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


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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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