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 August's, over the years.

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Lil' Kim Rose of Sharon, in bloom
Sweet Dreams Dahlia
Tiny Bee Asiatic Lily
Arizona Apricot Blanket Flower, Tidal Wave Red Velour Petunia
Summerific Cherry Cheesecake Hibiscus, in bloom
Flowers of Serenita Pink Summer Snapdragon
Tiny Spider Lily
Tie Dye Hibiscus' huge bloom
Whirlwind Plantain Lily
Celosia 'Arrabona Red', in bloom
King Tut Hosta, Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Timless Pink Geranium, Diamond Frost Spurge, ColorBlaze Dipt in Wine Coleus
Camelot Lavender Foxglove
Party Time Sangria Coleus
Angelonia Serenita Pink. in bloom
Red Mums, in bloom
Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower, in bloom
Blooms of the Gallo Red Blanket Flower
First Flame Orange Celosia
Helenium autumnale 'Fuego' PPAF
Bounce Pink Flame Impatiens, in bloom
Flowers of Superbells Evening Star Calibrachoa
Flowers of Mauve Moody Blues Speedwell
Golden Barberry
China Town Celosia
Mauve Moody Blues Speedwell, Pink Moody Blues Speedwell
Flowers of Fabiana Alstroemeria
Carnaby Clematis, in bloom
Arizona Apricot Blanket Flower, in bloom
Flowers of Superbells Garden Rose Calibrachoa
Angelface Super Blue Summer Snapdragon, Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Supertunia Royal Magenta Petunia, Persian Shield
Nelly Moser Clematis
Mauve Moody Blues Speedwell, in bloom
Mardi Gras Helen's Flower
Coleosaurus Coleus
Flowers of Serenita Sky Blue Summer Snapdragon
Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Sweet Caroline Jet Black Sweet Potato, Diamond Snow Spurge
Tidal Wave Red Velour Petunia, in bloom
 Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Fiber Optic Grass, ColorBlaze Dipt in Wine Coleus, Vanilla Spice Sweet Pepperbush
Flowers of Mauve Moody Blues Speedwell
Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
Campfire Coleus
Jolt Pink F1 Dianthus
Heart Throb Hibiscus
Supertunia Black Cherry
Golden Vicary Privet
Eveline Speedwell
Tickled Pink Hydrangea paniculata
Superbells Evening Star Calibrachoa, in bloom
 Angelface Blue Summer Snapdragon, Illusion Midnight Lace Sweet Potato, ColorBlaze Dipt in Wine Coleus, Snowstorm Blue Bacopa
Tiny Spider Lily
Brilliantina
Winter Sun Oxeye Sunflower
Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily
Lobelia Cardinalis, in bloom
Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Supertunia Trailing Blue Veined Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena
Graceful Grasses Purple Fountain Grass, Campfire Flame Bidens, Superbells Double Orange Million Bells, Vermillionaire Firecracker Plant, Chocolate Drop Coleus
Flowers of Archangel Light Pink Summer Snapdragon
Nelly Moser Clematis
Gold Dust Mecardonia
Summer Nights Delphinium
Sunpatiens Spreading Shell Pink
Mauve Moody Blues Speedwell, Pink Moody Blues Speedwell
Tiny Bee Asiatic Lily
Flowers of Sweet Dreams Dahlia
Plum Dandy Alternanthera
ColorBlaze Torchlight Coleus
Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Fiber Optic Grass, ColorBlaze Dipt in Wine Coleus, Vanilla Spice Sweet Pepperbush, King Tut Papyrus
Summerific Cherry Cheesecake Hibiscus, in bloom
 Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Fiber Optic Grass, Illusion Midnight Lace Sweet Potato, Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Dolce Wildberry Coralbells
Supertunia Lovie Dovie Petunia, Supertunia Royal Magenta Petunia, Bright Lights Double Moonglow African Daisy, Superbena Stormburst Verbena
Laguna Dark Blue Lobelia
Supertunia Mini Vista Pink Star Petunia, Supertunia White Petunia, Superbena Royale Romance
Jolt Pink Dianthus
