Ready for Some Color
Colorful art helps promote a positive distraction in health and memory care environments.
As autumn begins to surrender to the muted winter landscape, the brilliant color of tropical orchids are a welcome sight. The color green of the foliage is beneficial in all healing situations. The white of the petals is associated with truth, cleansing and protection. Colorful art helps promote a positive distraction in health and memory care environments.
The Last Zinnia
As autumn approaches a few blooms remain to bring a splash of color to the graying landscape. Also thankful for the last Zinnia.
Diana Linsley
As autumn approaches a few blooms remain to bring a splash of color to the graying landscape. Also thankful for the last Zinnia.
Smoothing Sights & Sounds
Water rushing through a rocky creek creates a smoothing sight that often bring back memories of a peaceful walk in the forest.
Water rushing through a rocky creek creates a smoothing sight that often bring back memories of a peaceful walk in the forest. Images of nature can be a positive distraction during uncertain times.
The Colors of Autumn
One of the best examples of fall color is the indigenous plant, Sumac. Sumac or Sumach is a flowering plant that lights up the forest and prairie in the fall with colors that ranch from yellow to orange and brilliant red.
One of the best examples of fall color is the indigenous plant, Sumac. Sumac or Sumach is a flowering plant that lights up the forest and prairie in the fall with colors that ranch from yellow to orange and brilliant red. Sumac is related to the cashew family and is used as a spice, a dye and in medicine.
Thistle in the Morning Dew
The shinning dew drops are a reminder of crystals gleaming in the sun. The early morning visit to the prairie alsways brings some illuminating images.
The Thistle in the morning dew was taken in a nearby mellow late summer. The shinning dew drops are a reminder of crystals gleaming in the sun. The early morning visit to the prairie alsways brings some illuminating images.
Sparkling after a Summer Rain
The softness of pink love grass with rain drops shining in the morning sun help draw a person closer to the natural world.
Sparkles in the grass after a late summer rain is one of those images that evokes positive emotions allowing the viewer to release stressors. The softness of pink love grass with rain drops shining in the morning sun help draw a person closer to the natural world.
Art as a Positive Distraction
Images of nature such as waterfalls provide soothing sights that help distract and de-stress.
Art as a positive distraction is often claimed to lower stress and promote calm. Images of nature such as waterfalls provide soothing sights that help distract and de-stress.
Sunset on the Meadow
The prairie offers us the most when we offer it our time and our presence.
The prairie offers us the most when we offer it our time and our presence. Images of nature serve as a positive distraction in a healthcare or memory care environment.
One for the Road
Images of indigenous plants and wildlife brings nature indoors to promote a calming environment
The approach of cool weather signals to migratory hummingbirds that their in the north has come to an end. Ruby Throats will begin to fatten up for their journey south. They love native nectar producing flowers such as Bee Balm and Coral Honeysuckle. Images of indigenous plants and wildlife brings nature indoors to promote a calming environment.
Welcome Pollinator
Yellow is a cheerful, sunny color. It is associated with optimism, warmth and energy. It is full of possibilities and excitement much like a sunny summer day.
The Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly is a welcome visitor to late summer gardens. Yellow is a cheerful, sunny color. It is associated with optimism, warmth and energy. It is full of possibilities and excitement much like a sunny summer day. Swallowtails are symbols of joy and creativity.
Monarch Butterfly on Swamp Milkweed
Always a joyful, hopeful sign.
Late summer visitor to the garden, Monarch Butterfly. Always a joyful, hopeful sign.
Cup Plant a Nourishing Wildflower
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Images of indigenous plants in health care settings lessen stress and encourage healing. The Cup Flower with its bright yellow blooms inspire a visual distraction and comforting effect. It is one of the best wildflowers for attracting birds and insects. The Cup Plant gets its name due to the way the leaves attach to the steam, forming a perfect cup. The cup can hold rain or dew to provide a valuable source of water for pollinators, songbirds and even frogs. It is a wildflower that provides nourishment and comfort.
Nodding Onion-Floral Fireworks
When viewed from below, the downward facing umbel convey a feeling of floral fireworks.
The nodding Onion is a native wildflower with a contemporary flair. The pom pom shaped blooms spread easily in the midwest forest or meadow. When viewed from below, the downward facing umbel convey a feeling of floral fireworks.
Blue Dasher Dragonfly on Tropical WaterLily
Blue Dasher Dragonflies are very common in North America. In almost every part of the world, the Dragonfly symbolizes change,transformation, adaptability and self-realization.
Blue Dasher Dragonflies are very common in North America. In almost every part of the world, the Dragonfly symbolizes change,transformation, adaptability and self-realization. The changes that is often referred to has its source in mental and emotional maturity and understanding the deeper meaning of life.
Beauty & Grace of the Lotus
The petals represent the mind, body and soul in many faiths.
The lotus is a symbol of rebirth and purity because it rises from the muddy water without stain. The petals represent the mind, body and soul in many faiths.
Common Milkweed
Native to southern Canada and much of the US east of the Rockies. Monarch butterfly larvae consume only milkweed, but more than 450 insect species feed on it.
Prairie Blazing Star & Rattlesnake Master
With the combination of color and texture the iconic Prairie Blazing Star and Rattlesnake Master are a beautiful sight in the mid summer prairie.
With the combination of color and texture the iconic Prairie Blazing Star and Rattlesnake Master are a beautiful sight in the mid summer prairie. The Blazing star is a favorite for many pollinators. Rattlesnake Master, named for its spiky silvery blue green foliage resembles a yucca. Native Americans brewed tea from its roots as an antidote for rattlesnake venom.
Prairie Air
On the prairie one can see the colour of the air.
On the prairie one can see the colour of the air.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Joe Pye Weed
There are hundreds of stories of ways in which butterflies have somehow touched people’s lives
Always pleasant to see the bright yellow visitors enjoying the wildflowers in the garden. There are hundreds of stories of ways in which butterflies have somehow touched people’s lives-by bringing a message from those who have passed, by showing how challenges can be met, or by giving a feeling of peace by alighting on someone’s arm.
Prairie Blazing Star
Mid-Summer purple bloom of the native wildflower, Prairie Blazing Star needs your whole attention. Take the time to enjoy what the prairie has to offer.
Mid-Summer purple bloom of the native wildflower, Prairie Blazing Star needs your whole attention. Take the time to enjoy what the prairie has to offer.