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 June's, over the years.

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Bright Lights Yellow African Daisy
 Showstar Blackfoot, High Tide Blue Floss Flower, Happy Ring Cosmos
Wendy's Wish Sage, Magellan Orange Zinnia, Plumed Celosia, Artemis Silver Sage, Century Plant
Ivory Halo Dogwood
 Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
 Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Superbena Royale Plum Wine Verbena, Sunsatia Coconut Nemesia
Coleus leaves come in startlingly different colors!
Flowers of Golden Thumbelina Japanese Spirea
Matrix Lemon Pansy
Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena
Roses & Clematis climbing trellis
Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, in bloom
Flowers of Berried Treasure Pink Strawberry
Mojave Fuchsia Purslane
Maggie Daley False Goatsbeard, in bloom
Flower of Sun Cherry Zinnia
Supertunia Vista Paradise Petunia
Easy Elegance Kiss Me Shrub Rose, in bloom
Ferns, Hosta & Heuchera
Sun Sprinkles Miniature Rose, in bloom
Candelabra Grandiflora Rose
Victoria Blue Mealycup Sage, Double Fire Zinnia, Rumblin Nu Blue Petunia, Ivanetti Dahlia
Whiskers Light Blue Pansy in bloom
The Chalet Nursery always has a great containers!
Matrix Deep Blue Blotch Pansy, Solstice Orange Tricolor Snapdragon, ?
Forest Pansy's foliage remains a purplish green throughout summer.
Flowers of Golden Thumbelina Japanese Spirea
Vision in Pink Chinese Astilbe, in bloom
Colorblaze Golden Dreams Coleus
Robusta Shrub Rose
Superbells Cherry Blossom Mini Petumia, in bloom
Superbells Holy Moly Calibrachoa
Dalaya Red Yellow Eye Dahlia, in bloom
Sunsatia Lemon Nemesia
Supertunia Really Red Petunia
The entrance to the Chicago Botanic Gardens
Alauna Clair-Obscur Dahlia, in bloom
Blue Light Clematis, in bloom
Four-Angled Sundrops, in bloom
Flowers of Rumblin Nu Blue Petunia
Potomac Yellow Snapdragon
Shrubby Cinquefoil
Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Red Knockout Shrub Rose, Coral Meidiland Shrub Rose
Hummelo Betony
Candelabra Grandiflora Rose
Dalaya Red Yellow Eye Dahlia
Coleus Kong Jr. 'Rose'
Love Grandiflora Rose
Goldilocks Rocks Bidens, Superbells Double Amber Million Bells, Vermillionaire Firecracker Plant
Bouffant: Angelface Blue Summer Snapdragon, Superbells Blackcurrant Punch Million Bells, Supertunia Raspberry Rush Petunia
Million Kisses Devotion Tuberous Begonia
Rustic Orange Coleus
Grass - Northern Sea Oats, White Lava Elephant's Ear, Wildfire Smoky Rose Coleus, Sweetheart Ivy, Marshmallow Begonia, Ceylon Bowstring Hemp
Magellan Orange Zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Magellan Orange')
Flowers of Bouquet Rose French Hydrangea
Bugloss 'Silver Heart'
Flowers of Julia Coneflower
Flowers of Pink Taffeta Spirea japonica
Variegated Leaves of Sunny Princess Weigela
Prairie Sun Black-Eyed Susan, Inca Zinnia, Patricia Ann's Sunset Dahlia
Rustic Orange Coleus
Robina Orienpet Lily
Prairie Joy Shrub Rose
Entrained Tri-Color Beech
Ladys Mantle, ? Geranium, ? False Goat's Beard
Caradonna Sage, Rustic Orange Coleus
Huge flower spikes of the Dalmatian Peach Foxglove
Flower of Kelvin Floodlight Dahlia
Tutti-Frutti Hyssop, in bloom
Shining Sensation Weigela
Dalaya Red Yellow Eye Dahlia, in bloom
ColorBlaze Wicked Hot Coleus, Heat It Up Scarlet Blanket Flower, Superbells Double Orange Million Bells, Sweet Caroline Red Hawk Sweet Potato Vine
Senorita Rosalita Spider Flower, Colorblaze Torchlight Coleus, Diamond Snow Spurge, Sunpatiens Compact Royal Magenta
Shrubby Cinquefoil
Pugster Pink Butterfly Bush
Potomac Yellow Snapdragon
Leaves of Japanese Zelkova
Million Kisses Devotion Tuberous Begonia, Trailing Garnet Robe Coleus
Entrained Tri-Color Beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Tricolor') at Chalet Nursery
Fragrant Bouquet Hosta
Elina Rose
Supertunia Daybreak Charm Petunia
Tri-Color Beech leaves literally shine when backlit!
