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Sharing the wonders of flowers and nature, gardening, plant history, folklore, art, and poetry. Photographer for @NGSBeds #DailyBotanicalBeauty #SolaceInNature
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Have you ever wondered where fairies find the thread to weave their clothes? The answer is “Fairy Flax”, Linum catharticum! This delicate plant with its tiny, nodding white blooms is from the same family as the flax we mortals grow to make our linen fabric.
#folklore
#wildflowers
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Fox cubs playing a game of hide-and-seek in our front garden at 1am in the morning (with their mother keeping a close eye on them). Priceless! 😂
#Springwatch
#nature
#SolaceInNature
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When the fairies go to sleep at dawn they hide their tiny dancing shoes beneath the blooms of White Dead-nettle. Lift up the flowers and take a peek, but make sure the centipedes don’t see, for they will take them, and pop them onto their own feet!
#FairytaleTuesday
#wildflowers
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“Wherever you go and whatever you do,
May the luck of the Irish be there with you." - Irish blessing. Green flowers, symbols of good health and good fortune, to wish you and the Emerald Isle a very happy
#StPatricksDay
2023 ☘️.
#L
áFéilePádraig
#FlowersOnFriday
.
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Legend tells that a piece of sky falling to earth caught a spark from a star as it passed. From the place in the grass where the sky landed a tiny blue flower grew, the star's spark shining brightly at its centre. The star whispered to it "forget-me-not"
#FolkloreThursday
#nature
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In Norse mythology the goddess Freya is associated with the return of spring. It is said that as she wanders over the earth shaking her curls, spring flowers flow from her golden tresses, and a warming breeze is created by the swishing movement of her green cloak.
#FolkloreSunday
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Lily-of-the-valley is the birth flower of May. A legend tells of a nightingale’s enduring love for this flower, each year returning in May to sing to his belovéd, & ceasing when her flowers fade. For this reason the lily-of-the-valley symbolises the ‘return of happiness’.
#MayDay
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A legend tells of a bird with a broken wing who begged each
#tree
for shelter from the frost and snow. The birch, oak and willow refused; only the fir trees offered their help. For this kindness the Frost King ordered the North Wind never to take their leaves.
#NationalTreeWeek
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Rosa ‘The Fairy’, a fabulous little polyantha rose. Its pretty clusters of pink blossoms cascade over our patio wall from summer through to the autumn.Truly a magical rose with an appropriate name! Happy
#SaturdayMorning
everyone!
#gardening
#flowers
#roses
#SaturdayMotivation
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"The color of springtime is in the flowers; the color of winter is in
the imagination.” - Terri Guillemets
Frosty scenes of seed heads, leaves and webs photographed on my walk this morning.
#Wildflowerhour
#Nature
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Bees will cut through closed buds to reach nectar. This is called 'nectar robbing'. Once the flower opens evidence of the crime is revealed!
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Legend tells that the willow tree, on hearing a mother cat's distressed mewling, reached its branches into the water to save her drowning kittens. In remembrance of this kindness, wherever their little feet touched the branches, catkins grow.
#folklore
#Caturday
#SaturdayMorning
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"Jack Frost came down last night.
He slid to the earth on a star beam,
Keen and sparkling and bright.' - from 'Jack Frost' by Celia Thaxter (1835-1894).
#flowers
#gardening
#November
#FridayFeeling
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“May flowers always light your path, and sunshine light your day.” - Old Irish blessing.
Green flowers, symbols of good health and good fortune, to wish the Emerald Isle, and all those celebrating, a very happy
#StPatricksDay
.
#LaFeilePadraig
#FolkloreSunday
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Please share your favourite nature-related photographs, poems, quotes etc. using the hashtag
#solaceinnature
and let's spread a little
#joy
and
#positivity
around the world at a time when we all really need it.
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The month of June is named after Juno, the Roman goddess of love, marriage, motherhood and a protector of women. The birth flower associated with this month is the rose, whose flowers grace our gardens and hedgerows with their beauty through the
#summer
.
#June1st
#MondayMotivaton
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In Irish folklore there are seven plants said to possess an impenetrable force that keeps evil at bay; vervain, mallow, speedwell, self-heal, St. John’s wort, yarrow, and eyebright. They were believed to be particularly efficacious when used in protective charms.
