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 October's, over the years.

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Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), in fall
Mixed mums bordered by yew hedges
Whitespire Gray Birch
Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple parties hardest in fall!  Behind, is a standard issue Sugar Maple for comparison...
Junkyard Dog Dahlia
Flowers of Mealycup Sage
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Katsura Tree, in autumn
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Scalet oak is best-known for the brilliant red of its autumn foliage
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow, ? Mums
Maryl Garden Mum
Sugar Maple in front of Birch & Hosta
Burning Bushes, Ornamental Grasses
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Maryl Garden Mum, Junkyard Dog Dahlia
Crescendo Sugar Maple in fall glory
Betula microphylla
Asian Black Birch
Bald Cypress
Sugar Maple, starting to turn
Petra Croton
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Japanese Walnut
Orange fall foliage of a Sugar Maple glows in the distance
Renaissance Reflection Paper Birch
River Birch
Trademark bark of the Paper Birch
American Witch Hazel in fall
Shagbark Hickory leaves turning yellow in fall
Vista Purple Sage
Leaves of the Prairie Flame Dwarf Sumac, in autumn
Autumn Purple White Ash, in fall
Shasta Doublefile Viburnum, in Autumn
Black Maple in fall
Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple
Korean Boxwood hedge
Hybrid Musk Rose in front of Evolution Mealycup Sage
Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple trees, all in a row
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow, and ? Mums
Green Giant Arborvitae
Sugar Maple, turning orange in Autumn
Fairy White Hyacinth at the Chicago Garden Show
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Whitespire Gray Birch
Heuchera 'Obsidian' contrasts nicely with the green foliage of Hostas
Andean Sage, Virginia Creeper, Late Panicle Hydrangea, Crystal Peak White Obedient Plant
Splendid Cornelia Hyacinth, in bloom
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
American Elm
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow
River Birch grove
White Satin Birch
Andean Sage, Tardiva Panicle Hydrange, Blue Paradise Garden Phlox, Lamb's Ears
Dianthus 'Floral Lace Picotee'
Green Mountain Sugar Maple, brilliant orange in fall
An Autumn Blaze Red Maple blazes in fall...
Bark of a River Birch
October Skies Aromatic Aster
Asiatic Lily
New Horizon Elm
Intenz Celosia
Intenz Celosia in front of Mona Lavender
Tardiva Panicle Hydrangea, Virginia Creeper
Jack Frost Siberian Bugloss
Little Lamb Panicle Hydrangea in fall
Katsura Tree
Arkansas Blue Star, Fountain Grass
Swamp White Oak
American Hornbeam var virginiana
Boxwood, Climbing Hydrangea, Burning Bush, Crimson King Norway Maple?
Wildfire: Supertunia Bermuda Beach Petunia, Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena
Green Mountain Sugar Maple, turning crimson in fall
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow
Common Witch-Hazel hedge, in fall
Bald Cypress
Inniswood Hosta
Fall color of Bush-Honeysuckle
Korean Boxwood formal hedge
Purple Petticoats Coral Bells
Maryl Garden Mum, Flamingo Purple Wheat Celosia
Yellow Birch
Sugar Maple, early fall
Laguna Sky Blue Lobelia, Snowstorm Giant Snowflake
Eastern White Pine
Coleman Sugar Maple
Fox Valley River Birch
Trunk of a Yellow Birch
Virginia Creeper leaves turn bright red in fall
Canopy of a Yellow Birch
Canopy of an American Elm
Dawn Redwood
Auvergne Scots Pine
Autumn Purple White Ash, starting to turn in fall
Supertunia Bermuda Beach Petunia, Whirlwind Blue Fan Flower, Diamond Frost Spurge
Red Maple in fall
Eastern White Pine
White Satin Birch (Betula 'Madison')
Whitespire Gray Birch
Forest Prince Serviceberry, in fall
Korean Maple in fall
 Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
Sky Rocket Fountain Grass, Mojave Fuchsia Purslane, Sunstar Lavender Egyptian Star Flower, Sunstar Pink Egyptian Star Flower
Maple, in fall
Blue Mohawk Rush, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Supertunia Trailing Blue Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena
Virginia Creeper, in fall
River Birch
