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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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.

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Larch Branches

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, blue sky, branches, Civic Garden Complex, cones, copyright, London, Ontario, photography • Leave a comment

Another tree silhouette with seeds – this time the larch and its cones.

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Garden Shadows

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged black & white, Civic Garden Complex, close up, copyright, London, Ontario, photography, shadow, snow, white • Leave a comment

An interesting winter view in the garden.

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