More Photos from Our Community

Since we can't get to as many gardens as we'd like, we'll have to live vicariously through the photos club members have taken in October's, over the years.

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Snowstorm Rose Bacopa
Superbells Tangerine Punch Calibrachoa
Superbena Pink Cashmere Verbena
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), in fall
Goldilocks Rocks Bidens
Bright Lights White African Daisy
Mixed mums bordered by yew hedges
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Trademark bark of the Paper Birch
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow, ? Mums
Scalet oak is best-known for the brilliant red of its autumn foliage
Sugar Maple in front of Birch & Hosta
An Autumn Blaze Red Maple blazes in fall...
Leaves of the Prairie Flame Dwarf Sumac, in autumn
River Birch grove
Renaissance Reflection Paper Birch
Shasta Doublefile Viburnum, in Autumn
Flowers of Mealycup Sage
Asian Black Birch
Green Giant Arborvitae
Shagbark Hickory leaves turning yellow in fall
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Korean Boxwood hedge
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow, and ? Mums
Fairy White Hyacinth at the Chicago Garden Show
Orange fall foliage of a Sugar Maple glows in the distance
Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple parties hardest in fall!  Behind, is a standard issue Sugar Maple for comparison...
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
White Satin Birch
Petra Croton
Junkyard Dog Dahlia
Katsura Tree, in autumn
Andean Sage, Tardiva Panicle Hydrange, Blue Paradise Garden Phlox, Lamb's Ears
Vista Purple Sage
American Witch Hazel in fall
Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple trees, all in a row
Whitespire Gray Birch
Crescendo Sugar Maple in fall glory
Autumn Purple White Ash, in fall
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow
Heuchera 'Obsidian' contrasts nicely with the green foliage of Hostas
Dianthus 'Floral Lace Picotee'
Colorblaze Golden Dreams Coleus
Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple
Intenz Celosia
'Rockapulco Tropical Shades Common Impatiens
ColorBlaze El Brighto Coleus
Green Mountain Sugar Maple, brilliant orange in fall
Sugar Maple, turning orange in Autumn
Sunstar Red Egyptian Star Flower
Laguna Sky Blue Lobelia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena
Andean Sage, Virginia Creeper, Late Panicle Hydrangea, Crystal Peak White Obedient Plant
Whitespire Gray Birch
Hybrid Musk Rose in front of Evolution Mealycup Sage
Tardiva Panicle Hydrangea, Virginia Creeper
October Skies Aromatic Aster
Japanese Walnut
Bald Cypress
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Sunstar Rose Egyptian Star Flower
Mojave Tangerine Purslane
Tuscan Sun Ox-Eye Daisy, Diamond Frost Spurge
ColorBlaze Wicked Witch Coleus
Mojave Red Purslane
Asiatic Lily
Bark of a River Birch
River Birch
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
  Diamond Frost Spurge, Illusion Midnight Lace Sweet Potato, Timeless Pink Geranium
Betula microphylla
American Elm
Maryl Garden Mum, Junkyard Dog Dahlia
New Horizon Elm
Burning Bushes, Ornamental Grasses
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Casanova: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Superbells Yellow Chiffon Calibrachoa, Opal Innocence Nemesia
Colorblaze Lime Time Coleus, Fiber Optic Grass, Superbells Saffron Calibrachoa
Supertunia Bermuda Beach Petunia, Whirlwind Blue Fan Flower, Diamond Frost Spurge
Proven Accents Petite Licorice
ColorBlaze Wicked Hot Coleus
Splendid Cornelia Hyacinth, in bloom
Black Maple in fall
Ruby Anniversary Abelia
Intenz Celosia in front of Mona Lavender
Maryl Garden Mum
Snowstorm Snow Globe Bacopa
Bombshell Coral Pink Dipladenia
Silver Falls Dichondra
Sugar Maple, starting to turn
Double Up White Begonia
Luscious Goldengate Lantana
Paper Birch
Diamond Snow Spurge
Fairy White Hyacinth, in bloom
Sherwood Glen Green Ash, in fall
Seaside Alder
Washington Hawthorn
Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Superbells Yellow Chiffon Calibrachoa, Opal Innocence Nemesia
Distinctive bark of the Bloodgood London Planetree
Trunk of a Whitespire Gray Birch
Distinctive London Planetree bark
Sunstar Pink Egyptian Star Flower
Katsura Tree
Moondance Floribunda Rose