  Diamond Frost Spurge, Illusion Midnight Lace Sweet Potato, Timeless Pink Geranium
 Superbells Holy Cow! Calibrachoa, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia, Superbena Whiteout Verbena
Eastern White Pine
Sawtooth Oak
Black Maple in fall
Distinctive London Planetree bark
Amur Maple, in autumn
Laguna Sky Blue Lobelia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena
Korean Maple in fall
Kentucky Coffeetree
 Legacy Sugar Maple
Freeman's Maple - Autumn Blaze
Burning Bush, ready for planting in Autumn
Sugar Maple
Pink Promise Hybrid Tea Rose, in bloom
Light Blue Flame Garden Phlox
Toffee Twist Bronze Curly Sedge, Fiber Optic Grass, Graceful Grasses Purple Fountain Grass
Bur Oak
Korean Sun Pear, in Autumn
Black Maple in fall
Bald Cypress
Diamond Frost Spurge, Blue Mohawk Rush, Whirlwind Blue Fan Flower
Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Superbells Yellow Chiffon Calibrachoa, Opal Innocence Nemesia
Hills of Snow Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Grandiflora')
Honey Locust
Canopy of an Asian Black Birch
Red Oak
Tuscan Sun Ox-Eye Daisy, Diamond Frost Spurge
Caiman Key: Colorblaze Lime Time Coleus, Catalina Midnight Blue Wishbone Flower
Distinctive bark of the Bloodgood London Planetree
Climbing Hydrangea
Sherwood Glen Green Ash, in fall
3 Norway Spruce
Arrowwood Viburnum, in fall
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willows in fall
Superform Norway Maple
Ruby Anniversary Abelia
Mature Painted Maple, in fall
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow
Prairie Flame Dwarf Sumac, in fall
Swamp White Oak
Grove of Black Alder
Two River Birch trunks
Mesa Bright Bicolor Blanket Flower, in bloom
Ironwood (Carpinus caroliniana), turning orange in fall
Twist & Shout Big-Leaved Lacecap Hydrangea
Limoncello Supertunia, Diamond Frost Spurge
Washington Hawthorn
Merlot® Bird Cherry
Superhero Rose hedge
Canopy of a White Satin Birch
Chinese Cork Oak
Fountain Grass
American Syacamore tree
Asiatic Lily, in bloom
Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, SUNSATIA Blood Orange Nemesia, Vertigo Grass, Honey Supertunia, Black Pearl Heuchera, Black Pearl Ornamental Pepper
Backlit Maple in fall
Limelight Panicled Hydrangea
Shawnee Brave Bald Cypress
Superbells Coralberry Punch Calibrachoa
Trinity Callery Pear
Royal Raindrops Flowering Crabapple, Pink Double Knock Out Rose
Woodstock Hyacinth, in bloom
Canopy of Betula microphylla
Marmo Freeman's Maple
The leaves of the Sugar Maple shine in some of the brightest oranges in Autumn!
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Purple Rain Lilac Sage
Sunjoy Orange Pillar Barberry
China Pink Hyacinth flowers
  Luscious Grape Lantana, Purple Petunia
White bark of a Renaissance Reflection Paper Birch
Luscious Lemonade Lantana
Trunk of a Whitespire Gray Birch
Fox Valley River Birch
Flowers of the Polyantha Rose
Ponderosa Pine
Before Dark: White Licorice, Sweet Caroline Raven Improved Sweet Potato, Chocolate Drop Coleus
Mature White Spruce
Fiber Optic Grass, Blue Mohawk Rush
Sweet Mango: Goldilocks Rocks Bidens, Superbells Coral Sun Million Bells, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia
Andean Sage, Virginia Creeper
Colorblaze Lime Time Coleus, Fiber Optic Grass, Superbells Saffron Calibrachoa
Canopy of an Asian Black Birch
Flowers of Supertunia Vista Silverberry
Dick Clark Grandiflora Rose, in bloom
Autumn Blaze Freeman's Maple, in early Fall
Purple Rain Lilac Sage
Mealycup Sage, in bloom
Trinity Callery Pear
Flowers of Splendid Cornelia Hyacinth
China Pink Hyacinth, in bloom
White Oak
Leading Role: Superbells Double Amber Million Bells, Over Easy Calibrachoa, Superbells Coral Sun Million Bells
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Superbells Tropical Sunrise Calibrachoa, Stratosphere Pink Picotee Gaura, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Diamond Frost Spurge
Goldilocks Rocks Bidens, Sweet Caroline Medusa Green Sweet Potato, Honey Supertunia
Amethyst Dreams: Superbells Grape Punch Calibrachoa, Supertunia White Petunia, Superbena Sparkling Amethyst Verbena
Leaves of an Autumn Purple White Ash, turning purple in fall
Colorblaze Sedona Sunset Coleus, ColorBlaze Dipt in Wine Coleus, Colorblaze Dark Star Coleus
Chinkapin Oak
Old Blush China Rose, in bloom


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