Persian Shield

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged art, close up, copyright, leaf, light, photography, plant, purple • Leave a comment

I bought a different, new to me type of leafy annual, Strobilanthes or Persian Shield for some of my containers as it is deer resistant. It is a leafy plant with an intense purple colour mixed with dark green.

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Winter Garden 2

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged art, blue, close up, copyright, dried, light, photography, plant, snow, white • 4 Comments

Remnants from last season provide winter interest.

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Goldenrod Sparkle

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged brown, close up, copyright, dried, green, photography, plant, white • Leave a comment

Bright light fills the woods on a warm November day.

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Fall Sparkle

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged close up, copyright, light, London, milkweed, Ontario, photography, plant, seeds, white • Leave a comment

Beautiful milkweed bursts along the trail.

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Mini Bur

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged bur, burr, close up, copyright, green, hairs, light, photography, plant, white • 2 Comments

Close on a bur plant in the garden – not sure which kind but I will attempt to find out.

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Fern Close Up

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged copyright, curvy, green, photography, plant, veins • 2 Comments

Spring is such a warm and beautiful time!

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Celandine Poppy

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged Civic Garden Complex, copyright, London, macro, Ontario, Pentax KP, photography, plant, spring, Woodland Garden, yellow • 7 Comments

Also known as a Wood Poppy, this pretty native perennial is considered endangered here in Ontario.

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Mini Stars

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged browns, close up, copyright, dried, flowerhead, light, macro, Nature, photography, plant, shrub • Leave a comment

Sun lights up the dried flowers from last season’s Spirea.

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Glowing Leaf

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged brown, browns, Civic Garden Complex, close up, copyright, glow, golden, leaf, light, orange, Pentax KP, photography, plant, sun, sunlight, veins, yellow • 5 Comments

Bright sun backlighting shows off golden details in the garden.

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Caught Wishes

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged brown, copyright, field, green, light, London, photography, plant, red, stuck, summer, Westminster Ponds, white, wishies • Leave a comment

A warm view in the summer field.

© Sheila Creighton 2020