#FolkloreSunday
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An old custom says a rose, plucked from the
#garden
in silence at midnight on
#MidsummerEve
and laid between two sheets of paper, will stay fresh until
#Christmas
. On Christmas Day, if a maiden places the rose at her breast, her true love will magically appear.
#FolkloreThursday
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A snowdrop’s heart, peeping out from between its petals, to wish you a happy
#ValentinesDay
!
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January is named after Janus, the Roman god who presides over doorways and new beginnings. The snowdrop, a symbol of hope and consolation, is a birth
#flower
of this month. The green markings on its inner petals are said to be their promise summer will return.
#FairytaleTuesday
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Flowers or angels? These pretty Fuchsia 'Delta's Sarah'
#flowers
would make perfect decorations for the
#Christmas
tree. Their petals are white with varying shades of pink and purple (my favourite combination!). The contrasting anthers peep out below.
#FlowersOnFriday
#gardening
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“May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door." - Irish blessing. Green flowers, symbolising good health & good fortune, to wish the Emerald Isle a happy St. Patrick’s Day.
#StPatricksDay
#LaFeilePadraig
#FolkloreThursday
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January is named after Janus, the Roman god who presided over doorways and new beginnings. The Snowdrop, a symbol of hope & consolation, is a birthday flower of this month. The green markings on its inner petals are said to be the promise that summer will return.
#FolkloreSunday
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A legend tells that when a willow tree heard a mother cat's distressed mewling, it reached its branches into the water to save her drowning kittens. In remembrance of this kindness, wherever their little paws touched its branches, catkins grow.
#FairytaleTuesday
#nature
#folklore
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In many countries around the world there is a belief that red is a lucky colour. I share with you these gifts from Mother Nature, her ruby-coloured gems, in the hope that they will fill your festive season with good luck, fortune and much
#joy
. Happy
#Christmas
to you all!
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In olden times it was believed that daffodils bloomed around the 1st of March in honour of Saint David, the patron saint of
#Wales
. Saint David's feast day falls upon this day when we also celebrate the meteorological first day of spring.
#DyddG
ŵylDewiHapus
#StDavidsDay
#March1st
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"May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door." - Irish blessing. Green flowers to wish the Emerald Isle a very happy St. Patrick’s Day.
#StPatricksDay
#Ireland
#SundayThoughts
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February takes its name from the Roman rituals of purification known as 'Februa' that prepared for the arrival of spring and celebrated new beginnings. The birthstone for this month is the amethyst so here are some joyful amethyst
#flowers
to enjoy in
#February
!
#FolkloreThursday
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The papery seed heads of Scabiosa stellata, the ‘starflower scabious’, are incredibly intricate and beautiful. They are like clusters of little cupcake cases decorated with spidery star-like flowers, and a slight dusting of icing sugar!
#MondayMotivation
#flowers
#gardening
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Aquilegia loveliness! Look at those wonderful frilly petticoats! 💕
#DailyBotanicalBeauty
#flowers
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When white dead-nettle begins blooming prolifically in spring I cannot resist peeping under the flower whorls to see the stamens concealed beneath the petals.
#Folklore
tells that these are in fact
#fairy
shoes hidden away to prevent centipedes from stealing them!
#SolaceInNature
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In olden times it was said that daffodils bloom around the 1st of March in honour of Saint David, the patron saint of
#Wales
. Saint David's feast day is celebrated on this day, and coincides with the beginning of meteorological
#spring
.
#DyddG
ŵylDewiHapus
#StDavidsDay
#1stMarch
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Legend tells that when the willow tree heard a mother cat's distressed mewling, it reached its branches into the river and saved her drowning kittens. Wherever their little paws touched the branches catkins grew; a reminder to us all of this kindness.
#Caturday
#NationalTreeWeek
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It is said when the world was made all but the Snow was given colour. The Snow begged the Rose, Violet & Buttercup to share their colour but all refused, only the Snowdrop offered to share its white. Ever grateful, the Snow keeps its blooms safe through winter.
#FolkloreThursday
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Flemish legend tells of an angel tasked to paint the world with
#colour
, but his paint ran out before he reached the last bird. The other
#flowers
and animals offered some of their own colour, so the angel took a dab from each. The little bird was the goldfinch.
#FolkloreThursday
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In Switzerland the snowdrop is called the “amselblümli”, or “black bird flower”, because it blooms in late-winter when the amsel (blackbird) starts to sing its most beautiful song. Together the flower and bird herald the end of winter and coming of spring.
