VenetiaJane’s Garden
@venetiajane.bsky.social
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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Nothing feels more personal and special than opening a card with someone’s own handwriting inside.
Nature-themed Christmas cards, created from my photography, are now available on my website. Please see the thread for the link.
#ChristmasCards #SmallBusiness #ShopUK
Nature-themed Christmas cards, created from my photography, are now available on my website. Please see the thread for the link.
#ChristmasCards #SmallBusiness #ShopUK
“Magical things happen every day, if we allow it. Think of daylight, of the stars at night, a flower. A dandelion is a miracle.” - P. L. Travers (1899-1996). #Thanksgiving #nature
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“Magical things happen every day, if we allow it. Think of daylight, of the stars at night, a flower. A dandelion is a miracle.” - P. L. Travers (1899-1996). #Thanksgiving #nature
What more appropriate plant to share on Budget Day than a Money Tree? Crassula ovata, also known as the jade plant or tree-of-happiness, is said to bring prosperity and good luck to your home, but you must never give the plant away, or your good fortune will go with it! #folklore
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
What more appropriate plant to share on Budget Day than a Money Tree? Crassula ovata, also known as the jade plant or tree-of-happiness, is said to bring prosperity and good luck to your home, but you must never give the plant away, or your good fortune will go with it! #folklore
A November ramble: a squirrel scurrying up an oak tree, sloes dusted with bloom, hawthorn berries, prickly burdocks & the last yellow leaves along the hedgerow. As John Clare wrote: “I love to see the old hedgerows in Autumn’s sober hue… through skies of tender blue.” #AutumnWalk
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A November ramble: a squirrel scurrying up an oak tree, sloes dusted with bloom, hawthorn berries, prickly burdocks & the last yellow leaves along the hedgerow. As John Clare wrote: “I love to see the old hedgerows in Autumn’s sober hue… through skies of tender blue.” #AutumnWalk
Hawthorn’s very name speaks of its role as the guardian of old boundaries; “haw” comes from haeg, meaning hedge, so it is literally the “hedge-thorn”. Its crimson fruits carried many country names: haws, eglets, hazles, halves, hograves, gazels, hoggins and skeehories. #folklore
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Hawthorn’s very name speaks of its role as the guardian of old boundaries; “haw” comes from haeg, meaning hedge, so it is literally the “hedge-thorn”. Its crimson fruits carried many country names: haws, eglets, hazles, halves, hograves, gazels, hoggins and skeehories. #folklore
Ivy keeps its green while the garden sleeps, and old lore says it is one of the plants that shelters fairies during winter. If you bring a sprig indoors during the festive season, handle it gently… you may be carrying a tiny guest tucked away amongst its leaves. #FolkloreSunday
November 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Ivy keeps its green while the garden sleeps, and old lore says it is one of the plants that shelters fairies during winter. If you bring a sprig indoors during the festive season, handle it gently… you may be carrying a tiny guest tucked away amongst its leaves. #FolkloreSunday
Nothing feels more personal and special than opening a card with someone’s own handwriting inside.
Nature-themed Christmas cards, created from my photography, are now available on my website. Please see the thread for the link.
#ChristmasCards #SmallBusiness #ShopUK
Nature-themed Christmas cards, created from my photography, are now available on my website. Please see the thread for the link.
#ChristmasCards #SmallBusiness #ShopUK
November 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Nothing feels more personal and special than opening a card with someone’s own handwriting inside.
Nature-themed Christmas cards, created from my photography, are now available on my website. Please see the thread for the link.
#ChristmasCards #SmallBusiness #ShopUK
Nature-themed Christmas cards, created from my photography, are now available on my website. Please see the thread for the link.