Lavaglut Floribunda Rose, in bloom
Permathread Red Satin Tickseed
Waterfall Blue Edging Lobelia
Giant Exhibition Chivalry Coleus, Black Beauty Alumroot
 Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, in bloom
Butterfly Weed
Astilbe, White Dynasty Caladium, Whitespire Gray Birch
Tower of Jewels
Suncredible Yellow Sunflower
Ivory Halo Dogwood
Dash Violet Pinks
Heart To Heart Lemon Blush Elephant Ear, Sweet Caroline Kiwi Sweet Potato Vine, Hippo Red Polka Dot Plant
Freckles Coleus
Jurassic Silver Swirl Begonia
? Yarrow
Orange Punch Canna Lily, in bloom
Box Elder & Ostrich Ferns tower over a bed of Pachysandra in this shady, wet area.
Ivory Halo Dogwood, Day Lilies, Wave Petunias, Clematis
Sunsatia Mango Nemesia
Golden Spirit Smoketree, Kelvin Floodlight Dinnerplate Dahlia, Mesa Yellow Blanket Flower, Susie Clear Yellow Black-Eyed Susan Vine, Flutterby Petite Snow White Butterfly Bush
King Tut Papyrus, Mohawk Burkwood Viburnum, Jealousy Himalayan Honeysuckle, Mahogany Splendor Red-Leaf Hibiscus
Pink Diamonds: Hippo Rose Polka Dot Plant, Heart to Heart Va Va Violet Elephant Ear, Diamond Snow Spurge
Flowers of Ivanetti Dahlia
Japanese painted fern coloration makes it one of the most popular cultivated ferns.
Heart To Heart Mesmerized Elephant Ear, Chocolate Drop Coleus, Lemon Coral Stonecrop
Flower of Diana's Delight Clematis
Backlit canopy of Van Houtte English Elm
Elina Roses, in bloom
Easy Elegance Kiss Me Shrub Rose, in bloom
Purple Dragon Dead Nettle
Orange Stripe New Guinea Impatiens, in bloom
Shrubby Cinquefoil, in bloom
Visions in Pink Chinese Astilbe
? Astilbe, Ladys Mantle
Clio Magenta Cleome, in bloom
Dainty Bess Hybrid Tea Rose
New Gold Lantana, Bishop of Llandaff Semi-Double Dahlia, Orange Punch Canna Lily
Japanese Painted Fern
Dalmatian White Foxglove, in bloom
Lovely purple Petunia basket
Flowers of Pruhoniciana Japanese Spirea
Zagreb Threadleaf Coreopsis, in bloom
Guardian Blue Delphinium, Cambridge Scarlet Beebalm
Viola Elizabeth Clematis, in bloom
Gizmo Miniature Rose
? Clematis
Easy Elegance Kiss Me Shrub Rose, in bloom
Dainty Bess Hybrid Tea Rose, in bloom
Niobe Clematis
Flower of Koko Loko Floribunda Rose
Jurassic Silver Swirl Begonia
Comptesse de Bouchard Clematis
Colorblaze Torchlight Coleus, Supertunia Sharon Petunia
Spider Salmon with Dark Eye Gerbera Daisy
Prince Tut Papyrus, Whirlwind Blue Fan Flower, Sweet Caroline Jet Black Sweet Potato, Silver Falls Dichondra
Nearly Wild Floribunda Rose
Wave Petunias
Russian Sage, Nearly Wild Floribunda Rose
Paprika Yarrow
Colorblaze Dark Star Coleus
Showstar Blackfoot, in bloom
Leaves of Frost Japanese Zelkova
Tsingling Maple
Elina Hybrid Tea Rose
Bishop of Llandaff Semi-Double Dahlia, Orange Punch Canna Lily
Angelface Wedgewood Blue Snapdragon, in bloom
 Pink Delight Butterfly Bush, Golden Fleece Goldenrod, Potomac Yellow Snapdragon, Showstar Blackfoot, High Tide Blue Floss Flower, Happy Ring Cosmos
Million Kisses Devotion Tuberous Begonia, 
Giant Exhibition Chivalry Coleus, Black Beauty Alumroot, Foxtail Fern
Preparing the garden!
Vesuvius Astilbe
Pewter Lace Japanese Painted Fern
  Royal Candles Spiked Speedwell, in bloom
Flowers of Wlassov Cranesbill
? Ivory Halo Dogwood
Infinity Dark Pink New Guinea Impatiens, in bloom


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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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