#FolkloreSunday
#nature
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The
#IdesOfMarch
(15th) is the feast day of Anna Perenna, Roman goddess of the cyclical year. In Latin 'anna' means 'to live through a year' and 'perenna', 'last many years' hence the terms 'annual' and 'perennial' used to describe the lifespan of our plants.
#FolkloreThursday
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A 32,000-year-old, time travelling plant! In 2012 scientists brought back to life several Silene stenophylla (narrow-leafed campion) plants, from seed found stashed in the fossilised burrow of an Ice Age squirrel, 38m deep in Siberian permafrost.
#LegendaryWednesday
#wildflowers
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This lovely hellebore is making an early appearance in my garden, adding some cheer on a grey, rainy day here in
#Bedfordshire
. I think it may be Helleborus 'Penny's Pink' but I'm not sure. Whatever it is, I hope it brings you some cheer too.
#gardening
#flowers
#FridayFeeling
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Flowering in my garden is this beautiful Aquilegia 'McKana Giant', one of several plants I have grown from seed. Originally introduced by W. Atlee Burpee's American seed company in 1955, they are easy to grow & make a stunning addition to the border.
#gardening
#MondayMotivation
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Legend tells of a Sicilian boy who set out to sell a basket of grapes but gave some away to a hungry old woman. She told him to go home & plant the remaining grapes. As he did so he found gold coins beneath them in the basket. The grapes grew into purple crocus.
#FolkloreThursday
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"I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June." - Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (1874-1942).
#gardening
#flowers
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The empty seed heads that remain in late winter, as new growth slowly begins to emerge all around them, are both celebrations and memorials of life that is past. They are enduring reminders of the perpetual and wonderful cycle of
#nature
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The Paperwhite Narcissus is a birth flower of December. Grown indoors at
#Christmas
, their blooming over the festive season and New Year is said to embody ‘new beginnings’, and symbolises hope and renewal. They are also said to relax the conscious mind.
#FlowersOnFriday
#folklore
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The
#fruits
of early autumn for this week’s
#WildflowerHour
: sloes, rose hips, rowan berries, Guelder rose berries, horse chestnut, yew berry, hazelnuts, blackberries and hawthorn berries. Please note: not all “fruits” are edible and some require cooking to remove toxins.
#nature
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Lily of the Valley is the
#birthflower
of May. A legend tells of the love between a nightingale & this
#flower
. Each May the nightingale returns to visit his beloved, leaving as the flowers fade. For this reason the Lily of the Valley symbolises the ‘return of happiness’.
#MayDay
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Some colourful Dahlias to bring you cheer on a cool, blustery September day. Have a good evening!
#DailyBotanicalBeauty
#flowers
#gardening
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In olden times it was said that daffodils bloom around the 1st of March in honour of Saint David, the patron saint of
#Wales
. Saint David's feast day is celebrated on this day, and coincides with the beginning of meteorological
#spring
.
#DyddG
ŵylDewiHapus
#StDavidsDay
#1stMarch
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In ancient times a thin layer of inner tree bark known as the liber was used for writing on. Romans called a book or binding of several of these layers a ‘liber’, from whence comes our word 'library'. Perhaps another name for a wood should be a Library of Trees!
#FolkloreThursday
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"And all this day an unaccustom'd spirit
Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts." - 'Romeo and Juliet', Act V, scene I. Wishing everyone a very happy
#SpringEquinox
.
#firstdayofspring
#InternationalDayOfHappiness
#ShakespeareWeek
#nature
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The greenery we bring inside at
#Christmas
symbolises everlasting life & the promise of spring’s return. In Celtic tradition fairies were said to take shelter in evergreens during winter, and bringing these plants indoors would ensure their blessing upon the home.
#FolkloreSunday
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Happy 1st of August!
The Gladiolus is a birth flower for August. Its leaf shape, likened to that of a Roman sword called a 'gladius', inspired its name. In the 'Language of Flowers' it was chosen to convey a message of moral integrity and strength of character.
#gardening
#flower
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Lily of the Valley is the birth flower of May. Legend tells that when the fairies stop their work to make merry on
#MayDay
morn, they rest their dew-gathering cups upon blades of grass. As the sun rises their cups are magically transformed into Lily of the Valley.
#FolkloreSunday
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On
#MayDay
France celebrates 'La Fête du Muguet', the festival of lily-of-the-valley. Also known as 'porte-bonheur', 'bringer of good luck', sprigs of lily-of-the-valley are presented to friends and family as lucky charms on this day. Wishing you all a happy & lucky 1st of May!