Limelight Panicled Hydrangea
Light Blue Flame Garden Phlox
Renaissance Reflection Paper Birch
Endowment Sugar Maple
Kentucky Coffeetree
Laguna Sky Blue Lobelia, Snowstorm Giant Snowflake
Sugar Maple, early fall
Bright Lights Purple African Daisy
Canopy of Green Mountain Sugar Maple in fall
Sky Rocket Fountain Grass, Supertunia Mini Vista White Petunia, Supertunia Mini Vista Indigo Petunia, Mini Vista Violet Star Petunia
Little Leaf Linden
Asian Black Birch
Sugar Maple
Washington Hawthorn
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow
Wavecrest Siebold's Viburnum, in fall
Boxwood, Climbing Hydrangea, Burning Bush, Crimson King Norway Maple?
Madison White Satin Birch in fall
Flowers of Splendid Cornelia Hyacinth
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
A Sugar Maple canopy
Red Maple are often yellow in fall
Fox Valley River Birch
Sawtooth Oak
Asiatic Lily, in bloom
Virginia Creeper, in fall
Mini Vista Violet Star Petunia, Supertunia Mini Vista White Petunia
Black Maple in fall
Ponderosa Pine
Eastern White Pine
Autumn Purple White Ash, starting to turn in fall
Katsura Tree
Swamp White Oak
Korean Maple in fall
White Satin Birch (Betula 'Madison')
Rockin' Fuchsia Salvia
Helichrysum thianschanicum, sometimes known as Curry Plant.
Purple Rain Lilac Sage
Colorblaze Sedona Sunset Coleus, ColorBlaze Dipt in Wine Coleus, Colorblaze Dark Star Coleus
Forest Prince Serviceberry, in fall
Blue Mohawk Rush, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Supertunia Trailing Blue Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena
Fiber Optic Grass, Blue Mohawk Rush
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Korean Maple in fall
Fire Away Hot And Heavy Pepper
Fall colors - Sugar Maple & Norway Maple
Red Oak
White Oak
Colorblaze Sedona Sunset Coleus
 Golden Japanese forest grass
Bur Oak
Moor Birch
Canopy of an Asian Black Birch
Suzanne Dwarf Fothergilla
Auvergne Scots Pine
Climbing Hydrangea
Superbells Tropical Sunrise Calibrachoa, Stratosphere Pink Picotee Gaura, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Diamond Frost Spurge
Superbells Blackcurrant Punch Million Bells
Dawn Redwood
Miss Ruby Butterfly Bush
Windy City White Ash
Fall Festival White Ash in Autumn
Red Sunset Red Maple
Maryl Garden Mum, Flamingo Purple Wheat Celosia
Canopy of an American Hornbeam
Miyabe Maple, in early fall
Korean Boxwood formal hedge
Sky Rocket Fountain Grass, Mojave Fuchsia Purslane, Sunstar Lavender Egyptian Star Flower, Sunstar Pink Egyptian Star Flower
Superbells Coralberry Punch Calibrachoa
Superbells Double Blue Million Bells
Two River Birch trunks
White Spruce
Flowers of the Polyantha Rose
American Syacamore tree
Korean Maple in fall
Berried Treasure Pink Strawberry
Bald Cypress
Sunjoy Orange Pillar Barberry
'Rockapulco Tropical Shades Common Impatiens
Leading Role: Superbells Double Amber Million Bells, Over Easy Calibrachoa, Superbells Coral Sun Million Bells
Hills of Snow Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Grandiflora')
Dianthus 'Telstar Purple', Dianthus 'Telstar Scarlet'
New Harmony American Elm
Summer Cascade River Birch
Pink Promise Hybrid Tea Rose, in bloom
Amethyst Dreams: Superbells Grape Punch Calibrachoa, Supertunia White Petunia, Superbena Sparkling Amethyst Verbena
Superbells Double Amber Million Bells, in bloom
Toffee Twist Bronze Curly Sedge, Fiber Optic Grass, Graceful Grasses Purple Fountain Grass
Prairie Flame Dwarf Sumac, in fall
Freeman's Maple - Autumn Blaze
Fountain Grass
Bald Cypress
The leaves of the Sugar Maple shine in some of the brightest oranges in Autumn!
Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena, Diamond Frost Spurge
Yellow Birch
Rockin' Blue Suede Shoes Salvia
 Graceful Grasses Purple Fountain Grass, Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Luscious Citrus Blend Lantana
Sunstar Red Egyptian Star Flower
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Marmo Freeman's Maple
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willows in fall
Little Lamb Panicle Hydrangea in fall
Whitespire Gray Birch
Grove of Black Alder


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Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.

Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.


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