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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H.F. Young Clematis, in bloom
Blooming Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) surrounded by Intermediate Yew (Taxus x media 'Bergi')
Crabapple in full bloom
Weeping Willow
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Distinctive bark of the Gray Birch 'Whitespire Senior'
Superbells Yellow Petunia, Luscious Lemonade Lantana, Limoncello Supertunia
Tiny Todd Asiatic lily, in bloom
Tried & True: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Flambe Yellow Strawflower, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom
Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) in bloom, early spring
Blue Mirror Delphinium, in bloom
Flower of Kilian Donahue Clematis
Cercis canadensis is known for its beautiful pink-purple early spring blooms.
Flowers of Arctic Breeze Intermedia Bearded Iris
Persian Shield
Triumph Tulip, Boxwood
 Westcountry Lupins, in bloom
Flowers of Candy Stripe Moss Phlox
Flowers of Nova Zembla Rhododendron
Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia
Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Superbells White Calibrachoa
Van Eseltine Crabapple in bloom
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Clematis 'Fireworks'
Crabapples & Tulips in bloom
Whirlwind White Fan Flower
  Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud
Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Diamond Frost Spurge
Sherbet Blend Tulips, in bloom
Hula Hoops: Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia, Superbena Pink Shades Verbena, Superbena Royale Plum Wine Verbena
 Tres Amigos Abelia
Gallery Blue Lupin
Boldly White Geranium
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Nova Zembla Rhododendron, in bloom
Mache Mix Persian Buttercups
Flowers of Harmony Pearl Poppy Anemone
Rockapulco Purple Impatiens, in bloom
Double Take Orange Quince
Flowers of Ballerina Red Thrift
Flowers of Martha Washington Regal Geraniums
African Daisy
ColorBlaze El Brighto Coleus
Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena
Camelot Rose Purple Foxglove
Double Scoop Raspberry Coneflower
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
Rockapulco Appleblossom Impatiens, in bloom
Ad Rem Tulip
Ramona Clematis, in bloom
Flowers of Compactum Basket-of-Gold
 Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Karen's Azalea
Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Electric Lime Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip, Selkirk Crabapple
Large Flowered Trillium, in bloom
 Passionale Tulip, American Dream Tulip, Bellissima Red English Daisy, Texas Gold Tulip
Bok Choi 'Prize Choy'
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Infinity Blushing Lilac New Guinea Impatiens
   Raspberry Splash Lungwort, in bloom
Circus Heuchera, in bloom
Flowers of Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Crown Imperial, Ballerina Tulip
Supertunia Priscilla Petunia
Oso Easy Ice Bay Rose
Variegated Siberian Bugloss, in bloom
Blackout Coral Bells, Angelina Stonecrop
Double Take Peach Flowering Quince
Tiny Wine Ninebark, Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
 Superbells Red Calibrachoa, Toffee Twist Bronze Curly Sedge, Dolce Wildberry Coralbells, Sky Rocket Fountain Grass
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Ormiston Roy Flowering Crabapple
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup
Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia
Gray foliage of Dusty Miller
Brass Lantern Foamy Bells, in bloom
Weeping Willows, Tulips
Ad Rem Tulip, Danada Charm Elm
Jack Crabapple, in bloom
Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Pyromania Orange Blaze Red Hot Poker, SUNSATIA Blood Orange Nemesia, Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red, Honey Supertunia
Be My Heart Calla Lily
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Intermediate Yew (Taxus x media 'Bergi') surrounding Amur Chokecherry tree
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Showy Crabapple, in bloom
Flower of Dwarf French Marigold
Flowers of Tiny Todd Asiatic Lily
Catalina White Linen Wishbone Flower
Miss Lilac Superbells Petunia, Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia
Tango Rose Mega Splash Zonal Geranium, in bloom
Ostrich Ferns on a hillside
Flowers of Ballerina Tulip
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip, Dalmatian Purple Foxglove
 Blue Yonder Spike Speedwell, in bloom
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Simply Scentsational Sweetshrub
Fiesta Forsythia, in bloom
Weeping Willow, Tulips
Flowers of Amina Princess lilies Peruvian Lily
Brandywine Foam Flower, in foamy bloom!
Chalet Orchid Azalea, in bloom
'Little King' Fox Valley River Birch
Calla Lily, in bloom
Hook's #15 Crabapple
Redosier Dogwood 'Bergesson's Compact' flowers & stem, early spring
The leaves of the weeping willow cascade dramatically
Beautiful Snow Queen Clematis flowers
Flowers of Intenz Pink Celosia
Opal Innocence Nemesia
Vertigo Grass, Graceful Grasses Purple Fountain Grass, Luscious Goldengate Lantana, Chocolate Drop Coleus
Pink Wave Petunias, in bloom
  Autumn Moon Japanese Maple in spring
 Dicentra Gold Heart, in bloom
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
 Whitespire Gray Birch, Valerie Finnis Grape Hyacinth, Blue Magic Grape Hyacinth, Negrita Triumph Tulip, Katz Purple Stock
Variegated leaves of Jack Frost Brunnera
Elaine Princess Lily
Flowers of Miss Melanie Bellflower
Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower
Dolce Cinnamon Curls Coral Bells, Stoplight Coral Bells, Everest Ornamental Sedge
Flowers of Fort Hill Moss Phlox
Compact Korean Azalea, in bloom
Raspberry Archangel Angelonia, in bloom
Senora Rosalita Spider Flower, in bloom
Flowers of Margarita African Daisy
 Olive Bailey Langdon Hosta
Hanging basket with Lobelia, Calibrachoa & Dichondra
Soprano White African Daisy
Candy Stripe Moss Phlox, in bloom
Flowers of Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Ostrich Fern, Paris Coral Bells, Sprite Astilbe, Newport Cherry Plum, Shadowland Empress Wu Hosta
Orange Symphony African Daisy
Matrix Red Asiatic Lily, in bloom
Purple Passion Rhododendron, in bloom
Sunjoy Mini Saffron Barberry
Basket-of-Gold, in bloom
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup, Cranberry Cotoneaster
 Summer Wave Blue Wishbone Flower
Cockspur thorn (Crataegus crus-galli) in early spring
Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Wild Geranium, Whitespire Gray Birch
Bluebird Nemesia
Flowers of PJM Rhododendron
Marsh Marigold
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Purple Gem Rhododendron, in bloom
Freedom Rings: Superbena Dark Blue Verbena, Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena, Superbena Whiteout Verbena
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Rose Glow Japanese Barberry does seem to glow!
Golden Flare Azalea, Lemon Ice African Daisy
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Weeping Willows & Tulips
Weeping Willows tower over path at Chicago Botanic Garden
Cosmic Orange Mexican Aster


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