EMOTIVE photographs of beautiful gardens are raising money for local charities.

The fund-raising garden calendar is now on sale, priced £4.99, at Webbs Garden Centre in Wychbold, near Droitwich. More than 1,300 keen photographers submitted pictures for the calendar, which raises money for Worcester’s St Richard’s and Acorns Children's hospices and Primrose Hospice, Bromsgrove.

The top 12 were chosen for the calendar.

“Once again, there were lots of fantastic images,” said Webbs executive chairman, Ed Webb.

“We had a superb range to choose from which beautifully capture the essence of a garden as it changes through the seasons. The calendar is now a regular fixture and I’m sure will be very popular with our customers as well as benefiting a good cause.”

The 12 winning entrants each received Webbs gift vouchers worth £30 and copies of the calendar to give to friends and family.