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
Whirlwind Blue Fan Flower
Goldilocks Rocks Bidens
Superbena Pink Cashmere Verbena
Superbells Tangerine Punch Calibrachoa
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), in fall
Katsura Tree, in autumn
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Mixed mums bordered by yew hedges
Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple parties hardest in fall!  Behind, is a standard issue Sugar Maple for comparison...
Junkyard Dog Dahlia
Whitespire Gray Birch
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow, ? Mums
Trademark bark of the Paper Birch
Orange fall foliage of a Sugar Maple glows in the distance
An Autumn Blaze Red Maple blazes in fall...
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Korean Boxwood hedge
Burning Bushes, Ornamental Grasses
Shagbark Hickory leaves turning yellow in fall
Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple trees, all in a row
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Crescendo Sugar Maple in fall glory
Shasta Doublefile Viburnum, in Autumn
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Vista Purple Sage
Black Maple in fall
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow, and ? Mums
Fairy White Hyacinth at the Chicago Garden Show
Heuchera 'Obsidian' contrasts nicely with the green foliage of Hostas
White Satin Birch
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Asian Black Birch
New Horizon Elm
Flowers of Mealycup Sage
October Skies Aromatic Aster
Bark of a River Birch
Scalet oak is best-known for the brilliant red of its autumn foliage
Bald Cypress
Tardiva Panicle Hydrangea, Virginia Creeper
Leaves of the Prairie Flame Dwarf Sumac, in autumn
Bright Lights Purple African Daisy
Intenz Celosia in front of Mona Lavender
Berried Treasure Pink Strawberry
Bombshell Coral Pink Dipladenia
Laguna Sky Blue Lobelia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena
Green Mountain Sugar Maple, brilliant orange in fall
Supertunia Bermuda Beach Petunia, Whirlwind Blue Fan Flower, Diamond Frost Spurge
Andean Sage, Tardiva Panicle Hydrange, Blue Paradise Garden Phlox, Lamb's Ears
American Witch Hazel in fall
Fire Away Hot And Heavy Pepper
Intenz Celosia
Sugar Maple in front of Birch & Hosta
Asiatic Lily
Ruby Anniversary Abelia
Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple
Virginia Creeper, in fall
Sunstar Red Egyptian Star Flower
Splendid Cornelia Hyacinth, in bloom
Sugar Maple, turning orange in Autumn
ColorBlaze Wicked Hot Coleus
River Birch
Blue Mohawk Rush, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Supertunia Trailing Blue Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena
Petra Croton
Maryl Garden Mum, Junkyard Dog Dahlia
Double Up White Begonia
Tuscan Sun Ox-Eye Daisy, Diamond Frost Spurge
ColorBlaze Wicked Witch Coleus
Japanese Walnut
Autumn Purple White Ash, in fall
River Birch grove
Fiber Optic Grass, Blue Mohawk Rush
Proven Accents Petite Licorice
Mojave Red Purslane
Diamond Snow Spurge
Sunjoy Orange Pillar Barberry
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow
Rockin' Fuchsia Salvia
Betula microphylla
Snowstorm Snow Globe Bacopa
Renaissance Reflection Paper Birch
Whitespire Gray Birch
Colorblaze Lime Time Coleus, Fiber Optic Grass, Superbells Saffron Calibrachoa
Colorblaze Sedona Sunset Coleus
Maryl Garden Mum
Andean Sage, Virginia Creeper, Late Panicle Hydrangea, Crystal Peak White Obedient Plant
Dianthus 'Floral Lace Picotee'
Green Giant Arborvitae
ColorBlaze El Brighto Coleus
Sugar Maple, starting to turn
American Elm
'Rockapulco Tropical Shades Common Impatiens
Hybrid Musk Rose in front of Evolution Mealycup Sage
Wildfire: Supertunia Bermuda Beach Petunia, Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena
Angelface White Angelonia
Black Walnut
Windy City Hackberry
Bright Lights White African Daisy
Fall color of Bush-Honeysuckle
Kentucky Coffeetree
Chinese Cork Oak
Coleman Sugar Maple
Prairie Flame Dwarf Sumac, in fall
Common Witch-Hazel hedge, in fall
Mojave Tangerine Purslane
Silver Falls Dichondra
  Diamond Frost Spurge, Illusion Midnight Lace Sweet Potato, Timeless Pink Geranium
Unique Panicle Hydrangea, in bloom
Distinctive London Planetree bark
Red Maple are often yellow in fall
Kentucky Coffee Tree
 Legacy Sugar Maple
Canopy of an American Hornbeam
Seven-Son Flower hedge, in bloom
Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Superbells Yellow Chiffon Calibrachoa, Opal Innocence Nemesia
A Sugar Maple canopy
Maple, in fall
Canopy of Green Mountain Sugar Maple in fall
Helichrysum thianschanicum, sometimes known as Curry Plant.
