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')
Weeping Willow
Flower of Kilian Donahue Clematis
Blue Mirror Delphinium, in bloom
Cercis canadensis is known for its beautiful pink-purple early spring blooms.
Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) in bloom, early spring
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Mache Mix Persian Buttercups
Tiny Todd Asiatic lily, in bloom
Clematis 'Fireworks'
Triumph Tulip, Boxwood
Crabapples & Tulips in bloom
Crabapple in full bloom
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Double Take Orange Quince
Gallery Blue Lupin
Tried & True: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Flambe Yellow Strawflower, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
Superbells Yellow Petunia, Luscious Lemonade Lantana, Limoncello Supertunia
Flowers of Nova Zembla Rhododendron
Double Scoop Raspberry Coneflower
Oso Easy Ice Bay Rose
Superbells White Calibrachoa
Distinctive bark of the Gray Birch 'Whitespire Senior'
Flowers of Candy Stripe Moss Phlox
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
Boldly White Geranium
 Westcountry Lupins, in bloom
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena
Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Van Eseltine Crabapple in bloom
Diamond Frost Spurge
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom
  Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud
ColorBlaze El Brighto Coleus
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
 Tres Amigos Abelia
Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Pink Wave Petunias, in bloom
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Flowers of Chattahoochee Woodland Phlox
Cosmic Orange Mexican Aster
The leaves of the weeping willow cascade dramatically
Beautiful Snow Queen Clematis flowers
   Raspberry Splash Lungwort, in bloom
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Ruslyn in the Pink Japanese Maple
Double Take Peach Flowering Quince
Purple Gem Rhododendron, in bloom
 Blue Yonder Spike Speedwell, in bloom
Flowers of Arctic Breeze Intermedia Bearded Iris
Cockspur thorn (Crataegus crus-galli) in early spring
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom.
Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Electric Lime Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus
Wild Geranium, Whitespire Gray Birch
Triumph Tulip (Tulipa 'Evergreen') in bloom
Whirlwind White Fan Flower
Persian Shield
Circus Heuchera, in bloom
Wredei Dutch Elm, Cushion Spurge, Dicentra Gold Heart
Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
Simply Scentsational Sweetshrub
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Basket-of-Gold, in bloom
Marsh Marigold
Compact Korean Azalea, in bloom
Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
Rainforest Sunrise Hosta, Watch Up Trumpet Daffodil
Nova Zembla Rhododendron, in bloom
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip, Dalmatian Purple Foxglove
Flowers of Red Baron Crabapple
Emerald Blue Moss Phlox, in bloom
African Daisy
Karen's Azalea, in bloom
Intermediate Yew (Taxus x media 'Bergi') surrounding Amur Chokecherry tree
Tiny Wine Ninebark, Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Soprano White African Daisy
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup, Cranberry Cotoneaster
Karen's Azalea
Supertunia Priscilla Petunia
Sherbet Blend Tulips, in bloom
 Supertunia Trailing Blue Veined Petunia
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Raspberry Archangel Angelonia, in bloom
Flowers of Miss Melanie Bellflower
Calla Lily, in bloom
Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Ad Rem Tulip, Danada Charm Elm
Flowers of Ballerina Tulip
Yellow Submarine Rose, in bloom
Variegated leaves of Jack Frost Brunnera
Flowers of Tiny Todd Asiatic Lily
Rockapulco Purple Impatiens, in bloom
Bandana Cherry Sunrise Lantana
Flowers of Compactum Basket-of-Gold
 Summer Wave Blue Wishbone Flower
Confetti: Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Laguna White Lobelia, Superbena Purple Verbena
Be My Heart Calla Lily
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Flowers of PJM Rhododendron
 Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Hula Hoops: Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia, Superbena Pink Shades Verbena, Superbena Royale Plum Wine Verbena
 Whitespire Gray Birch, Valerie Finnis Grape Hyacinth, Blue Magic Grape Hyacinth, Negrita Triumph Tulip, Katz Purple Stock
Weeping Willows tower over path at Chicago Botanic Garden
Golden Flare Azalea, Lemon Ice African Daisy
Camelot Rose Purple Foxglove
Ad Rem Tulip
Opal Innocence Nemesia
Weeping Willows, Tulips
Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia
Bok Choi 'Prize Choy'
Dalmatian Purple Foxglove, in bloom
Brandywine Foam Flower, in foamy bloom!
Jack Crabapple, in bloom
Rose Glow Japanese Barberry does seem to glow!
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip, Selkirk Crabapple
Rhododendron
Flower of Dwarf French Marigold
  Autumn Moon Japanese Maple in spring
'Little King' Fox Valley River Birch
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup
Laguna Compact Blue with Eye Lobelia
Ostrich Fern
 Dicentra Gold Heart, in bloom
 Passionale Tulip, American Dream Tulip, Bellissima Red English Daisy, Texas Gold Tulip
Rockapulco Rose Impatiens
Blackout Coral Bells, Angelina Stonecrop
Ormiston Roy Flowering Crabapple
Beau Monde Triumph Tulip
Flowers of Pioneer Silvery Pink Rhododendron
Dolce Cinnamon Curls Coral Bells, Stoplight Coral Bells, Everest Ornamental Sedge
Weigela Sonic Bloom Red #3
Senora Rosalita Spider Flower, in bloom
Orange Symphony African Daisy
Flowers of Fort Hill Moss Phlox
Cushion Spurge
 Olive Bailey Langdon Hosta
Flowers of Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Infinity Blushing Lilac New Guinea Impatiens
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Yellows & Purples!
Weeping Willow, Tulips
Purple Passion Rhododendron, in bloom
Rhododendron Olga Mezitt
Miss Lilac Superbells Petunia, Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
 Dame's Rocket, in bloom
Jack Crabapple, in bloom
Magnolia, Redbud, Crabapple in bloom
Flowers of Martha Washington Regal Geraniums
Flowers of Amina Princess lilies Peruvian Lily
Variegated Siberian Bugloss, in bloom
Ramona Clematis, in bloom
Flower plumes of Arrabona Red Celosia
Redosier Dogwood 'Bergesson's Compact' flowers & stem, early spring
Chalet Orchid Azalea, in bloom
Flowers of Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart


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