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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Blooming Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) surrounded by Intermediate Yew (Taxus x media 'Bergi')
Crabapple in full bloom
Weeping Willow
Cercis canadensis is known for its beautiful pink-purple early spring blooms.
Flowers of Nova Zembla Rhododendron
Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Distinctive bark of the Gray Birch 'Whitespire Senior'
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom
Gallery Blue Lupin
Tiny Todd Asiatic lily, in bloom
Flowers of Candy Stripe Moss Phlox
Clematis 'Fireworks'
Blue Mirror Delphinium, in bloom
Crabapples & Tulips in bloom
Flower of Kilian Donahue Clematis
Van Eseltine Crabapple in bloom
Mache Mix Persian Buttercups
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Superbells Yellow Petunia, Luscious Lemonade Lantana, Limoncello Supertunia
Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) in bloom, early spring
Flowers of Arctic Breeze Intermedia Bearded Iris
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Sherbet Blend Tulips, in bloom
 Westcountry Lupins, in bloom
Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Triumph Tulip, Boxwood
Tried & True: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Flambe Yellow Strawflower, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
Yellows & Purples!
Ruslyn in the Pink Japanese Maple
Flowers of Red Baron Crabapple
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
Dolce Cinnamon Curls Coral Bells, Stoplight Coral Bells, Everest Ornamental Sedge
Flower of Dwarf French Marigold
Rockapulco Purple Impatiens, in bloom
Cosmic Orange Mexican Aster
Flowers of Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Compact Korean Azalea, in bloom
Ad Rem Tulip, Danada Charm Elm
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Karen's Azalea, in bloom
'Little King' Fox Valley River Birch
Circus Heuchera, in bloom
Pyromania Orange Blaze Red Hot Poker, SUNSATIA Blood Orange Nemesia, Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red, Honey Supertunia
Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Electric Lime Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry, in bloom
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Flowers of Miss Melanie Bellflower
Ramona Clematis, in bloom
Pink Wave Petunias, in bloom
 Passionale Tulip, American Dream Tulip, Bellissima Red English Daisy, Texas Gold Tulip
Camelot Rose Purple Foxglove
Flowers of Ballerina Tulip
Flowers of Harmony Pearl Poppy Anemone
Joy's Pride Eastern Redbud, White Gold Spirea
Flowers of Margarita African Daisy
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup, Cranberry Cotoneaster
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup
African Daisy
Flowers of Intenz Pink Celosia
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip
Cockspur thorn (Crataegus crus-galli) in early spring
  Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud
Rose Glow Japanese Barberry does seem to glow!
Flowers of Pioneer Silvery Pink Rhododendron
Flowers of Tiny Todd Asiatic Lily
Rhododendron Olga Mezitt
Flowers of Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia
Wredei Dutch Elm, Cushion Spurge, Dicentra Gold Heart
Brandywine Foam Flower, in foamy bloom!
Weeping Willows, Tulips
Tiny Wine Ninebark, Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Magnolia, Redbud, Crabapple in bloom
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
Variegated Siberian Bugloss, in bloom
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip, Dalmatian Purple Foxglove
Bandana Cherry Sunrise Lantana
Electric Lime Coleus, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Jurassic Green Streak Rex Begonia
Purple Passion Rhododendron, in bloom
Variegated leaves of Jack Frost Brunnera
Hook's #15 Crabapple
Yellow Submarine Rose, in bloom
Flowers of Fort Hill Moss Phlox
Senora Rosalita Spider Flower, in bloom
Sweet Nectar: Superbells Tangerine Punch Calibrachoa, Luscious Citrus Blend Lantana, Supertunia Really Red Petunia
 Whitespire Gray Birch, Valerie Finnis Grape Hyacinth, Blue Magic Grape Hyacinth, Negrita Triumph Tulip, Katz Purple Stock
Weeping Willow, Tulips
Elaine Princess Lily
Raspberry Archangel Angelonia, in bloom
Flower plumes of Arrabona Red Celosia
Ad Rem Tulip
Purple Gem Rhododendron, in bloom
Nova Zembla Rhododendron, in bloom
Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Flowers of Martha Washington Regal Geraniums
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Flowers of Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily
Chalet Orchid Azalea, in bloom
Dalmatian Purple Foxglove, in bloom
 Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
 Summer Wave Blue Wishbone Flower
Hula Hoops: Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia, Superbena Pink Shades Verbena, Superbena Royale Plum Wine Verbena
Bluebird Nemesia
Large Flowered Trillium, in bloom
Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily, Golden Matrix Lily
Ormiston Roy Flowering Crabapple
Freedom Rings: Superbena Dark Blue Verbena, Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena, Superbena Whiteout Verbena
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Weeping Willows & Tulips
Blackout Coral Bells, Angelina Stonecrop
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip, Selkirk Crabapple
 Supertunia Trailing Blue Veined Petunia
Emerald Blue Moss Phlox, in bloom
Ormiston Roy Flowering Crabapple
Orange Symphony African Daisy
Candy Stripe Moss Phlox, in bloom
Gray foliage of Dusty Miller
Japanese Crabapple, in bloom
   Raspberry Splash Lungwort, in bloom
Opal Innocence Nemesia
  Autumn Moon Japanese Maple in spring
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
 Dicentra Gold Heart, in bloom
Ostrich Fern, Paris Coral Bells, Sprite Astilbe, Newport Cherry Plum, Shadowland Empress Wu Hosta
Bok Choi 'Prize Choy'
Hanging basket with Lobelia, Calibrachoa & Dichondra
Basket-of-Gold, in bloom
Miss Lilac Superbells Petunia, Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia
Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Supertunia Giant Pink Petunia, Supertunia Lavender Skies Petunia
Weeping Willows tower over path at Chicago Botanic Garden
Flowers of Ballerina Red Thrift
Karen's Azalea
Supertunia Priscilla Petunia
Rhododendron
Golden Flare Azalea, Lemon Ice African Daisy
Beautiful Snow Queen Clematis flowers
 Champion Blue Canterbury Bells, in bloom
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Redosier Dogwood 'Bergesson's Compact' flowers & stem, early spring
Fiesta Forsythia, in bloom
Rockapulco Appleblossom Impatiens, in bloom
Infinity Blushing Lilac New Guinea Impatiens
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Ostrich Ferns on a hillside
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom.
Hocus Pocus Single Late Tulip, in bloom
Tango Rose Mega Splash Zonal Geranium, in bloom
Flowers of PJM Rhododendron
The leaves of the weeping willow cascade dramatically
Spicy Orange Rose Bicolor Nemesia, in bloom
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
Calla Lily, in bloom
Wild Geranium, Whitespire Gray Birch
 Blue Yonder Spike Speedwell, in bloom


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