Beautyberry Branch

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged art, berries, close up, copyright, light, photography, snow • 1 Comment

Callicarpa dichotoma – Early Amethyst is a small shrub known for its bright purple berries. This one is at the Civic Gardens.

Beautyberry

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged berries, branch, Civic Garden Complex, close up, copyright, light, London, Ontario, photography, snow • 2 Comments

The Purple beautyberry – Callicarpa dichotoma – adds some pretty colour to the late winter landscape.

Eastern Wahoo

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, berries, branches, close up, copyright, light, London, Ontario, photography, red • 3 Comments

Some unexpected winter colour at Medway Creek.

Winter Colour

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged art, berries, branches, browns, Civic Garden Complex, copyright, hydrangea, light, London, Ontario, photography, red, snow, white, winter • 6 Comments

A bold view for January at the Civic Gardens!

Creeper Berries

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged berries, close up, colorful, copyright, green, Pentax KP, photography, red, stems, summer, Westminster Ponds • 2 Comments

While loved by birds, Virginia Creeper berries are poisonous to humans.

Orange Berries

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged berries, branches, brown, colorful, copyright, Nature, orange, photography, winter • 3 Comments

What looks like drupes from some type of Spindle Tree or Bittersweet Vine, is nice to see for its pop of colour in the winter landscape. Likely invasive in these parts!

Evil Buckthorn

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, berries, black, branches, copyright, diffused, grey, ice, light, photography, silhouette, Westminster Ponds • 7 Comments

Berries and thorns covered in ice make this plant look even more ominous. I call it evil because this tree – European Buckthorn – has invaded our natural areas and is really hard to stop. This was taken at the Westminster Ponds Environmentally Significant Area that is sadly, choked with Buckthorn.