Purple Petticoats Coral Bells
Autumn Purple White Ash, starting to turn in fall
White bark of a Renaissance Reflection Paper Birch
China Pink Hyacinth, in bloom
Fox Valley River Birch
 Luscious Lemonade Lantana, in bloom
Bald Cypress
Sunstar Red Egyptian Star Flower
Sunstar Rose Egyptian Star Flower
Asiatic Lily, in bloom
Katsura Tree
Windy City Hackberry
Berries of Red Chokeberry, in fall
Leaves of Threeflower Maple in fall
Superbells Blackcurrant Punch Million Bells
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willows in fall
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
Red Sunset Red Maple
Caiman Key: Colorblaze Lime Time Coleus, Catalina Midnight Blue Wishbone Flower
Rockin' Blue Suede Shoes Salvia
Moor Birch
Elm-Leaved Birch
Superbells Double Blue Million Bells
Trinity Callery Pear
Little Walnut
Amur Maple, in autumn
Twist & Shout Big-Leaved Lacecap Hydrangea
Grove of Black Alder
Luscious Goldengate Lantana
Leaves of an Autumn Purple White Ash, turning purple in fall
Swamp White Oak
Mature Painted Maple, in fall
Vivacious: Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Luscious Citrus Blend Lantana, Graceful Grasses Red Riding Hood
Renaissance Reflection Paper Birch
Wavecrest Siebold's Viburnum, in fall
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow
Mature White Spruce
Sunstar Pink Egyptian Star Flower
Sugar Maple, early fall
'Rockapulco Tropical Shades Common Impatiens
Red Maple in fall
Asian Black Birch
Sky Rocket Fountain Grass, Mojave Fuchsia Purslane, Sunstar Lavender Egyptian Star Flower, Sunstar Pink Egyptian Star Flower
Colorblaze Golden Dreams Coleus
Fox Valley River Birch
Blueberry Hill: Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Diamond Frost Spurge
Little Leaf Linden
Boxwood, Climbing Hydrangea, Burning Bush, Crimson King Norway Maple?
Mind Games: Superbells Blue Moon Punch Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Sweet Caroline Medusa Green Sweet Potato
American Syacamore tree
Mojave Mango Purslane
Yellow Birch
Korean Boxwood formal hedge
Marmo Freeman's Maple
Rugel's Sugar Maple in fall
Leading Role: Superbells Double Amber Million Bells, Over Easy Calibrachoa, Superbells Coral Sun Million Bells
Climbing Hydrangea
Black Maple in fall
Maryl Garden Mum, Flamingo Purple Wheat Celosia
Little Lamb Panicle Hydrangea in fall
Mount Airy Fothergilla hedge in fall
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry, Big Blue Lilyturf, Kale, etc.
Whitespire Gray Birch
Purple Rain Lilac Sage
Canopy of an Asian Black Birch
Shawnee Brave Bald Cypress
Distinctive bark of the Bloodgood London Planetree
Threeflower Maple in fall
Sawtooth Oak
Canopy of a Yellow Birch
Pink Promise Hybrid Tea Rose, in bloom
Flowers of Splendid Cornelia Hyacinth
Laguna Sky Blue Lobelia, Snowstorm Giant Snowflake
Purple Rain Lilac Sage
Eastern White Pine
Amethyst Dreams: Superbells Grape Punch Calibrachoa, Supertunia White Petunia, Superbena Sparkling Amethyst Verbena
Bombshell White Dipladenia
Lucky Star: Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Daredevil Salmon Zonal Geranium
Superhero Rose hedge
Canopy of Betula microphylla
Mesa Bright Bicolor Blanket Flower, in bloom
Paper Birch
New Harmony American Elm
Vista Purple Sage, Fireworks Gomphrena, Benary's Giant Zinnia
Sawtooth Oak
Casanova: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Superbells Yellow Chiffon Calibrachoa, Opal Innocence Nemesia
Dick Clark Grandiflora Rose, in bloom
Canopy of an American Elm
Eastern White Pine
Dianthus 'Telstar Purple', Dianthus 'Telstar Scarlet'
Asiatic Lily, in bloom
Redbud, in fall
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Miss Ruby Butterfly Bush


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