March Astilbe

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged close up, London, photography, light, art, Civic Garden Complex, copyright • Leave a comment

Warm browns fill the early spring garden!

Winter in the Gardens

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged bench, branches, Civic Garden Complex, copyright, curvy, fir trees, landscape, London, Ontario, photography, snow, white • Leave a comment

A January view at the Civic Gardens Complex from 2021. Today, it is much warmer and forecast to be rainy.

Pond Lily White

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged art, Civic Garden Complex, close up, copyright, green, light, photography, pond, white • Leave a comment

A bright bloom thrives in the summer sun.

Summer Snapdragon

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged Angelface, Civic Garden Complex, copyright, green, photography, pink • 2 Comments

These pretty flowers, Angelonia angustifolia, are a super hardy annual with orchid-like blooms.

Dusty Miller

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged Civic Garden Complex, close up, copyright, light, London, photography, shape, texture, white • Leave a comment

This old-fashioned perennial, Senecio cineraria, is grown like an annual here. They have such great texture and shape!

Dawn Redwood

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, blue, blue sky, branches, Civic Garden Complex, copyright, green, light, photography • 1 Comment

Feathery green branches stand out against the blue sky.

Yellow Magnolia Bud

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, branches, bud, Civic Garden Complex, close up, copyright, green, light, London, Ontario, photography • Leave a comment

I’ll keep an eye out for when this starts to bloom! Not sure what type of magnolia this is but I do know its yellow flowers are stunning.

Magnolia Beauty

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, branches, Civic Garden Complex, close up, copyright, London, Ontario, photography, pink, spring, white • 1 Comment

The Magnolia tree at the park is getting ready to pop!

Paperbark

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, bark, Civic Garden Complex, close up, copyright, light, photography • 2 Comments

So many colours and textures present themselves in trees at the Civic Gardens.

Beech Buds

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, branches, brown, buds, Civic Garden Complex, close up, light, London, Ontario, photography • Leave a comment

Spring is coming fast now and today is going to be a warm one with highs around 18°C (65 ºF). Happy to be taking a day off work to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. Cheers!

Imagery of Light

Photography by Sheila Creighton

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