Tricolor Beech

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged bold, branches, copyright, fuchsia, light, Ontario, photography, Whistling Gardens • 2 Comments

This bright tree also goes by the name Roseomarginata and it certainly looks rosy! It’s a beautiful tree at Whistling Gardens in Southern Ontario.

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Pink Peony Blast

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged bold, close up, color, colourful, copyright, green, Ontario, petals, photography, pink, summer, white • 4 Comments

A big beautiful bloom fills with light.

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Swan Art

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged art, bench, bird, close up, copyright, Ontario, photography, Whistling Gardens • 2 Comments

Close on an ornate cement bench.

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Fuchsia and Green

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged art, close up, copyright, Flowers, green, leaves, photography, pink • 4 Comments

Astilbe and Hosta create a bold colour contrast.

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Smoke Tree

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged copyright, Flowers, green, lime, Ontario, photography, pink, tree, yellow • 2 Comments

Bright and beautiful you can see why it’s called a smoke tree!

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Single Yellow Bud

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged close up, copyright, daisy, golden, Ontario, photography, Whistling Gardens, yellow • Leave a comment

Happy Friday!

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Bold Clematis

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged Clematis, close up, copyright, Flowers, green, Ontario, photography, pink, Whistling Gardens • 2 Comments

A beautiful view at Whistling Gardens, a lovely botanical gardens near Brantford, Ontario that I was lucky to visit last week.

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Pricklypear

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged blooms, close up, copyright, Ontario, petals, photography, pink, prickles, Whistling Gardens • 2 Comments

Close on a pretty member of the Opuntia polyacantha family, a Taylor’s Red plains pricklypear.

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Red Hot Poker Buds

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged buds, copyright, flower, garden, light, orange, perennial, photography, Whistling Gardens • 4 Comments

A macro view of a pretty intense flower ready to bloom.

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Lavender Purple

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged close up, copyright, green, light, photography, purple • Leave a comment

Pretty stalks of colour and scent fill the garden.

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