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Sharing the wonders of flowers and nature, gardening, plant history, folklore, art, and poetry. Bedfordshire photographer for the National Garden Scheme charity. #SolaceInNature #DailyBotanicalBeauty https://www.venetiajane.co.uk

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · Jul 20

“Robins appear when loved ones are near.” In British folklore, the robin is seen as a spirit messenger, a bird of comfort and compassion. Its appearance is often thought to be a brief visitation from a loved one’s spirit, perhaps at a time of passing or mourning. #FolkloreSunday

A European robin perched on a branch, its bright orange-red breast glowing against soft brown and grey feathers. Fresh green leaves are unfolding around it, with a blurred background of pale spring light.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 2m

“How beautifully the leaves grow old! How full of light and color are their last days!” - John Burroughs.

#MondayMotivation #nature #art

Collage of nine square panels showing autumn leaves in vivid colours — gold, yellow, orange, crimson, and pink — including maple, sumac, dogwood with berries, and other trees, highlighting the rich variety of autumn foliage.

VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 51m

I hope it will flower soon for you! 💜

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 53m

What a great view! I certainly will try to post some photos. I keep taking photos at the moment and then I don’t seem to get time to load them onto the computer and go through them. I’ll perhaps take some photos on my phone to share while I’m there. Quicker and easier 😂

VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 56m

This is a great time of year to start planning! 🪴👨‍🌾

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 57m

They sound fabulous! 🌹

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 11h

‪Binomial names of wildflowers, left to right, top to bottom: Heracleum sphondylium, Alcea rosea, Silene latifolia, Cirsium arvense, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Achillea millefolium, Pentaglottis sempervirens, and Tanacetum parthenium.‬

VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 12h

October…“When all the lovely wayside things
Their white-winged seeds are sowing,
And in the fields still green and fair,
Late aftermaths are growing.”

Hogweed, hollyhock, campion, creeping thistle, autumn hawk-bit, yarrow, green alkanet, feverfew found today. #WildflowerHour

A collage of eight wildflowers: delicate white umbels of hogweed; bright pink hollyhock blooms; white campion with star-like petals; purple spiky creeping thistle; small yellow autumn hawk-bit; clustered white yarrow heads; vivid blue green alkanet flowers; and daisy-like feverfew with yellow centres.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 14h

Amazing! I have a pink patio rose called ‘The Fairy’ that never seems to get the memo when autumn arrives. She sometimes flowers all the way through to December, if we don’t get a very hard frost.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 23h

The Cailleach, of Celtic myth, is winter’s Faerie Queen and ancient hag. At Samhain she strikes the earth with her blackthorn staff, withering fields and forests to sleep. Her breath brings frost; her touch, stillness. Until Imbolc, she rules with ice and shadow. #FolkloreSunday

Close-up of autumn leaves edged with white frost, their colours of green, yellow, orange and brown glowing against a blurred grey background.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 23h

That’s a good way to describe some of the Dahlias. They are definitely works of art!

VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 23h

Thank you, Ilena 😊👋. Have a great Sunday x

VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 23h

Thank, Ben 😊👋💐

VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 23h

Wonderful! Roses that bloom all the way through to autumn are extra special!

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 23h

I know what you mean, we have a lot of trees that turn that colour. I am going to Thenford arboretum next weekend, and I can’t wait. There should be a wonderful display of colour there!

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 23h

Thank you so much, Ann! 😊💐

VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 1d

“Then I sally forth, half sad, half proud,
And I come to the velvet, imperial crowd,
The wine-red, the gold, the crimson, the pied—
The dahlias that reign by the garden-side."
- Edith M. Thomas (1854-1925).

#DailyBotanicalBeauty #Photography #flowers

Collage of nine dahlias in vivid colours: wine-red and white bicolour, star-shaped crimson with gold centre, spiky deep wine-red, bright crimson with bee, crimson and gold pied, golden apricot ball, rich magenta, soft yellow with crimson centre, and crimson-white pied bloom.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 2d

The scent of the flowers when they are in bloom is absolutely beautiful! It would be lovely to sit beneath one. There is an avenue of them through our village churchyard that lined a long gone driveway to an old house (long gone too!). The scent they produce is quite incredible and travels far.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you both! 😊🍁🍂

VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 2d

Ooh, I hope it doesn’t get too chilly! I still have a few flowers blooming in the garden so I’m hoping Jack Frost 🥶 will keep away a while longer!

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 2d

“I found, and plucked, an autumn-blooming rose,
And shut my eyes, and scented all its savour
… “ - Alfred Austin.

#poetry #photography #flowers

Close-up of a fully open rose with warm autumnal tones of golden yellow and peach, its layered petals softly glowing against green foliage.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 2d

“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” - Jim Bishop, American journalist and author (1907-1987). #photography #autumn #nature

Collage of autumn scenes featuring golden and red foliage. Images include yellow and russet maple leaves, crimson-tinged bramble leaves, golden ferns, and red viburnum berries. At the centre, a delicate spider’s web glistens, capturing the golden hues of the season.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 3d

I love standing under a huge oak, at any time of the year, gazing up into its branches. They really are awesome trees 🙏🌳

VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 3d

Begonias brighten the dimmest corner, bringing joy to the heart even in the shade. #DailyBotanicalBeauty #photography #flowers

Close-up photograph of a begonia plant in a terracotta pot. Its open flowers are very pale pink with darker pink backs to the petals, and round deep pink buds. The layered petals stand out against a dark background, with a few green leaves visible.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 3d

Žemyna, the Lithuanian goddess of the Earth, embodies all living things that grow from her soil. Oaks, lindens, and spruces are sacred to her, and in their highest branches, it is said, the secret of life itself is hidden. #FolkloreThursday #trees #nature

Collage showing three sacred trees linked to the Lithuanian earth goddess Žemyna: the oak, linden, and spruce. Images include mature trees, acorns, linden blossoms, and spruce saplings, symbolising strength, renewal, and the life hidden in their highest branches.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 4d

That would be a great name! 🧡x