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.

April | May | June | July | August | September | October

Mixed mums bordered by yew hedges
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), in fall
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow, ? Mums
Trademark bark of the Paper Birch
Vista Purple Sage
Katsura Tree, in autumn
Andean Sage, Virginia Creeper, Late Panicle Hydrangea, Crystal Peak White Obedient Plant
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow, and ? Mums
Asian Black Birch
Green Mountain Sugar Maple, brilliant orange in fall
Korean Boxwood hedge
American Elm
Tardiva Panicle Hydrangea, Virginia Creeper
Whitespire Gray Birch
Whitespire Gray Birch
American Witch Hazel in fall
Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple trees, all in a row
Maryl Garden Mum, Junkyard Dog Dahlia
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Fairy White Hyacinth at the Chicago Garden Show
Intenz Celosia in front of Mona Lavender
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Shasta Doublefile Viburnum, in Autumn
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Junkyard Dog Dahlia
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
River Birch grove
Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple parties hardest in fall!  Behind, is a standard issue Sugar Maple for comparison...
Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple
Laguna Sky Blue Lobelia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena
Autumn Purple White Ash, in fall
Sugar Maple, turning orange in Autumn
Petra Croton
Flowers of Mealycup Sage
Scalet oak is best-known for the brilliant red of its autumn foliage
Bald Cypress
Leaves of the Prairie Flame Dwarf Sumac, in autumn
Splendid Cornelia Hyacinth, in bloom
Betula microphylla
Orange fall foliage of a Sugar Maple glows in the distance
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
An Autumn Blaze Red Maple blazes in fall...
Intenz Celosia
Black Maple in fall
Sugar Maple in front of Birch & Hosta
Burning Bushes, Ornamental Grasses
Green Giant Arborvitae
Sugar Maple, starting to turn
Bark of a River Birch
Shagbark Hickory leaves turning yellow in fall
Ruby Anniversary Abelia
Blue Mohawk Rush, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Supertunia Trailing Blue Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena
Hybrid Musk Rose in front of Evolution Mealycup Sage
Renaissance Reflection Paper Birch
Maryl Garden Mum
Asiatic Lily
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow
Fiber Optic Grass, Blue Mohawk Rush
Heuchera 'Obsidian' contrasts nicely with the green foliage of Hostas
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Colorblaze Lime Time Coleus, Fiber Optic Grass, Superbells Saffron Calibrachoa
Wildfire: Supertunia Bermuda Beach Petunia, Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena
New Horizon Elm
River Birch
Crescendo Sugar Maple in fall glory
Japanese Walnut
October Skies Aromatic Aster
Dianthus 'Floral Lace Picotee'
Andean Sage, Tardiva Panicle Hydrange, Blue Paradise Garden Phlox, Lamb's Ears
White Satin Birch
Maple, in fall
Virginia Creeper, in fall
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow
Eastern White Pine
Threeflower Maple in fall
 Golden Japanese forest grass
Honey Locust
Chinese Cork Oak
Canopy of a Yellow Birch
Tuscan Sun Ox-Eye Daisy, Diamond Frost Spurge
Canopy of an American Elm
Freeman's Maple - Autumn Blaze
Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Lemon Symphony African Daisy, Tukana Raspberry Verbena
 Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
  Diamond Frost Spurge, Illusion Midnight Lace Sweet Potato, Timeless Pink Geranium
Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena, Diamond Frost Spurge
Yellow Birch
Leadwort - Plumbago
Trinity Callery Pear
Shawnee Brave Bald Cypress
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Casanova: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Superbells Yellow Chiffon Calibrachoa, Opal Innocence Nemesia
Inniswood Hosta
Moondance Floribunda Rose
Toffee Twist Bronze Curly Sedge, Fiber Optic Grass, Graceful Grasses Purple Fountain Grass
Eastern White Pine
Seven-Son Flower hedge, in bloom
Wavecrest Siebold's Viburnum, in fall
Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Superbells Yellow Chiffon Calibrachoa, Opal Innocence Nemesia
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Fall colors - Sugar Maple & Norway Maple
Blooms of the Little Lime Panicled Hydrangea turn pink as they age
Caiman Key: Colorblaze Lime Time Coleus, Catalina Midnight Blue Wishbone Flower
Distinctive London Planetree bark
White Oak
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willows in fall
Asiatic Lily, in bloom
Kentucky Coffeetree
Arkansas Blue Star, Fountain Grass
Pink Promise Hybrid Tea Rose, in bloom
Hills of Snow Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Grandiflora')
Seaside Alder
Dianthus 'Telstar Purple', Dianthus 'Telstar Scarlet'
Canopy of an American Hornbeam
Madison White Satin Birch in fall
Swamp White Oak
Luscious Lemonade Lantana
Marmo Freeman's Maple
Black Walnut
Mealycup Sage, in bloom
 Superbells Holy Cow! Calibrachoa, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia, Superbena Whiteout Verbena
Mini Vista Violet Star Petunia, Supertunia Mini Vista White Petunia
The leaves of the Sugar Maple shine in some of the brightest oranges in Autumn!
Arrowwood Viburnum, in fall
Ponderosa Pine
Old Blush China Rose, in bloom
Bloodgood London Planetree
Red Monarch Fothergilla hedge in fall
Autumn Applause White Ash, early fall
Supertunia Bermuda Beach Petunia, Whirlwind Blue Fan Flower, Diamond Frost Spurge
Windy City Hackberry
Fox Valley River Birch
Backlit Maple in fall
Silver Maple
Snow Queen Oak-Leaved Hydrangea turns bright red in fall!
Superform Norway Maple
Katsura Tree
Mature White Spruce
Washington Hawthorn
Marmo Freeman's Maple
Renaissance Reflection Paper Birch
Forest Prince Serviceberry, in fall
River Birch
 Legacy Sugar Maple
Red Maple in fall
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Canopy of a White Satin Birch
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
White Spruce
Burning Bush, ready for planting in Autumn
Mind Games: Superbells Blue Moon Punch Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Sweet Caroline Medusa Green Sweet Potato
Leading Role: Superbells Double Amber Million Bells, Over Easy Calibrachoa, Superbells Coral Sun Million Bells
Fox Valley River Birch
Commendation Elm
Mount Airy Fothergilla hedge in fall
Miss Ruby Butterfly Bush
Trunk of a Whitespire Gray Birch
Amur Maple, in autumn
Red Oak
Supertunia Trailing Blue Petunia, Supertunia White Petunia, Superbena Dark Blue Verbena
Blueberry Hill: Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Diamond Frost Spurge
Berries of Red Chokeberry, in fall
Sunjoy Orange Pillar Barberry
Black Maple in fall
Flower of a Woodstock Hyacinth
Andean Sage, Virginia Creeper
Prairie Flame Dwarf Sumac, in fall
Swamp White Oak
Vivacious: Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Luscious Citrus Blend Lantana, Graceful Grasses Red Riding Hood
Lucky Star: Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Daredevil Salmon Zonal Geranium
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow
Climbing Hydrangea
Virginia Creeper leaves turn bright red in fall
Royal Raindrops Flowering Crabapple, Pink Double Knock Out Rose
Canopy of an Asian Black Birch
Sawtooth Oak
White Satin Birch (Betula 'Madison')
Suzanne Dwarf Fothergilla
Bald Cypress
Twist & Shout Big-Leaved Lacecap Hydrangea
Vista Purple Sage, Fireworks Gomphrena, Benary's Giant Zinnia
Asian Black Birch
White bark of a Renaissance Reflection Paper Birch
Surefire Rose Begonia, Endless Illumination Browallia, Silver Falls Dichondra, Rockapulco Wisteria Impatiens, Crested Surf Japanese Painted Fern, Dolce Wildberry Coralbells
Sky Rocket Fountain Grass, Mojave Fuchsia Purslane, Sunstar Lavender Egyptian Star Flower, Sunstar Pink Egyptian Star Flower
Katsura Tree
View from underneath Green Mountain Sugar Maple, as leaves begin to turn
Whitespire Gray Birch
Superbells Tropical Sunrise Calibrachoa, Stratosphere Pink Picotee Gaura, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Diamond Frost Spurge
 Snowstorm Giant Snowflake, in bloom
Little Walnut
Rugel's Sugar Maple in fall
Fairy White Hyacinth, in bloom
Sugar Maple, early fall
Washington Hawthorn
Elm-Leaved Birch
Dick Clark Grandiflora Rose, in bloom
Black Maple in fall
Little Leaf Linden
Meteor Shower Verbena, Diamond Mountain Euphorbia, Supertunia Vista Snowdrift Petunia, Rockin' Blue Suede Shoes Salvia, Tiger Eyes Staghorn Sumac
Ironwood (Carpinus caroliniana), turning orange in fall
Mesa Bright Bicolor Blanket Flower, in bloom
Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, SUNSATIA Blood Orange Nemesia, Vertigo Grass, Honey Supertunia, Black Pearl Heuchera, Black Pearl Ornamental Pepper
Andean Sage, in bloom
Sky Rocket Fountain Grass, Supertunia Mini Vista White Petunia, Supertunia Mini Vista Indigo Petunia, Mini Vista Violet Star Petunia
China Pink Hyacinth, in bloom
Sherwood Glen Green Ash, in fall
China Pink Hyacinth flowers
Jack Frost Siberian Bugloss
Chinkapin Oak


