Summer Red Petals

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged close up, copyright, green, Ontario, petals, photography, red, Whistling Gardens, white • Leave a comment

Close on a pretty variegated Hibiscus plant!

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Green and Prickly

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged art, close up, copyright, green, light, Ontario, photography, Whistling Gardens, white • Leave a comment

Be careful not to touch these little pricklypear beauties!

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Allium Pop

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged buds, close up, copyright, flower head, green, macro, Ontario, photography, Whistling Gardens, yellow • 2 Comments

A bold flower head gets ready to do its thing!

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Bright Summer Blooms

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged close up, copyright, green, light, orange, photography, pink, Whistling Gardens, yellow • 2 Comments

Close on some colourful Lantana flowers.

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Paper Lanterns

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged art, branches, close up, contre-jour, copyright, light, Ontario, photography, silhouette, Whistling Gardens • 3 Comments

A view of the tree Larix kempferi ‘Paper Lanterns’ in the bright summer light.

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Tricolor Beech

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged bold, branches, copyright, fuchsia, light, Ontario, photography, Whistling Gardens • 2 Comments

This bright tree also goes by the name Roseomarginata and it certainly looks rosy! It’s a beautiful tree at Whistling Gardens in Southern Ontario.

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Swan Art

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged art, bench, bird, close up, copyright, Ontario, photography, Whistling Gardens • 2 Comments

Close on an ornate cement bench.

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Single Yellow Bud

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged close up, copyright, daisy, golden, Ontario, photography, Whistling Gardens, yellow • Leave a comment

Happy Friday!

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Bold Clematis

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged Clematis, close up, copyright, Flowers, green, Ontario, photography, pink, Whistling Gardens • 2 Comments

A beautiful view at Whistling Gardens, a lovely botanical gardens near Brantford, Ontario that I was lucky to visit last week.

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Pricklypear

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged blooms, close up, copyright, Ontario, petals, photography, pink, prickles, Whistling Gardens • 2 Comments

Close on a pretty member of the Opuntia polyacantha family, a Taylor’s Red plains pricklypear.

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