an in bloom blossom tree to the left](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312007750-2HAIW0WV07BKG2P1RIKE/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-18.jpg)
![large walled garden with circular water feature and planted raised beds, beyond the wall is more law garden, tall trees and shrubs surround the whole garden](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312007976-G0ZCCPPFYU2A4GYXRXQM/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-19.jpg)
![wooden balcony with glass barriers, small table and chairs, beyond the balcony rolling countryside for miles](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312008482-366ZFXE9AF2LFH9YUNMU/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-20.jpg)
![table and chairs on a patio area with trellis above, beyond is a neat mown lawn with tall trees surrounding the whole garden](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312009883-A60AMQ790DDV58EGMAUK/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-21.jpg)
![a circle patch of lawn with box hedging and planted shrubbery surrounding, small tree in the centre](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312010680-SR21A9LON83ZYDEDW9G4/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-22.jpg)
![wooden balcony with wooden table and chairs, overlooks river below and trees beyond](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312011282-VZ9DRP5I5KAJD62XEJ7H/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-23.jpg)
![sunny day overlooking a lake with tall trees and grassy banks either side, a small wooden boat mooring on the opposite side](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312011581-BYZBQ2H6AARM2JS6XQFK/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-24.jpg)
![lake on a sunny day surrounded by trees with little boat tied to wood jetty](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651aad6e04acc5057a03c513/1697312011683-3F9YPBS09444BP47O4LU/2015-Garden-Photographer-Yokrshire-25.jpg)