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 May's, over the years.

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Blooming Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) surrounded by Intermediate Yew (Taxus x media 'Bergi')
 Wesuwe Sage, Blue Hill Wood Sage, Geranium Cinereum Ballerina, Rozanne Cranesbill, Walker's Low Catmint, Max Frei Bloody Cranesbill, Summer Beauty Allium, Blue Fortune Giant Hyssop, Calamint, Lady's Mantle, Catlin's Giant Bugleweed, Rose Marvel Woodland Sage
Crabapple in full bloom
Cercis canadensis is known for its beautiful pink-purple early spring blooms.
Crabapples & Tulips in bloom
Weeping Willow
Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Tiny Todd Asiatic lily, in bloom
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Blue Mirror Delphinium, in bloom
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Clematis 'Fireworks'
Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Van Eseltine Crabapple in bloom
Tried & True: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Flambe Yellow Strawflower, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
Double Take Orange Quince
Diamond Frost Spurge
Flower of Kilian Donahue Clematis
Persian Shield
Sherbet Blend Tulips, in bloom
Whirlwind White Fan Flower
Oso Easy Ice Bay Rose
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) in bloom, early spring
Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena
Gallery Blue Lupin
Mache Mix Persian Buttercups
Distinctive bark of the Gray Birch 'Whitespire Senior'
Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
 Tres Amigos Abelia
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
Flowers of Candy Stripe Moss Phlox
Double Take Peach Flowering Quince
Tiny Wine Ninebark, Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Superbells White Calibrachoa
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom
Superbells Yellow Petunia, Luscious Lemonade Lantana, Limoncello Supertunia
Flowers of Nova Zembla Rhododendron
Triumph Tulip, Boxwood
Simply Scentsational Sweetshrub
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Matrix Red Asiatic Lily, in bloom
  Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud
Yellows & Purples!
Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower
Gray foliage of Dusty Miller
Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia
 Passionale Tulip, American Dream Tulip, Bellissima Red English Daisy, Texas Gold Tulip
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup
Double Scoop Raspberry Coneflower
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup, Cranberry Cotoneaster
Magnolia, Redbud, Crabapple in bloom
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
Flowers of PJM Rhododendron
Flowers of Harmony Pearl Poppy Anemone
Electric Lime Coleus, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Jurassic Green Streak Rex Begonia
Flowers of Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily, Golden Matrix Lily
Flowers of Miss Melanie Bellflower
Nova Zembla Rhododendron, in bloom
Raspberry Archangel Angelonia, in bloom
Hook's #15 Crabapple
 Westcountry Lupins, in bloom
Calla Lily, in bloom
Wredei Dutch Elm, Cushion Spurge, Dicentra Gold Heart
Cosmic Orange Mexican Aster
Flowers of Ballerina Red Thrift
Flowers of Chattahoochee Woodland Phlox
Brandywine Foam Flower, in foamy bloom!
Hanging basket with Lobelia, Calibrachoa & Dichondra
Opal Innocence Nemesia
Pyromania Orange Blaze Red Hot Poker, SUNSATIA Blood Orange Nemesia, Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red, Honey Supertunia
The leaves of the weeping willow cascade dramatically
Compact Korean Azalea, in bloom
Be My Heart Calla Lily
Flowers of Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Ormiston Roy Flowering Crabapple
Flower plumes of Arrabona Red Celosia
Flowers of Martha Washington Regal Geraniums
Flowers of Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily
Rhododendron Olga Mezitt
Flowers of Intenz Pink Celosia
Infinity Blushing Lilac New Guinea Impatiens
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Supertunia Giant Pink Petunia, Supertunia Lavender Skies Petunia
 Summer Wave Blue Wishbone Flower
Weigela Sonic Bloom Red #3
Sweet Nectar: Superbells Tangerine Punch Calibrachoa, Luscious Citrus Blend Lantana, Supertunia Really Red Petunia
 Blue Yonder Spike Speedwell, in bloom
 Olive Bailey Langdon Hosta
Supertunia Priscilla Petunia
Pink Wave Petunias, in bloom
 Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Cockspur thorn (Crataegus crus-galli) in early spring
Variegated leaves of Jack Frost Brunnera
Catalina White Linen Wishbone Flower
Triumph Tulip (Tulipa 'Evergreen') in bloom
Ruslyn in the Pink Japanese Maple
Wild Geranium, Whitespire Gray Birch
Beautiful Snow Queen Clematis flowers
Karen's Azalea
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Golden Flare Azalea, Lemon Ice African Daisy
 Dicentra Gold Heart, in bloom
Japanese Crabapple, in bloom
'Little King' Fox Valley River Birch
Chalet Orchid Azalea, in bloom
Jack Crabapple, in bloom
Variegated Siberian Bugloss, in bloom
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom.
Circus Heuchera, in bloom
Ad Rem Tulip
Flowers of Arctic Breeze Intermedia Bearded Iris
Boldly White Geranium
Showy Crabapple, in bloom
Redosier Dogwood 'Bergesson's Compact' flowers & stem, early spring
Weeping Willow, Tulips
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Bok Choi 'Prize Choy'
ColorBlaze El Brighto Coleus
Orange Symphony African Daisy
Rockapulco Purple Impatiens, in bloom
Ramona Clematis, in bloom
Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena
Flowers of Ballerina Tulip
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip, Dalmatian Purple Foxglove
Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily
Brass Lantern Foamy Bells, in bloom
Purple Gem Rhododendron, in bloom
Purple Passion Rhododendron, in bloom
Flowers of Tiny Todd Asiatic Lily
Flowers of Margarita African Daisy
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Rose Glow Japanese Barberry does seem to glow!
Fiesta Forsythia, in bloom
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Weeping Willows, Tulips
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
   Raspberry Splash Lungwort, in bloom
Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Electric Lime Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus
Camelot Rose Purple Foxglove
Flowers of Fort Hill Moss Phlox
Miss Lilac Superbells Petunia, Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia
 Whitespire Gray Birch, Valerie Finnis Grape Hyacinth, Blue Magic Grape Hyacinth, Negrita Triumph Tulip, Katz Purple Stock
 Dame's Rocket, in bloom
Flowers of Red Baron Crabapple
Basket-of-Gold, in bloom
Weeping Willows & Tulips
Senora Rosalita Spider Flower, in bloom
Jack Crabapple, in bloom
Bandana Cherry Sunrise Lantana
 Superbells Red Calibrachoa, Toffee Twist Bronze Curly Sedge, Dolce Wildberry Coralbells, Sky Rocket Fountain Grass
Flower of Dwarf French Marigold
Flowers of Compactum Basket-of-Gold
Intermediate Yew (Taxus x media 'Bergi') surrounding Amur Chokecherry tree
Hula Hoops: Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia, Superbena Pink Shades Verbena, Superbena Royale Plum Wine Verbena
Ostrich Ferns on a hillside
Dolce Cinnamon Curls Coral Bells, Stoplight Coral Bells, Everest Ornamental Sedge
Elaine Princess Lily
Flowers of Pioneer Silvery Pink Rhododendron
Weeping Willows tower over path at Chicago Botanic Garden
Flowers of Amina Princess lilies Peruvian Lily
Blackout Coral Bells, Angelina Stonecrop


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