#ChristmasCards #SmallBusiness #ShopUK
Aren’t frosted leaves beautiful? I went on a wintry walk down the bridle path this morning and photographed some of the little treasures I found gathered in the grass along the hedgerows. The sky was blue, and the birds were singing; what a glorious (but chilly) day! #nature #art
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Frosty or snowy mornings transform seed heads into crisp winter sculptures. John Clare conveys that sharp countryside cold in his poem Winter: “The small wind whispers through the leafless hedge, most sharp and chill, where the light snowy flakes rest on each twig.” #WinterPoetry
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Frosty or snowy mornings transform seed heads into crisp winter sculptures. John Clare conveys that sharp countryside cold in his poem Winter: “The small wind whispers through the leafless hedge, most sharp and chill, where the light snowy flakes rest on each twig.” #WinterPoetry
Amazing to think one of my calendars has travelled all the way to the other side of the world! Further than I’ve ever travelled 🌏
Only a handful of calendars left now, so if you would like one, please order soon! www.venetiajane.co.uk
Only a handful of calendars left now, so if you would like one, please order soon! www.venetiajane.co.uk
My 2026 Venetia Jane calendar has arrived and is on the pinboard, ready to go. Thank you @venetiajane.bsky.social for sending the calendar and cards half way around the world 🤩🇦🇺
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Amazing to think one of my calendars has travelled all the way to the other side of the world! Further than I’ve ever travelled 🌏
Only a handful of calendars left now, so if you would like one, please order soon! www.venetiajane.co.uk
Only a handful of calendars left now, so if you would like one, please order soon! www.venetiajane.co.uk
In Turkish legend, a princess fell in love with a humble tradesman, but her father forbade their bond. When their love could find no earthly home, it transformed instead: the first tulip blooming where their hearts once met, a symbol of their unbroken devotion. #FairytaleTuesday
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
In Turkish legend, a princess fell in love with a humble tradesman, but her father forbade their bond. When their love could find no earthly home, it transformed instead: the first tulip blooming where their hearts once met, a symbol of their unbroken devotion. #FairytaleTuesday
A “celebration of Dahlias”, picked from the garden yesterday before Jack Frost spirits them away. Wouldn’t “celebration” be a lovely collective name for a bunch of these beautiful flowers? Wishing you all a happy Monday 💕
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
A “celebration of Dahlias”, picked from the garden yesterday before Jack Frost spirits them away. Wouldn’t “celebration” be a lovely collective name for a bunch of these beautiful flowers? Wishing you all a happy Monday 💕
In old European folklore, houseleeks (Sempervivum tectorum) were grown on cottage roofs to guard against lightning and fire. Its little starry blooms and tight rosettes were thought to draw danger away from the hearth, keeping the household safe and sound. #FolkloreSunday
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
In old European folklore, houseleeks (Sempervivum tectorum) were grown on cottage roofs to guard against lightning and fire. Its little starry blooms and tight rosettes were thought to draw danger away from the hearth, keeping the household safe and sound. #FolkloreSunday
Each month has its own quiet beauty — snowdrops in January’s pale light, sweet peas in June’s warmth, sunflowers glowing through late summer. My 2026 slim wall calendar gathers these moments together, with a plant photograph and a seasonal quotation for every month.
#Calendar2026
#Calendar2026
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Each month has its own quiet beauty — snowdrops in January’s pale light, sweet peas in June’s warmth, sunflowers glowing through late summer. My 2026 slim wall calendar gathers these moments together, with a plant photograph and a seasonal quotation for every month.
#Calendar2026
#Calendar2026
When snapdragon (Antirrhinum) blooms fall away, they leave tiny skull-shaped seed pods, eerie little relics of summer. Old #folklore says they keep harm from the garden as the nights grow longer, their hollow faces keeping watchful guard over the fading year. #gardening #autumn
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
When snapdragon (Antirrhinum) blooms fall away, they leave tiny skull-shaped seed pods, eerie little relics of summer. Old #folklore says they keep harm from the garden as the nights grow longer, their hollow faces keeping watchful guard over the fading year. #gardening #autumn
“All the names I know from nurse:
Gardener's garters, Shepherd's purse,
Bachelor's buttons, Lady's smock,
And the Lady Hollyhock…”
First verse of ‘The Flowers’ from ‘A Child’s Garden of Verses’ by Robert Louis Stevenson, born 13 November 1850. Illustrations by Ruth Mary Hallock.
Gardener's garters, Shepherd's purse,
Bachelor's buttons, Lady's smock,
And the Lady Hollyhock…”
First verse of ‘The Flowers’ from ‘A Child’s Garden of Verses’ by Robert Louis Stevenson, born 13 November 1850. Illustrations by Ruth Mary Hallock.
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“All the names I know from nurse:
Gardener's garters, Shepherd's purse,
Bachelor's buttons, Lady's smock,
And the Lady Hollyhock…”
First verse of ‘The Flowers’ from ‘A Child’s Garden of Verses’ by Robert Louis Stevenson, born 13 November 1850. Illustrations by Ruth Mary Hallock.
Gardener's garters, Shepherd's purse,
Bachelor's buttons, Lady's smock,
And the Lady Hollyhock…”
First verse of ‘The Flowers’ from ‘A Child’s Garden of Verses’ by Robert Louis Stevenson, born 13 November 1850. Illustrations by Ruth Mary Hallock.
The Attican maiden Myrsine excelled in beauty and strength, winning Athena’s favour by triumphing in race and ring. When jealous rivals struck her down, the goddess, grieving her favourite, transformed her into a myrtle, a tree cherished as dearly as the olive. #FolkloreThursday
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Attican maiden Myrsine excelled in beauty and strength, winning Athena’s favour by triumphing in race and ring. When jealous rivals struck her down, the goddess, grieving her favourite, transformed her into a myrtle, a tree cherished as dearly as the olive. #FolkloreThursday
“Take you life's wisdom, lend to me life's sweetness.
Your vernal voice shall wed my mellow muse,
And song give youth, and youth give song, completeness.” - from ‘An Autumn-Blooming Rose’ by Alfred Austin (1835-1913).
