Budding Dames

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged Dame's Rockets, photography, purple flowers, spring, wildflowers • Leave a comment

The Dame’s Rockets get ready to launch. These wildflowers, a purple member of the mustard family, are a delight in the garden.

A Little Spring

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged crocus, photography, purple flowers, spring, spring bulbs, white • 6 Comments

Crocuses come in such a variety of pretty colours.

Purple Crocus

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged crocus, flower, photography, purple flowers • 2 Comments

A sure sign of spring, crocuses (or croci) are an early blooming perennial native to Europe, North Africa and Asia. They were first cultivated and harvested in the Mediterranean. Alas, as it is February in Ontario, this one I purchased from the grocery store in a little pot.

Grape Hyacinth

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged grape hyacinth, photography, purple, purple flowers, spring flower • 10 Comments

The Grape Hyacinth on my windowsill loves the morning light. Also known as Muscari, they are a member of the lily family, native to Eurasia.

Purple Clematis

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged Clematis, flowering vine, photography, purple flowers • Leave a comment

A beautiful Clematis blooms on my patio.

Columbine Buds

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged close up, Columbine, photography, purple flowers • Leave a comment

Clementine Dark Purple Columbine starts to flower in early May. Also called Aquilegia vulgaris, this is a new columbine variety with double purple flowers resembling Clematis.

Imagery of Light

Photography by Sheila Creighton

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