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
Weeping Willow
H.F. Young Clematis, in bloom
Tiny Todd Asiatic lily, in bloom
Flower of Kilian Donahue Clematis
Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) in bloom, early spring
Flowers of Candy Stripe Moss Phlox
Van Eseltine Crabapple in bloom
Tried & True: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Flambe Yellow Strawflower, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Crabapple in full bloom
Triumph Tulip, Boxwood
Superbells Yellow Petunia, Luscious Lemonade Lantana, Limoncello Supertunia
Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Flowers of Arctic Breeze Intermedia Bearded Iris
Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Crabapples & Tulips in bloom
Double Take Peach Flowering Quince
Flowers of Nova Zembla Rhododendron
Double Take Orange Quince
Blue Mirror Delphinium, in bloom
Distinctive bark of the Gray Birch 'Whitespire Senior'
ColorBlaze El Brighto Coleus
 Westcountry Lupins, in bloom
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom
Cercis canadensis is known for its beautiful pink-purple early spring blooms.
Miss Lilac Superbells Petunia, Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Clematis 'Fireworks'
Gallery Blue Lupin
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Persian Shield
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Hula Hoops: Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia, Superbena Pink Shades Verbena, Superbena Royale Plum Wine Verbena
Superbells White Calibrachoa
 Passionale Tulip, American Dream Tulip, Bellissima Red English Daisy, Texas Gold Tulip
Boldly White Geranium
Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Whirlwind White Fan Flower
Opal Innocence Nemesia
Weigela Sonic Bloom Red #3
Rockapulco Appleblossom Impatiens, in bloom
Sherbet Blend Tulips, in bloom
Oso Easy Ice Bay Rose
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry, in bloom
Cushion Spurge
 Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Simply Scentsational Sweetshrub
  Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud
Variegated Siberian Bugloss, in bloom
 Blue Yonder Spike Speedwell, in bloom
Cockspur thorn (Crataegus crus-galli) in early spring
Diamond Frost Spurge
Weeping Willows tower over path at Chicago Botanic Garden
Mache Mix Persian Buttercups
Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip, Selkirk Crabapple
Flowers of Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Flowers of Ballerina Tulip
Chalet Orchid Azalea, in bloom
'Little King' Fox Valley River Birch
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Purple Gem Rhododendron, in bloom
Variegated leaves of Jack Frost Brunnera
Ad Rem Tulip, Danada Charm Elm
Tiny Wine Ninebark, Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Candy Stripe Moss Phlox, in bloom
Calla Lily, in bloom
Rhododendron
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Golden Flare Azalea, Lemon Ice African Daisy
Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia
Flowers of Miss Melanie Bellflower
Dalmatian Purple Foxglove, in bloom
Senora Rosalita Spider Flower, in bloom
 Olive Bailey Langdon Hosta
Joy's Pride Eastern Redbud, White Gold Spirea
Purple Passion Rhododendron, in bloom
Pink Wave Petunias, in bloom
Flower of Dwarf French Marigold
Ormiston Roy Flowering Crabapple
Karen's Azalea, in bloom
Be My Heart Calla Lily
Flowers of Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Jack Crabapple, in bloom
 Summer Wave Blue Wishbone Flower
Circus Heuchera, in bloom
Flowers of Red Baron Crabapple
Redosier Dogwood 'Bergesson's Compact' flowers & stem, early spring
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Electric Lime Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
Orange Symphony African Daisy
Double Scoop Raspberry Coneflower
Flowers of Harmony Pearl Poppy Anemone
Pyromania Orange Blaze Red Hot Poker, SUNSATIA Blood Orange Nemesia, Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red, Honey Supertunia
Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily, Golden Matrix Lily
Hanging basket with Lobelia, Calibrachoa & Dichondra
Magnolia, Redbud, Crabapple in bloom
Flowers of Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily
Weeping Willow, Tulips
Rhododendron Olga Mezitt
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
Ad Rem Tulip
Flowers of Chattahoochee Woodland Phlox
Rainforest Sunrise Hosta, Watch Up Trumpet Daffodil
Yellows & Purples!
 Tres Amigos Abelia
Bok Choi 'Prize Choy'
Flowers of Intenz Pink Celosia
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip, Dalmatian Purple Foxglove
Ramona Clematis, in bloom
The leaves of the weeping willow cascade dramatically
Flower plumes of Arrabona Red Celosia
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Confetti: Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Laguna White Lobelia, Superbena Purple Verbena
Flowers of Pioneer Silvery Pink Rhododendron
Electric Lime Coleus, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Jurassic Green Streak Rex Begonia
Flowers of Ballerina Red Thrift
Bandana Cherry Sunrise Lantana
Flowers of PJM Rhododendron
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Ostrich Fern
Flowers of Tiny Todd Asiatic Lily
Hocus Pocus Single Late Tulip, in bloom
 Dicentra Gold Heart, in bloom
Flowers of Fort Hill Moss Phlox
Intermediate Yew (Taxus x media 'Bergi') surrounding Amur Chokecherry tree
Crown Imperial, Ballerina Tulip
Illusion Midnight Lace Sweet Potato, Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia
Triumph Tulip (Tulipa 'Evergreen') in bloom
Freedom Rings: Superbena Dark Blue Verbena, Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena, Superbena Whiteout Verbena
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup
Wredei Dutch Elm, Cushion Spurge, Dicentra Gold Heart
Emerald Blue Moss Phlox, in bloom
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Weeping Willows, Tulips
Showy Crabapple, in bloom
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Beautiful Snow Queen Clematis flowers
Yellow Submarine Rose, in bloom
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Brandywine Foam Flower, in foamy bloom!
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
Nova Zembla Rhododendron, in bloom
Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower
   Raspberry Splash Lungwort, in bloom
Matrix Red Asiatic Lily, in bloom
Sunjoy Mini Saffron Barberry
Japanese Crabapple, in bloom
Elaine Princess Lily
Rockapulco Purple Impatiens, in bloom
Flowers of Cleopatra Foxtail Lily
Flowers of Margarita African Daisy
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup, Cranberry Cotoneaster
Soprano White African Daisy
Marsh Marigold
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena
Laguna Compact Blue with Eye Lobelia
 Supertunia Trailing Blue Veined Petunia


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