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Niko J

@nikojln2016.bsky.social
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Like to photograph things that catch my eye. All photographs are mine.

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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 16h
The late summer and autumn flowers are now in bloom at the Queen Elizabeth II Garden. 🌼🌻🏵🌱🪻 Over the last few days, I have visited the garden a couple of times and I now have more than a thousand photos to sort through and select. 📍Queen Elizabeth II Garden, The Regent's Park, London NW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An arrangement of Delphiniums, also known as Candle Larkspur, featuring spires in shades of blue, purple, and pink. This is a close up of a floral display for Chelsea In Bloom 'Out Of This World', May 2025. 🌱🌸💮 📍Chelsea, London SW3
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The leaves 🍃 say autumn 🍂, the flower blooms and says, "I continue to be gorgeous!" 🌸 Rosa 'Gorgeous' spotted this evening in Queen Mary's Garden. 🌱🌹 📍The Regent's Park, London NW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lots of posts have appeared in my feed in anticipation of the arrival of autumn. Thanks to the weather this year, I already saw the drying and falling leaves 🍂 🍁 🍃 in the month of July. 📍Kensington Gardens, London W8
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A floral butterfly. Part of a large floral display for Chelsea In Bloom 'Extraordinary Voyages', September 2021. 🦋🌱🌸💮🏵 📍King's Road, London SW3
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile... Oh, I love my Rosie child You got the way to make me happy You and me we go in style..." (Neil Diamond, 1970.) My mother used to listen to this song when I was a toddler and I would try to singalong. Hot Pink spray roses. 🌱🌹 📍Chelsea, London SW3
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Flowers for a wedding. (Not my wedding, before you rush to conclusions!) 🌱🌹💮 📍Cadogan Street, London SW3
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
One of the compact varieties of Helenium, possibly Helenium 'Fuego' from the Mariachi series, featuring daisy-like yellow, orange, and red petals surrounding dark central cones. 🌱🏵 These have not reappeared in the public parks this year. 📍Kensington Gardens, London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hydrangea heaven. A close-up of a part of one of the floral displays for Chelsea In Bloom 2021. 🪻🌱🌸 📍Chelsea, London SW3
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This floral display for Chelsea In Bloom, September 2021, featured several different colours of hydrangea flowers. 🌱🪻 At a later date, I aim to post close-up photos of the flowers. For now, I've decided to post this one which shows a part of the display lit up at dusk. 📍King's Road, London SW3
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In 2021, Chelsea In Bloom took place in the month of September. This display was one of the most popular of that show. It was difficult to take photos of it without swarms of people. The fragrant marigold flowers reminded me of the markets in India. 🌱🏵🐘 📍Sloane Street, London SW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thank you to everyone for the love shown for my last post. This photo of Black-eyed Susan flowers (Rudbeckia, likely the 'Goldsturm' variety) is another representation of late summer garden beauty. 🌱🌼 In recent years, I have been appreciating them more than ever before. 📍Chelsea, London SW3
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Late summer beauty, featuring the Michaelmas daisy, either Eurybia × herveyi or a similar Symphyotrichum / aster species. Generally and commonly called aster flowers of course. 🌱🌸 📍Chelsea, London SW3
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Rosa 'Angel Eyes'. A Rosa persica hybrid. 🌱🌹 "Look into his angel eyes One look and you're hypnotised He'll take your heart and you must pay the price Look into his angel eyes You'll think you're in paradise And one day you'll find out he wears a disguise Don't look too deep into those angel eyes."
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A riot of powder pink flowers. Anemone × hybrida. Japanese Anemone in bloom a couple of years ago during the final weeks of summer and through autumn. 🌱🌸 📍Kensington Gardens, London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My last post on BlueSky had 1.2K likes in less than 24 hours. It's been overwhelming and humbling to see so many comments and likes and I can only say thank you to all who stopped by to see the photo, like it, and comment on it. Here's a photo from Chelsea In Bloom 2024 for your viewing pleasure.
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A section of the floral display at 11 Cadogan Gardens for Chelsea In Bloom 2026. 🌱🌸💮🏵🌼 📍Chelsea, London SW3
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The recent rainfall has invigorated the flower beds of the parks in London. This particular one has a renewed burst of summer flowers before the season fades away. 🌱🏵🌸🌼🌧 📍St. James's Park, London SW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Going back in time to the Dale Chihuly exhibition at Mulberry Square, Chelsea, September 2024. 🌱🪻🏵 📍Chelsea Barracks, London SW3
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Rosa 'Silver Shadow'. 🌱🌹🌸 📍Queen Mary's Rose Garden, The Regent's Park, London NW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
After the somber post yesterday, which no one could truly answer, here's a photo to take us back to colours that spread joy. 🌱🌸🏵 Great Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall tonight. Glad to have been invited. 🎊🎉🥳 📍South Kensington, London SW7
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Rosa 'All White Now'. 🌱🌹💮 In honour of my colleagues who lost their lives on this day 25 years ago. Reflecting on that day, I realise that history is littered with incidents of illogical human brutality. We say that humans are the most highly evolved species on this planet. But are we? 📍London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Dahlia 'Hillcrest Firecrest' or Dahlia 'Lubega Power Yellow-Orange'. 🌱🏵 This photo is from a couple of years ago. This year I have not photographed many dahlias as there have not been many of the cultivars in vibrant colours in the parks. 📍Kensington Gardens, London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Tropical plants and tropical colours in Kensington Gardens for summer 2025. This year the only tropical plants I have seen are along one path in St. James's Park and the northern side of Queen Mary's Garden. They are not as vibrant as the plants in this photo. 🌱🌸🏵🌼🌴 📍Kensington Gardens, London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The beautiful summer flower beds (or borders, if you will) of Kensington Gardens from the past. Japanese Anemone, Cosmos, Rudbeckia and Salvia flowers brought the place alive. This year the same spot looks desolate. 🌱🌸🏵💮🌱 📍Kensington Gardens, London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Posting something different today. This is a view of the small Japanese Garden in Regent's Park, which has been closed to the public for sometime now. 🌱🌲🪻 📍The Regent's Park, London NW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The Sun, part of a floral display for Chelsea In Bloom Out Of This World. May 2026. 🌱🌼🏵 📍The King's Road, London SW3