Dark Blue Moody Blues Veronica
Flower of Dwarf French Marigold
Flower Carpet Red Groundcover Rose
Graceful Grasses Purple Fountain Grass, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
Blue Cardinal Flower
Angelface Blue Summer Snapdragon, Supertunia Royal Magenta Petunia, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Supertunia Sharon Petunia
King Tut Papyrus, Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum
Flowers of Ash Leaf False Spirea
 ColorBlaze Dipt in Wine Coleus, Key Lime Pie Coral Bells, Diamond Frost Spurge, Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Catalina Pink Wishbone Flower
Dreamland Zinnia, in bloom
FLower of Berrylicious Rose Mallow
China Town Celosia
Florific Sweet Orange New Guinea Impatiens
 Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Fiber Optic Grass, ColorBlaze Dipt in Wine Coleus, Vanilla Spice Sweet Pepperbush
Flowers of Copper Pot California Poppy
Easy Elegance All the Rage Rose
  Elijah Blue Fescue, Little Quick Fire Hardy Hydrangea
Arizona Apricot Blanket Flower
Bloomerang Purple Lilac
Superbells Evening Star Calibrachoa, Superbells Garden Rose Calibrachoa
Flower of Art Deco Zinnia
Flowers of Archangel Light Pink Summer Snapdragon
Flowers of Million Gold Zinnia
Sweet Dreams Dahlia, Art Deco Zinnia, Persian Silk Tree
Trilogy Red F1 Petunia
Senorita Blanca Spider Flower, in bloom
  Autumn Joy Stonecrop, Kamschatka Stonecrop, Montrose White Calamint, Viette's Little Suzy Black-Eyed Susan, Julia Coneflower, Little Devil Ninebark
Plantain Lily 'Stained Glass', in bloom, with Heuchera 'Plum Pudding'
Blue Horizon Floss Flower, Sweet Potato Vine, Degroot's Spire American Arborvitae, Curry Plant, Friendship Sage, Nicoletta Swedish Ivy, German Myrtle, Bright Ideas Lime Sweet Potato
Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum
Arizona Apricot Gaillardia in bloom
Mucho Gusto
 ColorBlaze Dipt in Wine Coleus
Dragon's Breath Celosia, Campfire Coleus, Coleosaurus Coleus
Flowers of Gerbera Daisy
Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, in bloom
Butterfly Red Pentas
Dragon's Breath Celosia, Campfire Coleus, Coleosaurus Coleus
Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower
Golden Butterfly Marguerite Daisy, Supertunia Really Red Petunia
Cityline Vienna Bigleaf Hydrangea, Quick Fire Hydrangea, Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Supertunia Vista Silverberry
Russian Sage, Weeping Willow
Serenita Pink Summer Snapdragon, Serenita Sky Blue Summer Snapdragon
Limoncello Supertunia, Diamond Frost Spurge
Bright red fruit of the Redwing Cranberrybush Viburnum
Flowers of Tidal Wave Red Velour Petunia
Party Time Pink Berry Coleus
Snowdrift Rose, in bloom
Red Prince Weigela, in bloom
Flowers of Bluebird Nemesia
Flowers of Purple Rock Candy Beardtongue
Tiger Eyes
Variegated Cool Splash Diervilla
Flower of Copper Pot California Poppy
Profusion Double Hot Cherry Zinnia
Summer Jewel White Salvia
Art Deco Zinnia
Floribunda Rose
Sunbini Creeping Zinnia
 Prairie Phlox, in bloom
Flower of Party Favor Rose Mallow
Carnaby Clematis
Sunpatiens Spreading Shell Pink, in bloom
Angelface Perfectly Pink Angelonia, Superbells Blue Moon Punch Calibrachoa, Superbells Double Orchid Calibrachoa, Graceful Grasses Vertigo, Supertunia Giant Pink Petunia, Sweet Caroline Bewitched Green With Envy Sweet Potato, Lemon Coral Stonecrop, Meteor Shower Verbena, Superbena Stormburst Verbena, Colorblaze Lime Time Coleus
Carnival Cocomint Coral Bells
Blue Horizon Floss Flower, Persian Shield, Bright Ideas Lime Sweet Potato
Pinto Premium White to Rose Zonal Geranium )
Bounce Pink Flame Impatiens, in bloom
Brown Sugar Coral Bells