#RoseWednesday #poetry
Your vernal voice shall wed my mellow muse,
And song give youth, and youth give song, completeness.” - from ‘An Autumn-Blooming Rose’ by Alfred Austin (1835-1913).
#RoseWednesday #poetry
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
“Take you life's wisdom, lend to me life's sweetness.
Your vernal voice shall wed my mellow muse,
And song give youth, and youth give song, completeness.” - from ‘An Autumn-Blooming Rose’ by Alfred Austin (1835-1913).
#RoseWednesday #poetry
Your vernal voice shall wed my mellow muse,
And song give youth, and youth give song, completeness.” - from ‘An Autumn-Blooming Rose’ by Alfred Austin (1835-1913).
#RoseWednesday #poetry
St. Martin’s Day falls on 11th November. Old country folk would say:
“If Martinmas ice can bear a duck,
The winter will be all mire and muck!”
This meant the cold snap would soon pass, and foretold a wet, muddy winter ahead. What’s the #weather like where you are today? #folklore
“If Martinmas ice can bear a duck,
The winter will be all mire and muck!”
This meant the cold snap would soon pass, and foretold a wet, muddy winter ahead. What’s the #weather like where you are today? #folklore
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
“Then let us sing the jocund praise,
In this bright air, of these bright days,
When years our friendships crown;
The love that's loveliest when 'tis old—
When tender tints have turned to gold
And leaves drop down.” - from Autumn Leaves
by Juliana Horatia Ewing #MondayMotivation
In this bright air, of these bright days,
When years our friendships crown;
The love that's loveliest when 'tis old—
When tender tints have turned to gold
And leaves drop down.” - from Autumn Leaves
by Juliana Horatia Ewing #MondayMotivation
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
“Then let us sing the jocund praise,
In this bright air, of these bright days,
When years our friendships crown;
The love that's loveliest when 'tis old—
When tender tints have turned to gold
And leaves drop down.” - from Autumn Leaves
by Juliana Horatia Ewing #MondayMotivation
In this bright air, of these bright days,
When years our friendships crown;
The love that's loveliest when 'tis old—
When tender tints have turned to gold
And leaves drop down.” - from Autumn Leaves
by Juliana Horatia Ewing #MondayMotivation
When the fairies tire of dancing each night, they slip off their tiny shoes and hide them beneath white dead-nettle blooms. But beware, should a centipede find them there, it will steal them away and wear them out, dancing until dawn! 🧚🐛 #FolkloreSunday #wildflowers
November 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
When the fairies tire of dancing each night, they slip off their tiny shoes and hide them beneath white dead-nettle blooms. But beware, should a centipede find them there, it will steal them away and wear them out, dancing until dawn! 🧚🐛 #FolkloreSunday #wildflowers
One of my favourite plants in the garden at this time of the year is this smoke bush, Cotinus ‘Grace’. Its dark purple leaves transform into the most extraordinary, glowing colours, in shades of oranges and reds! #DailyBotanicalBeauty #gardening
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
One of my favourite plants in the garden at this time of the year is this smoke bush, Cotinus ‘Grace’. Its dark purple leaves transform into the most extraordinary, glowing colours, in shades of oranges and reds! #DailyBotanicalBeauty #gardening
A few flowers still bringing light and joy to my garden in November: Rosa ‘The Fairy’, a Calendula ‘Snow Princess’ bud slowly unfurling its pretty petals, Cosmos ‘Candy Stripe’, Dahlia ‘White Onesta’, Geranium ‘Nimbus’, and Nicotiana mutabilis. #SixOnSaturday #gardening
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
A few flowers still bringing light and joy to my garden in November: Rosa ‘The Fairy’, a Calendula ‘Snow Princess’ bud slowly unfurling its pretty petals, Cosmos ‘Candy Stripe’, Dahlia ‘White Onesta’, Geranium ‘Nimbus’, and Nicotiana mutabilis. #SixOnSaturday #gardening
“It’s ok to feel delicate sometimes. Real beauty is in the fragility of your petals. A rose that never wilts isn’t a rose at all.” - Crystal Woods. #FlowerWisdom #FlowersOnFriday #FlowerFridayFamily
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“It’s ok to feel delicate sometimes. Real beauty is in the fragility of your petals. A rose that never wilts isn’t a rose at all.” - Crystal Woods. #FlowerWisdom #FlowersOnFriday #FlowerFridayFamily
I’ve just been for a lovely wander around my garden, marvelling at how the autumn colours, the oranges & yellows, seem to glow as dusk descends. Suddenly there was a memory of summer, a waft of honeysuckle and sure enough my honeysuckle is flowering, in November! #gardening #joy
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I’ve just been for a lovely wander around my garden, marvelling at how the autumn colours, the oranges & yellows, seem to glow as dusk descends. Suddenly there was a memory of summer, a waft of honeysuckle and sure enough my honeysuckle is flowering, in November! #gardening #joy