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
Gallery Blue Lupin
Cercis canadensis is known for its beautiful pink-purple early spring blooms.
Flowers of Candy Stripe Moss Phlox
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Crabapples & Tulips in bloom
Crabapple in full bloom
Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) in bloom, early spring
Flower of Kilian Donahue Clematis
Sherbet Blend Tulips, in bloom
Van Eseltine Crabapple in bloom
Whirlwind White Fan Flower
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Oso Easy Ice Bay Rose
Superbells Yellow Petunia, Luscious Lemonade Lantana, Limoncello Supertunia
Flowers of Nova Zembla Rhododendron
Weeping Willow, Tulips
Blue Mirror Delphinium, in bloom
Clematis 'Fireworks'
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom
Superbells White Calibrachoa
Tiny Todd Asiatic lily, in bloom
Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena
Diamond Frost Spurge
Triumph Tulip, Boxwood
Distinctive bark of the Gray Birch 'Whitespire Senior'
Be My Heart Calla Lily
Weigela Sonic Bloom Red #3
Wild Geranium, Whitespire Gray Birch
Camelot Rose Purple Foxglove
Triumph Tulip (Tulipa 'Evergreen') in bloom
Double Take Peach Flowering Quince
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup, Cranberry Cotoneaster
Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia
Flowers of Arctic Breeze Intermedia Bearded Iris
Bok Choi 'Prize Choy'
Cockspur thorn (Crataegus crus-galli) in early spring
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower
Dalmatian Purple Foxglove, in bloom
Jack Crabapple, in bloom
Flowers of Compactum Basket-of-Gold
Joy's Pride Eastern Redbud, White Gold Spirea
Flowers of Red Baron Crabapple
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Large Flowered Trillium, in bloom
Beautiful Snow Queen Clematis flowers
Mache Mix Persian Buttercups
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip
Double Take Orange Quince
Elaine Princess Lily
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup
Miss Lilac Superbells Petunia, Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Karen's Azalea, in bloom
Simply Scentsational Sweetshrub
Cushion Spurge
 Westcountry Lupins, in bloom
 Blue Yonder Spike Speedwell, in bloom
Tried & True: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Flambe Yellow Strawflower, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
Candy Stripe Moss Phlox, in bloom
Boldly White Geranium
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
Persian Shield
 Summer Wave Blue Wishbone Flower
Flowers of Intenz Pink Celosia
ColorBlaze El Brighto Coleus
Flowers of Amina Princess lilies Peruvian Lily
Intermediate Yew (Taxus x media 'Bergi') surrounding Amur Chokecherry tree
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom.
Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Rainforest Sunrise Hosta, Watch Up Trumpet Daffodil
Flowers of Margarita African Daisy
Rose Glow Japanese Barberry does seem to glow!
Purple Passion Rhododendron, in bloom
Flowers of Pioneer Silvery Pink Rhododendron
Ormiston Roy Flowering Crabapple
Confetti: Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Laguna White Lobelia, Superbena Purple Verbena
Flower of Dwarf French Marigold
Tiny Wine Ninebark, Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry, in bloom
Blackout Coral Bells, Angelina Stonecrop
Yellows & Purples!
Flower plumes of Arrabona Red Celosia
Flowers of Chattahoochee Woodland Phlox
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Compact Korean Azalea, in bloom
Showy Crabapple, in bloom
Matrix Red Asiatic Lily, in bloom
Flowers of Tiny Todd Asiatic Lily
Ad Rem Tulip, Danada Charm Elm
 Passionale Tulip, American Dream Tulip, Bellissima Red English Daisy, Texas Gold Tulip
Circus Heuchera, in bloom
Japanese Crabapple, in bloom
Opal Innocence Nemesia
Hanging basket with Lobelia, Calibrachoa & Dichondra
 Tres Amigos Abelia
Orange Symphony African Daisy
Flowers of Ballerina Tulip
Hula Hoops: Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia, Superbena Pink Shades Verbena, Superbena Royale Plum Wine Verbena
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Cosmic Orange Mexican Aster
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
  Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud
Flowers of Harmony Pearl Poppy Anemone
Yellow Submarine Rose, in bloom
Double Scoop Raspberry Coneflower
Flowers of Ballerina Red Thrift
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Rhododendron
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
Sunjoy Mini Saffron Barberry
Variegated leaves of Jack Frost Brunnera
   Raspberry Splash Lungwort, in bloom
  Autumn Moon Japanese Maple in spring
 Superbells Red Calibrachoa, Toffee Twist Bronze Curly Sedge, Dolce Wildberry Coralbells, Sky Rocket Fountain Grass
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Spicy Orange Rose Bicolor Nemesia, in bloom
Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily, Golden Matrix Lily
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
'Little King' Fox Valley River Birch
Chalet Orchid Azalea, in bloom
African Daisy
Electric Lime Coleus, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Jurassic Green Streak Rex Begonia
Emerald Blue Moss Phlox, in bloom
Pink Wave Petunias, in bloom
Gray foliage of Dusty Miller
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip, Dalmatian Purple Foxglove
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip, Selkirk Crabapple
Nova Zembla Rhododendron, in bloom
Raspberry Archangel Angelonia, in bloom
Basket-of-Gold, in bloom
Golden Flare Azalea, Lemon Ice African Daisy
 Dicentra Gold Heart, in bloom
 Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
 Olive Bailey Langdon Hosta
Tango Rose Mega Splash Zonal Geranium, in bloom
Fiesta Forsythia, in bloom
Flowers of Golden Flare Azalea
 Champion Blue Canterbury Bells, in bloom
Ormiston Roy Flowering Crabapple
Flowers of Miss Melanie Bellflower
Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Electric Lime Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus
Wredei Dutch Elm, Cushion Spurge, Dicentra Gold Heart
Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia
Crown Imperial, Ballerina Tulip
Beau Monde Triumph Tulip
Calla Lily, in bloom
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Magnolia, Redbud, Crabapple in bloom
Flowers of Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Brandywine Foam Flower, in foamy bloom!
Ruslyn in the Pink Japanese Maple
Variegated Siberian Bugloss, in bloom
Hook's #15 Crabapple
Illusion Midnight Lace Sweet Potato, Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia
Purple Gem Rhododendron, in bloom
The leaves of the weeping willow cascade dramatically
Flowers of Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily
Marsh Marigold
Redosier Dogwood 'Bergesson's Compact' flowers & stem, early spring
Ramona Clematis, in bloom
Ad Rem Tulip
Brass Lantern Foamy Bells, in bloom
Rockapulco Appleblossom Impatiens, 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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