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


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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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