Wintergreen Korean Boxwood, Zahara Raspberry Lemonade Mix Zinnia, Princess Elephant Grass
Flowers of Lanai Blue Denim Verbena
Trilogy Red F1 Petunia, in bloom
Dragon's Breath Celosia
Day Lilies @ Ojibway Club
Flowers of Purple Rock Candy Beardtongue
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine, Luscious Citrus Blend Lantana, Graceful Grasses Purple Fountain Grass, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Silverberry
Bounce Pink Flame Impatiens
Flower of Half Pint Dahlia
Angelface White Angelonia, King Tut Papyrus, Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, ColorBlaze Dipt in Wine Coleus
Flowers of Cherry Cheesecake Rose Mallow
Flowers of Million Gold Zinnia
African Sunset F1 Petunia, in bloom
Flowers of Mexican Heather
Jolt Pink Dianthus
Neon Flash Spiraea, in bloom
 ColorBlaze Dipt in Wine Coleus, Catalina Midnight Blue Wishbone Flower, Silver Gumdrop Coral Bells
Abutilon 'Souvenir de Bonn', in bloom
Flowers of Pink Chablis Dead Nettle
Flowers of Sunny Border Blue Speedwell
Flowers of Campfire Fireburst Bidens
Flowers of Dazzleberry Sedum
Flowers of Gerbera Daisy
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, King Tut Papyrus, ColorBlaze Dipt in Wine Coleus
Superbells Yellow Chiffon Calibrachoa
Butterfly Bush - Lo & Behold Blue Chip
Senorita Rosalita Spider Flower, in bloom
Angelonia angustifolia, in bloom
Flamethrower Spiced Curry Coleus
Flower of Sweet Sixteen Cosmos
ColorBlaze Dipt in Wine Coleus, Catalina Pink Wishbone Flower, Diamond Frost Spurge
Spirally Green Mountain Boxwood & more
Mauve Moody Blues Speedwell, in bloom
Dark Blue Moody Blues Veronica, in bloom
Angelface White Angelonia, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, ColorBlaze Dipt in Wine Coleus, King Tut Papyrus
Serenita Sky Blue Summer Snapdragon
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Superbena Royale Plum Wine Verbena
Heuchera 'Stainless Steel' & 'Blackout'
Purple Rock Candy Beardtongue
Inca Lolly Princess Lily, in bloom
Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa
Senorita Rosalita Spider Flower, Stratosphere White Gaura
Red Arctic Blaze Salvia
Mulberry Point: Angelface Blue Summer Snapdragon, Illusion Emerald Lace Sweet Potato, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Vertigo Grass, Rockin' Deep Purple Salvia, Colorblaze Royale Cherry Brandy
Million Gold Zinnia, in bloom
 Colorblaze Rediculous Coleus, Supertunia Mini Vista Hot Pink Petunia, Sweet Caroline Bewitched After Midnight Sweet Potato, Superbells Rising Star Calibrachoa, Silver Bullet Wormwood, Superbena Sparkling Rose Verbena
Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower, in bloom
Stratosphere White Gaura, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
Wintergreen Korean Boxwood, Zahara Raspberry Lemonade Mix Zinnia, Princess Elephant Grass
Senorita Rosalita Spider Flower
Garden Mums, in bloom
Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Vertigo Grass, Colorblaze Royale Cherry Brandy
Over Easy Calibrachoa, Mojave Tangerine Purslane, Orange A-Peel Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Rockapulco Coral Reef Impatiens, Summer Wave Large Amethyst Wishbone Flower, Autumn Frost Hosta
Colorblaze Apple Brandy Coleus
Superbells Yellow Petunia, Illusion Emerald Lace Sweet Potato
Angelface Blue Summer Snapdragon, Senorita Rosalita Spider Flower, King Tut Papyrus, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia, Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Persian Shield
Flower of Prairie Sun Black-Eyed Susan
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia
Black Olive Ornamental Pepper


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