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Calibrachoa flowers in full bloom in an ornamental container in a quiet corner of Queen Mary's Garden. 🌱🌸🏵 📍The Regent's Park, London NW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Rosa 'Your Lovely Eyes'. One flower bed next to the entrance to Queen Mary's Garden from York Bridge is full of these eye-catching beauties. 🌱🌹 📍The Regent's Park, London NW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The summer flower beds of the Regent's Park are still in bloom and are not showing very many signs of the effects of the recent heat waves. 🌱🌸💮 📍The Regent's Park, London NW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Do I have it in me? I believe it is in there For I know I hear a bittersweet song In the memories we share I still have faith in you..." I Still Have Faith In You, ABBA, 02 September 2021. Ballerina rose, a shrub rose. 🌱🌹 Shot on a Canon EOS 70D DSLR. 📍Hyde Park Rose Garden, London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Cosmos flowers in the flower beds of the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace. Photo taken in August 2017. 🌱💮 📍Sunken Garden, Kensington Palace, London W8
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Remembering Diana, Princess of Wales, on this day, the anniversary of her untimely death, with this array of roses in full bloom. 🌹🌱 She is still popularly known as the people's princess and the Queen of Hearts in the UK. ❤️‍🩹 Photo taken in May 2026. 📍Queen Mary's Rose Garden, London NW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Rosa 'Tottering-by-Gently'. It was still blooming in Queen Mary's Rose Garden of The Regent's Park about two weeks ago. Think I should leave it here as I need to totter to bed gently. 🌱🌹💛 📍London NW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"Lucky comes easy Lucky's not shy And if you're lucky You'll go for a ride For a ride." Sung by Donna Summer. Rosa 'Lucky'. Not everyone sees life as Lucky. 🌱🌹 📍Queen Mary's Gardens, The Regent's Park, London NW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Someone suggested that this photo would look better with AI assisted editing. It was taken on this day a few years ago when summer used to be a nicer season. Personally I don't think it needs any editing, either using photo editing software or AI. 🌱🌸 📍Kensington Gardens, London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Verbena flowers reach for the sun and dominate the flower beds at the Clarence Gate entrance to The Regent's Park. 🌱🪻 Photo taken during one of the never ending heat waves of summer 2026. 📍The Regent's Park, London NW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
One of my first memories of the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace featuring Princess Diana's favourite white flowers dates back to August 2017. That year, white cosmos flowers dominated the flower beds, as seen in this photo. 🌱💮🤍 📍Kensington Palace, London W8
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Goodbye Dolly. We will always love you. RIP. 🌱🌹❤️ To honour Dolly Parton: a classic cupped double pink rose photographed this evening, just before the announcement of her passing. 📍Hyde Park Rose Garden, London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Memories of the beautiful flower beds of Kensington Gardens back when we had normal temperate summer conditions. This photo was taken in 2021. 🌱🌼🏵 📍Kensington Gardens, London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This isn't autumn. This is the height of summer. This is not a dusty place in the semi-arid tropics. This is what I used to consider an evergreen place. The drought has changed that. The trees are shedding their leaves due to heat stress. The grass is gone but will return with rain. 🌳🍂🍁 📍London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Jacqueline du Pré rose bred by Harkness Roses. This rose is a prominent feature of a friend's garden every July and August. 🌱🌹💮 Although the blooms haven't been plentiful this year, they are still a delight to see. 📍Kensington, London W8
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The flat, dense flower clusters (corymbs) with colours from white to mixed pink and reddish hues, of yarrow (Achillea millefolium). They provided a contrast to the other flowers in the garden. Hope that there will be many more planted next year. 🌱🪻💮 📍Hyde Park, London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Another photo of roses taken during the recent solar eclipse, when the sky darkened but the UV light was dangerously dazzling. 🌹🌱🌹 📍Hyde Park Rose Garden, London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Recently I had replied to a post about the forthcoming season of autumn, to say that the drought conditions have stressed the trees. They have been shedding leaves for a few weeks now. This photo taken in the Regent's Park in mid-July shows the state of the trees. 🌳🍂🍁 📍Avenue Gardens, London NW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Rosa 'Pride of Cheshire'. In honour of Julie Reynolds, who deserves such a title. She is not on this platform though, so I hope she sees the post on another platform. 🌱🌹 📍Queen Mary's Rose Garden, London NW1
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We have been promised cooler temperatures by the meteorological experts, but late last week the national alert for heat was extended. The sun shone 🌞 before the clouds finally take over. 🔥 🥵 At least this work of art benefited from the sunshine. 📍Chelsea Arts Club, London SW3
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
With the current drought conditions, the Kensington Gardens Flower Walk has very few flowering plants this year. It was a surprise to see the four o'clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa), also known as the marvel of Peru or Beauty of the Night, blooming abundantly. 🌱🌸🏵 📍London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Photographing roses during the recent solar eclipse resulted in flowers captured in brilliant UV light. Here is a selection. #SixOnSaturday 🌱🌹 📍Hyde Park Rose Garden, London
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Niko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace photographed on this day last year when it was in decent form. This year I have been there once and it was less exciting to see due to the weather conditions. 🌱🌸🪻 📍Kensington Palace, London W8
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