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
Crabapple in full bloom
H.F. Young Clematis, in bloom
Flowers of Nova Zembla Rhododendron
Triumph Tulip, Boxwood
Crabapples & Tulips in bloom
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom
Clematis 'Fireworks'
Superbells Yellow Petunia, Luscious Lemonade Lantana, Limoncello Supertunia
Blue Mirror Delphinium, in bloom
Weeping Willow
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Flower of Kilian Donahue Clematis
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Tiny Todd Asiatic lily, in bloom
Sherbet Blend Tulips, in bloom
Double Take Orange Quince
Diamond Frost Spurge
Superbells White Calibrachoa
Cercis canadensis is known for its beautiful pink-purple early spring blooms.
Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Flowers of Candy Stripe Moss Phlox
Distinctive bark of the Gray Birch 'Whitespire Senior'
Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Gallery Blue Lupin
  Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud
 Tres Amigos Abelia
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
Persian Shield
 Passionale Tulip, American Dream Tulip, Bellissima Red English Daisy, Texas Gold Tulip
Tried & True: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Flambe Yellow Strawflower, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) in bloom, early spring
ColorBlaze El Brighto Coleus
Double Scoop Raspberry Coneflower
Tiny Wine Ninebark, Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Flowers of Arctic Breeze Intermedia Bearded Iris
Van Eseltine Crabapple in bloom
Flowers of Golden Flare Azalea
Flowers of Tiny Todd Asiatic Lily
Camelot Rose Purple Foxglove
 Westcountry Lupins, in bloom
Pyromania Orange Blaze Red Hot Poker, SUNSATIA Blood Orange Nemesia, Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red, Honey Supertunia
Wredei Dutch Elm, Cushion Spurge, Dicentra Gold Heart
Flowers of Compactum Basket-of-Gold
Simply Scentsational Sweetshrub
Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena
Ad Rem Tulip
Double Take Peach Flowering Quince
 Olive Bailey Langdon Hosta
Dalmatian Purple Foxglove, in bloom
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Raspberry Archangel Angelonia, in bloom
Magnolia, Redbud, Crabapple in bloom
Flowers of Harmony Pearl Poppy Anemone
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip
Supertunia Priscilla Petunia
Mache Mix Persian Buttercups
Cosmic Orange Mexican Aster
African Daisy
   Raspberry Splash Lungwort, in bloom
Beau Monde Triumph Tulip
Triumph Tulip (Tulipa 'Evergreen') in bloom
Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia
Ad Rem Tulip, Danada Charm Elm
Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily, Golden Matrix Lily
Flowers of Chattahoochee Woodland Phlox
Redosier Dogwood 'Bergesson's Compact' flowers & stem, early spring
Opal Innocence Nemesia
Boldly White Geranium
  Autumn Moon Japanese Maple in spring
Intermediate Yew (Taxus x media 'Bergi') surrounding Amur Chokecherry tree
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Rhododendron
Yellow Submarine Rose, in bloom
Purple Passion Rhododendron, in bloom
Karen's Azalea, in bloom
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Brandywine Foam Flower, in foamy bloom!
Calla Lily, in bloom
Whirlwind White Fan Flower
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Ostrich Ferns on a hillside
 Blue Yonder Spike Speedwell, in bloom
 Whitespire Gray Birch, Valerie Finnis Grape Hyacinth, Blue Magic Grape Hyacinth, Negrita Triumph Tulip, Katz Purple Stock
Bok Choi 'Prize Choy'
Flowers of Margarita African Daisy
Flowers of Amina Princess lilies Peruvian Lily
Hook's #15 Crabapple
Compact Korean Azalea, in bloom
Beautiful Snow Queen Clematis flowers
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Weeping Willow, Tulips
Be My Heart Calla Lily
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup, Cranberry Cotoneaster
Electric Lime Coleus, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Jurassic Green Streak Rex Begonia
Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Flowers of Fort Hill Moss Phlox
Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Supertunia Giant Pink Petunia, Supertunia Lavender Skies Petunia
Pink Wave Petunias, in bloom
Rockapulco Appleblossom Impatiens, in bloom
Tango Rose Mega Splash Zonal Geranium, in bloom
Elaine Princess Lily
Weeping Willows, Tulips
Catalina White Linen Wishbone Flower
Cushion Spurge
Orange Symphony African Daisy
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup
Flower plumes of Arrabona Red Celosia
Joy's Pride Eastern Redbud, White Gold Spirea
Rhododendron Olga Mezitt
Flowers of Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily
Oso Easy Ice Bay Rose
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip, Dalmatian Purple Foxglove
Confetti: Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Laguna White Lobelia, Superbena Purple Verbena
Rockapulco Purple Impatiens, in bloom
Weigela Sonic Bloom Red #3
Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Bluebird Nemesia
Crown Imperial, Ballerina Tulip
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
 Superbells Red Calibrachoa, Toffee Twist Bronze Curly Sedge, Dolce Wildberry Coralbells, Sky Rocket Fountain Grass
Soprano White African Daisy
Fiesta Forsythia, in bloom
Infinity Blushing Lilac New Guinea Impatiens
Hocus Pocus Single Late Tulip, in bloom
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Wild Geranium, Whitespire Gray Birch
Ruslyn in the Pink Japanese Maple
 Supertunia Trailing Blue Veined Petunia
Basket-of-Gold, in bloom
Rockapulco Rose Impatiens
Purple Gem Rhododendron, in bloom
Karen's Azalea
Japanese Crabapple, in bloom
Large Flowered Trillium, in bloom
Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Electric Lime Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus
Sweet Nectar: Superbells Tangerine Punch Calibrachoa, Luscious Citrus Blend Lantana, Supertunia Really Red Petunia
Dolce Cinnamon Curls Coral Bells, Stoplight Coral Bells, Everest Ornamental Sedge
Ormiston Roy Flowering Crabapple
Showy Crabapple, in bloom
Miss Lilac Superbells Petunia, Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia
Flowers of Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Laguna Compact Blue with Eye Lobelia
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
Ostrich Fern, Paris Coral Bells, Sprite Astilbe, Newport Cherry Plum, Shadowland Empress Wu Hosta
Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower
Jack Crabapple, in bloom
Flowers of Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Flowers of Ballerina Tulip
 Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
The leaves of the weeping willow cascade dramatically
 Dicentra Gold Heart, in bloom
Flowers of Intenz Pink Celosia
Flowers of Miss Melanie Bellflower
Bandana Cherry Sunrise Lantana
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom.
Cockspur thorn (Crataegus crus-galli) in early spring
Hula Hoops: Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia, Superbena Pink Shades Verbena, Superbena Royale Plum Wine Verbena
Flowers of Ballerina Red Thrift
Rave On Coral Bells, in bloom
Nova Zembla Rhododendron, in bloom
Senora Rosalita Spider Flower, 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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