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 May's, over the years.

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 Wesuwe Sage, Blue Hill Wood Sage, Geranium Cinereum Ballerina, Rozanne Cranesbill, Walker's Low Catmint, Max Frei Bloody Cranesbill, Summer Beauty Allium, Blue Fortune Giant Hyssop, Calamint, Lady's Mantle, Catlin's Giant Bugleweed, Rose Marvel Woodland Sage
Crabapple in full bloom
H.F. Young Clematis, in bloom
Weeping Willow
Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) in bloom, early spring
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Crabapples & Tulips in bloom
Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Triumph Tulip, Boxwood
Gallery Blue Lupin
Tiny Todd Asiatic lily, in bloom
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Simply Scentsational Sweetshrub
Tiny Wine Ninebark, Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Flowers of Nova Zembla Rhododendron
 Tres Amigos Abelia
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom
Clematis 'Fireworks'
Flowers of Candy Stripe Moss Phlox
Van Eseltine Crabapple in bloom
Cercis canadensis is known for its beautiful pink-purple early spring blooms.
Blue Mirror Delphinium, in bloom
Miss Lilac Superbells Petunia, Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia
Distinctive bark of the Gray Birch 'Whitespire Senior'
Flower of Kilian Donahue Clematis
Persian Shield
Superbells Yellow Petunia, Luscious Lemonade Lantana, Limoncello Supertunia
Weigela Sonic Bloom Red #3
Sherbet Blend Tulips, in bloom
Double Take Peach Flowering Quince
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Weeping Willows, Tulips
Variegated Siberian Bugloss, in bloom
Flowers of Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily
 Summer Wave Blue Wishbone Flower
Hula Hoops: Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia, Superbena Pink Shades Verbena, Superbena Royale Plum Wine Verbena
Whirlwind White Fan Flower
Camelot Rose Purple Foxglove
Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia
Mache Mix Persian Buttercups
Showy Crabapple, in bloom
Dolce Cinnamon Curls Coral Bells, Stoplight Coral Bells, Everest Ornamental Sedge
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Tried & True: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Flambe Yellow Strawflower, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
Triumph Tulip (Tulipa 'Evergreen') in bloom
Beau Monde Triumph Tulip
Oso Easy Ice Bay Rose
Marsh Marigold
African Daisy
Flowers of Compactum Basket-of-Gold
Be My Heart Calla Lily
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
Pyromania Orange Blaze Red Hot Poker, SUNSATIA Blood Orange Nemesia, Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red, Honey Supertunia
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom.
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena
  Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud
Cosmic Orange Mexican Aster
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup, Cranberry Cotoneaster
Brass Lantern Foamy Bells, in bloom
Gray foliage of Dusty Miller
Electric Lime Coleus, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Jurassic Green Streak Rex Begonia
Calla Lily, in bloom
Jack Crabapple, in bloom
Hook's #15 Crabapple
Flower of Dwarf French Marigold
Boldly White Geranium
Matrix Red Asiatic Lily, in bloom
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Flowers of Arctic Breeze Intermedia Bearded Iris
Flowers of Tiny Todd Asiatic Lily
Catalina White Linen Wishbone Flower
Wild Geranium, Whitespire Gray Birch
Double Take Orange Quince
Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily, Golden Matrix Lily
Superbells White Calibrachoa
Flowers of Chattahoochee Woodland Phlox
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
 Superbells Red Calibrachoa, Toffee Twist Bronze Curly Sedge, Dolce Wildberry Coralbells, Sky Rocket Fountain Grass
Flowers of Red Baron Crabapple
Flowers of Fort Hill Moss Phlox
Compact Korean Azalea, in bloom
ColorBlaze El Brighto Coleus
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Flowers of Harmony Pearl Poppy Anemone
 Passionale Tulip, American Dream Tulip, Bellissima Red English Daisy, Texas Gold Tulip
Diamond Frost Spurge
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip, Selkirk Crabapple
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Supertunia Giant Pink Petunia, Supertunia Lavender Skies Petunia
Rose Glow Japanese Barberry does seem to glow!
Weeping Willow, Tulips
Flowers of Miss Melanie Bellflower
Variegated leaves of Jack Frost Brunnera
Elaine Princess Lily
Yellow Submarine Rose, in bloom
Flowers of Golden Flare Azalea
 Westcountry Lupins, in bloom
Joy's Pride Eastern Redbud, White Gold Spirea
Rockapulco Appleblossom Impatiens, in bloom
Karen's Azalea
Flowers of Margarita African Daisy
Confetti: Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Laguna White Lobelia, Superbena Purple Verbena
Redosier Dogwood 'Bergesson's Compact' flowers & stem, early spring
Rhododendron
Pink Wave Petunias, in bloom
Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily
Flowers of Ballerina Red Thrift
 Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Hanging basket with Lobelia, Calibrachoa & Dichondra
Ormiston Roy Flowering Crabapple
Karen's Azalea, in bloom
Weeping Willows tower over path at Chicago Botanic Garden
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Blackout Coral Bells, Angelina Stonecrop
Magnolia, Redbud, Crabapple in bloom
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
Large Flowered Trillium, in bloom
Infinity Blushing Lilac New Guinea Impatiens
Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup
'Little King' Fox Valley River Birch
Jack Crabapple, in bloom
 Champion Blue Canterbury Bells, in bloom
Cushion Spurge
Emerald Blue Moss Phlox, in bloom
The leaves of the weeping willow cascade dramatically
Flowers of Pioneer Silvery Pink Rhododendron
Nova Zembla Rhododendron, in bloom
Rave On Coral Bells, in bloom
 Blue Yonder Spike Speedwell, in bloom
 Supertunia Trailing Blue Veined Petunia
Brandywine Foam Flower, in foamy bloom!
Purple Passion Rhododendron, in bloom
Flower plumes of Arrabona Red Celosia
Ostrich Fern
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Ostrich Fern, Paris Coral Bells, Sprite Astilbe, Newport Cherry Plum, Shadowland Empress Wu Hosta
Ad Rem Tulip, Danada Charm Elm
Intermediate Yew (Taxus x media 'Bergi') surrounding Amur Chokecherry tree
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
Ramona Clematis, in bloom
Rockapulco Rose Impatiens
Flowers of Ballerina Tulip
Rockapulco Purple Impatiens, in bloom
Ad Rem Tulip
Opal Innocence Nemesia
Yellows & Purples!
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Circus Heuchera, in bloom
Flowers of Intenz Pink Celosia
Sweet Nectar: Superbells Tangerine Punch Calibrachoa, Luscious Citrus Blend Lantana, Supertunia Really Red Petunia
Beautiful Snow Queen Clematis flowers
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Flowers of Amina Princess lilies Peruvian Lily
   Raspberry Splash Lungwort, in bloom
Raspberry Archangel Angelonia, in bloom
Supertunia Priscilla Petunia
Senora Rosalita Spider Flower, in bloom
Flowers of Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Electric Lime Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Basket-of-Gold, in bloom
Chalet Orchid Azalea, in bloom
Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower
Bandana Cherry Sunrise Lantana


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