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
H.F. Young Clematis, in bloom
Weeping Willow
Superbells Yellow Petunia, Luscious Lemonade Lantana, Limoncello Supertunia
Flower of Kilian Donahue Clematis
Tiny Todd Asiatic lily, in bloom
Crabapples & Tulips in bloom
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Cercis canadensis is known for its beautiful pink-purple early spring blooms.
Crabapple in full bloom
Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Clematis 'Fireworks'
Whirlwind White Fan Flower
Distinctive bark of the Gray Birch 'Whitespire Senior'
Flowers of Nova Zembla Rhododendron
Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) in bloom, early spring
Flowers of Candy Stripe Moss Phlox
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Mache Mix Persian Buttercups
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom
Tried & True: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Flambe Yellow Strawflower, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
Gallery Blue Lupin
Van Eseltine Crabapple in bloom
Superbells White Calibrachoa
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
 Passionale Tulip, American Dream Tulip, Bellissima Red English Daisy, Texas Gold Tulip
Blue Mirror Delphinium, in bloom
Be My Heart Calla Lily
Hula Hoops: Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia, Superbena Pink Shades Verbena, Superbena Royale Plum Wine Verbena
Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena
Triumph Tulip, Boxwood
Double Take Orange Quince
Flowers of Arctic Breeze Intermedia Bearded Iris
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
Redosier Dogwood 'Bergesson's Compact' flowers & stem, early spring
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Ormiston Roy Flowering Crabapple
Jack Crabapple, in bloom
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
  Autumn Moon Japanese Maple in spring
Flowers of Compactum Basket-of-Gold
Cushion Spurge
Rockapulco Appleblossom Impatiens, in bloom
Oso Easy Ice Bay Rose
Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily, Golden Matrix Lily
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom.
Compact Korean Azalea, in bloom
Karen's Azalea
Flowers of Pioneer Silvery Pink Rhododendron
  Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud
Basket-of-Gold, in bloom
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip, Dalmatian Purple Foxglove
Diamond Frost Spurge
 Olive Bailey Langdon Hosta
Rhododendron
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Flowers of Fort Hill Moss Phlox
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip
Weeping Willow, Tulips
Hook's #15 Crabapple
African Daisy
Senora Rosalita Spider Flower, in bloom
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Wild Geranium, Whitespire Gray Birch
Matrix Red Asiatic Lily, in bloom
Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Flower plumes of Arrabona Red Celosia
 Summer Wave Blue Wishbone Flower
Persian Shield
Yellows & Purples!
Intermediate Yew (Taxus x media 'Bergi') surrounding Amur Chokecherry tree
Dolce Cinnamon Curls Coral Bells, Stoplight Coral Bells, Everest Ornamental Sedge
Orange Symphony African Daisy
Ad Rem Tulip, Danada Charm Elm
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Showy Crabapple, in bloom
Purple Gem Rhododendron, in bloom
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup, Cranberry Cotoneaster
Ad Rem Tulip
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Boldly White Geranium
Circus Heuchera, in bloom
Sherbet Blend Tulips, in bloom
Simply Scentsational Sweetshrub
Double Take Peach Flowering Quince
Rose Glow Japanese Barberry does seem to glow!
Supertunia Priscilla Petunia
Flowers of Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Flowers of Red Baron Crabapple
Tiny Wine Ninebark, Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
 Dicentra Gold Heart, in bloom
Purple Passion Rhododendron, in bloom
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip, Selkirk Crabapple
Blackout Coral Bells, Angelina Stonecrop
Triumph Tulip (Tulipa 'Evergreen') in bloom
Variegated Siberian Bugloss, in bloom
Nova Zembla Rhododendron, in bloom
Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia
Camelot Rose Purple Foxglove
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry, in bloom
Soprano White African Daisy
 Westcountry Lupins, in bloom
Tango Rose Mega Splash Zonal Geranium, in bloom
 Tres Amigos Abelia
Sweet Nectar: Superbells Tangerine Punch Calibrachoa, Luscious Citrus Blend Lantana, Supertunia Really Red Petunia
Ramona Clematis, in bloom
Calla Lily, in bloom
Flowers of Harmony Pearl Poppy Anemone
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
ColorBlaze El Brighto Coleus
Flowers of Intenz Pink Celosia
Flowers of PJM Rhododendron
Beau Monde Triumph Tulip
Rainforest Sunrise Hosta, Watch Up Trumpet Daffodil
Pink Wave Petunias, in bloom
Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower
Rhododendron Olga Mezitt
Candy Stripe Moss Phlox, in bloom
Miss Lilac Superbells Petunia, Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia
The leaves of the weeping willow cascade dramatically
Joy's Pride Eastern Redbud, White Gold Spirea
Beautiful Snow Queen Clematis flowers
Ostrich Ferns on a hillside
Super Chic: Supertunia Royal Magenta Petunia, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Supertunia Trailing Blue Veined Petunia
Freedom Rings: Superbena Dark Blue Verbena, Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena, Superbena Whiteout Verbena
Cosmic Orange Mexican Aster
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Variegated leaves of Jack Frost Brunnera
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
Flowers of Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily
Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Supertunia Giant Pink Petunia, Supertunia Lavender Skies Petunia
Karen's Azalea, in bloom
Emerald Blue Moss Phlox, in bloom
Flowers of Ballerina Tulip
Japanese Crabapple, in bloom
Brass Lantern Foamy Bells, in bloom
Flowers of Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Flowers of Amina Princess lilies Peruvian Lily
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Marsh Marigold
Flowers of Margarita African Daisy
Brandywine Foam Flower, in foamy bloom!
Flowers of Tiny Todd Asiatic Lily
Chalet Orchid Azalea, in bloom
Confetti: Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Laguna White Lobelia, Superbena Purple Verbena
Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia
Dalmatian Purple Foxglove, in bloom
Joy's Pride Eastern Redbud, White Gold Japanese Spirea
Rave On Coral Bells, in bloom
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup
Bandana Cherry Sunrise Lantana
Yellow Submarine Rose, in bloom
Opal Innocence Nemesia
   Raspberry Splash Lungwort, in bloom
Elaine Princess Lily
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Vertigo Grass, Graceful Grasses Purple Fountain Grass, Luscious Goldengate Lantana, Chocolate Drop Coleus
Large Flowered Trillium, in bloom
Magnolia, Redbud, Crabapple in bloom
Ruslyn in the Pink Japanese Maple
Raspberry Archangel Angelonia, in bloom
Laguna Compact Blue with Eye Lobelia
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Weeping Willows tower over path at Chicago Botanic Garden
Weigela Sonic Bloom Red #3


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