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21st December: snow-white
#flowers
to celebrate the
#WinterSolstice
. From today the light will begin to return as the days lengthen and we can look forward to these beautiful blooms filling our
#gardens
and countryside once more!
#MondayMotivation
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A Danish name for the snowdrop
#flower
is “sommergæk” or “summer cuckoo”. It is a word used to describe those “born into a world not yet prepared to receive them”, dreamers such as artists, writers and scientists, reviled by their own generation, and only recognised by posterity.
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'Once I found a fairy
In my cup of tea.
She was nearly drowned
And wet as wet could be.
I picked her out and dried her
And asked her if she'd stay;
"Oh no," she said, "I mustn't,"
And off she flew away." - Enid Blyton (1897-1968) English children’s writer.
#NationalTeaDay
#poet
…
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I didn’t spot any wildflowers in bloom for
#TheWinter10
on my walk at the ‘Old Warden Tunnel’ nature reserve in
#Bedfordshire
this afternoon, so I decided to find (and try to identify!), ten different types of seed head instead. See thread for their names.
#WildflowerHour
#nature
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Legend tells that a piece of sky falling to earth caught a spark from a star as it passed. From the place in the grass where the sky landed a tiny blue flower grew, the star's spark shining brightly at its centre. The star whispered to it "forget-me-not".
#folklore
#wildflowers
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“You ask what is the use of butterflies? I reply to adorn the world and delight the eyes of men: to brighten the countryside like so many golden jewels.” - John Ray, 17th c. English naturalist.
Let’s celebrate these amazing creatures today on
#LearnAboutButterflies
Day!
#nature
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The last
#fullmoon
before the spring equinox is sometimes called the ‘Lenten Moon’. It shares its name with the Lenten Roses that bloom during the Christian penitential period of Lent. Lent comes from Old English “lencten”, alluding to lengthening days & spring.
#FolkloreThursday
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“All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.” - Old Proverb
#SeedHeads
found on a beautiful early morning walk today as the sun was rising above the fields: Dock, hairy willowherb, mallow, burdock, poppy, plantain, creeping thistle and hogweed.
#WildflowerHour
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January is named after 'Janus', the Roman god who presided over doorways & new beginnings. The Snowdrop, a symbol of hope & consolation, is a birthday flower of this month. The green markings on the flowers are said to be the promise that summer will return.
#folklore
#January1st
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You may be wondering why the white dead-nettle plants suddenly produce so many blooms at this time of the year? Well, the fairies need somewhere to hide their dancing shoes of course! Think of all those spring parties they need to attend. Have a peep and see!
#nature
#wildflowers
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Mother Nature's festive decorations embroidering both hedgerow and
#garden
to wish
#FlowersOnFriday
a very 'Berry'
#Christmas
!
#FoliageFriday
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The
#IdesOfMarch
(15th March) is the festival of Anna Perenna, Roman goddess of the cyclical year. In Latin 'anna' means 'live through a year' & 'perenna', 'last many years'. Her name reflects the words we use to describe the lifespan of plants, 'annual' & 'perennial'.
#gardening
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A perfectly lovely Dahlia ‘Askwith Minnie’ sporting a teeny-tiny beetle accessory for today’s
#DailyBotanicalBeauty
. Enjoy your evening and I hope those in the UK are managing to stay safe, home and dry out of the
#rain
!
#flowers
#gardening
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15th March is the
#IdesOfMarch
, and feast day of Anna Perenna, Roman goddess of the cyclical year. In Latin 'anna' means 'to live through a year' and 'perenna', 'last many years' hence the terms 'annual' & 'perennial' used to describe the lifespan of our plants.
#nature
#folklore
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Today is
#InternationalKissingDay
so here is a shower of Dianthus 'Pink Kisses' for you. What plants and flowers do you have growing in your garden or allotment that have appropriate names to celebrate this day? Salvia 'Hot Lips' anyone?
#gardening
#flowers
#MondayMotivation
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A story tells that when a willow tree heard a mother cat's pitiful mewling by a river, it reached into the water and saved her kittens. Wherever their tiny paws touched its branches catkins grew that reappear each
#spring
, and remind us of this kindness.
#Caturday
#FolkloreSunday
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In olden times it was believed that daffodils bloomed around the 1st of March in honour of Saint David, the patron saint of
#Wales
. Saint David's feast day falls upon this day when we also celebrate the first meteorological day of spring.
