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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 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
Blooming Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) surrounded by Intermediate Yew (Taxus x media 'Bergi')
Crabapple in full bloom
Van Eseltine Crabapple in bloom
Superbells Yellow Petunia, Luscious Lemonade Lantana, Limoncello Supertunia
Flowers of Candy Stripe Moss Phlox
Distinctive bark of the Gray Birch 'Whitespire Senior'
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Cercis canadensis is known for its beautiful pink-purple early spring blooms.
Weeping Willow
Gallery Blue Lupin
Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Crabapples & Tulips in bloom
Clematis 'Fireworks'
Triumph Tulip, Boxwood
Be My Heart Calla Lily
Double Scoop Raspberry Coneflower
Sherbet Blend Tulips, in bloom
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom
Simply Scentsational Sweetshrub
Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena
Tiny Todd Asiatic lily, in bloom
Blue Mirror Delphinium, in bloom
Flowers of Nova Zembla Rhododendron
Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) in bloom, early spring
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Tried & True: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Flambe Yellow Strawflower, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
Diamond Frost Spurge
Persian Shield
Mache Mix Persian Buttercups
Flower of Kilian Donahue Clematis
Weeping Willow, Tulips
Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Cockspur thorn (Crataegus crus-galli) in early spring
Weeping Willows tower over path at Chicago Botanic Garden
 Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
 Summer Wave Blue Wishbone Flower
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom.
 Whitespire Gray Birch, Valerie Finnis Grape Hyacinth, Blue Magic Grape Hyacinth, Negrita Triumph Tulip, Katz Purple Stock
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip, Dalmatian Purple Foxglove
Circus Heuchera, in bloom
Flowers of Intenz Pink Celosia
 Passionale Tulip, American Dream Tulip, Bellissima Red English Daisy, Texas Gold Tulip
Flowers of Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup, Cranberry Cotoneaster
   Raspberry Splash Lungwort, in bloom
Orange Symphony African Daisy
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Ad Rem Tulip
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Flower plumes of Arrabona Red Celosia
Whirlwind White Fan Flower
Cushion Spurge
Gray foliage of Dusty Miller
Yellow Submarine Rose, in bloom
Boldly White Geranium
Golden Flare Azalea, Lemon Ice African Daisy
Brandywine Foam Flower, in foamy bloom!
Flowers of Ballerina Tulip
Double Take Peach Flowering Quince
Ostrich Ferns on a hillside
Bandana Cherry Sunrise Lantana
Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Superbells White Calibrachoa
 Tres Amigos Abelia
Supertunia Priscilla Petunia
Pyromania Orange Blaze Red Hot Poker, SUNSATIA Blood Orange Nemesia, Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red, Honey Supertunia
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Flowers of PJM Rhododendron
Triumph Tulip (Tulipa 'Evergreen') in bloom
Rhododendron Olga Mezitt
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
ColorBlaze El Brighto Coleus
Fiesta Forsythia, in bloom
Raspberry Archangel Angelonia, in bloom
Redosier Dogwood 'Bergesson's Compact' flowers & stem, early spring
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily, Golden Matrix Lily
 Westcountry Lupins, in bloom
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Infinity Blushing Lilac New Guinea Impatiens
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Flowers of Harmony Pearl Poppy Anemone
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
  Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud
 Dicentra Gold Heart, in bloom
Hanging basket with Lobelia, Calibrachoa & Dichondra
Senora Rosalita Spider Flower, in bloom
Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower
Variegated Siberian Bugloss, in bloom
Hook's #15 Crabapple
Tiny Wine Ninebark, Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Ruslyn in the Pink Japanese Maple
The leaves of the weeping willow cascade dramatically
Jack Crabapple, in bloom
Flowers of Margarita African Daisy
Magnolia, Redbud, Crabapple in bloom
Double Take Orange Quince
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip, Selkirk Crabapple
Ormiston Roy Flowering Crabapple
Candy Stripe Moss Phlox, in bloom
Flower of Dwarf French Marigold
Beau Monde Triumph Tulip
Flowers of Arctic Breeze Intermedia Bearded Iris
Oso Easy Ice Bay Rose
Flowers of Golden Flare Azalea
Sweet Nectar: Superbells Tangerine Punch Calibrachoa, Luscious Citrus Blend Lantana, Supertunia Really Red Petunia
Pink Wave Petunias, in bloom
Joy's Pride Eastern Redbud, White Gold Spirea
 Blue Yonder Spike Speedwell, in bloom
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Flowers of Cleopatra Foxtail Lily
Rockapulco Appleblossom Impatiens, in bloom
Flowers of Tiny Todd Asiatic Lily
Bok Choi 'Prize Choy'
Ostrich Fern, Paris Coral Bells, Sprite Astilbe, Newport Cherry Plum, Shadowland Empress Wu Hosta
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
Flowers of Miss Melanie Bellflower
Hula Hoops: Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia, Superbena Pink Shades Verbena, Superbena Royale Plum Wine Verbena
Rhododendron
Weeping Willows & Tulips
Flowers of Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Rockapulco Purple Impatiens, in bloom
Hocus Pocus Single Late Tulip, in bloom
Wredei Dutch Elm, Cushion Spurge, Dicentra Gold Heart
Crown Imperial, Ballerina Tulip
Flowers of Compactum Basket-of-Gold
Calla Lily, in bloom
Ad Rem Tulip, Danada Charm Elm
 Dame's Rocket, in bloom
 Supertunia Trailing Blue Veined Petunia
Flowers of Fort Hill Moss Phlox
Confetti: Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Laguna White Lobelia, Superbena Purple Verbena
Ramona Clematis, in bloom
Catalina White Linen Wishbone Flower
Bluebird Nemesia
Marsh Marigold
Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia
Wild Geranium, Whitespire Gray Birch
Opal Innocence Nemesia
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup
Purple Passion Rhododendron, in bloom
Laguna Compact Blue with Eye Lobelia
Flowers of Martha Washington Regal Geraniums
Basket-of-Gold, in bloom
Camelot Rose Purple Foxglove
Elaine Princess Lily
Variegated leaves of Jack Frost Brunnera
Freedom Rings: Superbena Dark Blue Verbena, Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena, Superbena Whiteout Verbena
Miss Lilac Superbells Petunia, Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia
Illusion Midnight Lace Sweet Potato, Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia
Weigela Sonic Bloom Red #3
Compact Korean Azalea, in bloom
Blackout Coral Bells, Angelina Stonecrop
Flowers of Amina Princess lilies Peruvian Lily
Chalet Orchid Azalea, in bloom
'Little King' Fox Valley River Birch
Flowers of Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily
Flowers of Red Baron Crabapple
Large Flowered Trillium, in bloom


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Field-Grown vs. Greenhouse-Grown Plants

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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