Hanging out under some Thuja occidentalis (Eastern White Cedar).
© Sheila Creighton 2020
Tag Archives: native
Turtlehead
Close on a native perennial in my garden, Turtlehead or Chelone obliqua. The common name is because the bloom looks like a turtle’s head and the genus name is after a nymph in Greek mythology, Chelone (kee-LO-nay) who refused an invitation to Zeus and Hara’s wedding so the God Hermes changed her into a turtle!
© Sheila Creighton 2020
Meadow Rue
Pretty shades of green in the woodland garden. Happy Friday!
© Sheila Creighton 2020
White Pine Green
Close on a young native tree in my backyard. Eastern White Pine, Pinus Strobus, is one of my favourite trees! Their soft, bright needles and winter colour is hard to beat. 🙂
© Sheila Creighton 2020
Huddled Together
Pretty little bloodroot plants try to stay warm after an overnight snowfall.
© Sheila Creighton 2020
September Sunflower
Woodland Sunflowers add some pop to the late summer garden.
© Sheila Creighton 2019
Coneflower Blooms
Black and white accentuates the thin developing petals.
© Sheila Creighton 2019
Wood Geranium
Lovely little wildflowers in my garden are late to bloom but still just as sweet.
© Sheila Creighton 2019
Prairie Smoke
The early bud of the native perennial Prairie Smoke, also known as Old Man’s Whiskers.
© Sheila Creighton 2019
Red Sticks and Orange Bricks
Colour in the backyard.
© Sheila Creighton 2019