#DyddG
ŵylDewiHapus
#StDavidsDay
#1stMarch
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In April fern 'fiddleheads' emerge from the ground, so called after their resemblance to the scroll traditionally carved at the head of a violin in the form of a volute (rolled-up spiral). Ferns are said to bring good luck and are a symbol of eternal youth.
#nature
#photography
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In olden times peonies were revered because they were thought to have emanated from the
#moon
, and be of divine origin. These flowers were believed to have the ability to glow in the dark, chase away evil spirits and protect homes when planted nearby.
#FolkloreSunday
#flowers
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Today I give you apple blossom, a symbol of better things to come, good fortune and peace. It is also associated with renewal, and perhaps for this reason is the birthday flower for 31st December, the last day of the old year when we welcome in the new.
Happy New Year to you all!
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“The first wild-flower of the year is like land after sea.” - Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823-1911)
#nature
#wildflowers
#hope
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In Ireland Foxgloves are known as 'lus na mban sidhe' meaning 'plant of the
#fairy
women'. Other names for them include faerie bells, faerie caps, faerie gloves and faerie petticoats. In the Language of Flowers they symbolise a wish, youth and insincerity.
#FolkloreThursday
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There is an old country saying, "Frost on the shortest day bodes a bad winter." There's no frost forecast tomorrow here in Bedfordshire! How about where you are?
#FolkloreThursday
#WinterSolstice
#ShortestDay
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Legend tells that the Norse goddess Frigg gave a poor farmer a posy of flax with some seed, promising he would live and prosper until the blooms faded. When he was very old they began to wilt so he journeyed to Frigg’s mountain home and stayed with her evermore.
#FairytaleTuesday
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The feast of St. Stephen, 26th December, is also known as 'Boxing Day' after the tradition of distributing money or gift boxes to the poor or to workers in gratitude for their service. Purple heather is the flower dedicated to St. Stephen in the 'Calendar of Flowers'.
#BoxingDay
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'...And grace and beauty everywhere
Are flushing into life!' - from 'April' by Henry Longfellow.
Forget-me-nots and green alkanet for the
#boragechallenge
, herb-Robert, bluebell, cowslip and greater stitchwort.
#wildflowerhour
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According to German tradition, if you find an old bird's nest nestled in the branches of your
#Christmas
tree, you and your family will have good health, prosperity and happiness in the New Year. Homemade nest ornaments are therefore sometimes used as decorations.
#FolkloreSunday
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Can you help? This beautiful bronze statue of Saint Michael the Archangel, dedicated to those servicemen & women who gave their lives fighting for their country, has been stolen from atop the war memorial in our
#Bedfordshire
village. Please retweet & help us find Saint Michael!
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A legend tells of the ivy's endeavours to make the Earth beautiful, covering bare patches of ground and adorning trees with her shiny green leaves, and producing flowers to feed insects in cold weather. As thanks the nature spirits decreed the ivy would be 'ever-green'.
#folklore
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The holly “bears its crown” in December. Its snow-white flowers that transform into the bright red berries we associate with
#Christmas
make it one of the birth flowers of this month. In folklore holly is associated with immortality, life & rebirth.
#NationalTreeWeek
#December1st
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'Fiddleheads', 'Lucky Hands' and 'St. John's Hands' are old folk names for the young scroll-like growths of ferns. People carried them as amulets to protect them from sorcery & the Evil Eye. They were also believed to attract luck, love & bring wealth.
#FairytaleTuesday
#folklore
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In the old
#Celtic
calendar the ‘big sun’ shines from
#Beltane
(May Day) to
#Samhain
, and then the ‘little sun’ takes over. The Scottish goddess Cailleach Bheur is the “daughter of the little sun” who brings cold weather and prevents plants from growing in winter.
#FolkloreSunday
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A few more Aquilegia 'McKana Giants' from my
#garden
. I love these colourful
#flowers
with their long spurs. They look as though they are in mid-flight, perhaps trying to escape the mizzle on this damp June morning! Happy Friday everyone and enjoy the weekend.
#FridayFeeling
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The ancient Greeks thought Delphinium flowers resembled leaping dolphins so named them “delphinion” meaning “dolphin.” In Greek mythology these sea creatures were sacred to the god Apollo. It was believed they would rescue drowning sailors and carry them ashore.
#FolkloreThursday
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