© North Shore Plant Club 2024. Privacy Policy, Terms & Conditions.

Limited Availability

We try very hard to source exactly what you’d like, but sometimes growers run out of plants! While this variety is a great deal at the price shown, we know that it has limited availability. If you want the plant even if it might be more expensive, or in a different size or quantity -- after you place your order, just send us a quick note at help@northshoreplantclub.com. Then, we’ll try to get you some version of this from one of our growers. And if we can’t get it from anywhere, of course, we’ll send a refund!


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.


Benefits of Membership

Want a better way to get great plants and make your yard look awesome? Create your account below and get:

  • The best plants… from the same sources the pros use, but at near wholesale prices
  • More plants in more sizes than anywhere else… whether you’re looking for classics or rarities; annuals, perennials or shrubs; one plant or a whole yardful!
  • "No Contact" delivery or easy pick-up at a site near you without fighting the retail crowds. You choose!

Membership is free, but — since we rely on delivery and local pick-up — you have to live near one of our hubs (or be willing to drive to a site to pick them up). If you live farther away, and would like to help us bring the club to your neighbors, please email helpusgrow@northshoreplantclub.com.

Already a member?

Login

About Ordering From The Plant Club

To secure the best prices for club members and make sure we know the current plants available from each nursery, we take orders only a couple of times a month.

Shoot us an email at help@northshoreplantclub.com, and we'll be happy to talk about plants or let you know when it's time to buy them!