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')
 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
Flower of Kilian Donahue Clematis
Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Crabapple in full bloom
Cercis canadensis is known for its beautiful pink-purple early spring blooms.
Superbells Yellow Petunia, Luscious Lemonade Lantana, Limoncello Supertunia
Weeping Willow
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Flowers of Candy Stripe Moss Phlox
 Tres Amigos Abelia
Triumph Tulip, Boxwood
Double Scoop Raspberry Coneflower
Flowers of Arctic Breeze Intermedia Bearded Iris
Be My Heart Calla Lily
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
Distinctive bark of the Gray Birch 'Whitespire Senior'
ColorBlaze El Brighto Coleus
Blue Mirror Delphinium, in bloom
Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) in bloom, early spring
Persian Shield
Crabapples & Tulips in bloom
Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Diamond Frost Spurge
Van Eseltine Crabapple in bloom
Gallery Blue Lupin
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Mache Mix Persian Buttercups
Tiny Todd Asiatic lily, in bloom
Clematis 'Fireworks'
Flowers of Nova Zembla Rhododendron
Oso Easy Ice Bay Rose
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
 Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Karen's Azalea
Rhododendron
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
 Whitespire Gray Birch, Valerie Finnis Grape Hyacinth, Blue Magic Grape Hyacinth, Negrita Triumph Tulip, Katz Purple Stock
Flowers of Ballerina Tulip
Nova Zembla Rhododendron, in bloom
Bok Choi 'Prize Choy'
Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena
Circus Heuchera, in bloom
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Electric Lime Coleus, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Jurassic Green Streak Rex Begonia
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
Yellows & Purples!
Hula Hoops: Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia, Superbena Pink Shades Verbena, Superbena Royale Plum Wine Verbena
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup
Rose Glow Japanese Barberry does seem to glow!
Flowers of Ballerina Red Thrift
Compact Korean Azalea, in bloom
Whirlwind White Fan Flower
Camelot Rose Purple Foxglove
African Daisy
Pyromania Orange Blaze Red Hot Poker, SUNSATIA Blood Orange Nemesia, Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red, Honey Supertunia
Joy's Pride Eastern Redbud, White Gold Spirea
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
  Autumn Moon Japanese Maple in spring
Double Take Peach Flowering Quince
 Supertunia Trailing Blue Veined Petunia
Chalet Orchid Azalea, in bloom
Yellow Submarine Rose, in bloom
Rhododendron Olga Mezitt
Ad Rem Tulip
Flowers of Margarita African Daisy
Tiny Wine Ninebark, Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Double Take Orange Quince
Senora Rosalita Spider Flower, in bloom
Weeping Willow, Tulips
'Little King' Fox Valley River Birch
Flowers of Harmony Pearl Poppy Anemone
Miss Lilac Superbells Petunia, Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia
Flowers of Miss Melanie Bellflower
Beautiful Snow Queen Clematis flowers
Marsh Marigold
Magnolia, Redbud, Crabapple in bloom
Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia
Tried & True: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Flambe Yellow Strawflower, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
Flower of Dwarf French Marigold
Simply Scentsational Sweetshrub
Sweet Nectar: Superbells Tangerine Punch Calibrachoa, Luscious Citrus Blend Lantana, Supertunia Really Red Petunia
Triumph Tulip (Tulipa 'Evergreen') in bloom
Ramona Clematis, in bloom
Cosmic Orange Mexican Aster
Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily, Golden Matrix Lily
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry, in bloom
Variegated leaves of Jack Frost Brunnera
 Westcountry Lupins, in bloom
Orange Symphony African Daisy
Japanese Crabapple, in bloom
 Passionale Tulip, American Dream Tulip, Bellissima Red English Daisy, Texas Gold Tulip
Flowers of Amina Princess lilies Peruvian Lily
Superbells White Calibrachoa
Boldly White Geranium
Flowers of Compactum Basket-of-Gold
The leaves of the weeping willow cascade dramatically
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
Infinity Blushing Lilac New Guinea Impatiens
Purple Passion Rhododendron, in bloom
Fiesta Forsythia, in bloom
Rockapulco Appleblossom Impatiens, in bloom
Sherbet Blend Tulips, in bloom
Calla Lily, in bloom
  Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud
Cushion Spurge
Brandywine Foam Flower, in foamy bloom!
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Flowers of Intenz Pink Celosia
Emerald Blue Moss Phlox, in bloom
Rockapulco Purple Impatiens, in bloom
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
Flowers of Red Baron Crabapple
Wild Geranium, Whitespire Gray Birch
Large Flowered Trillium, in bloom
Dalmatian Purple Foxglove, in bloom
Weeping Willows & Tulips
Ostrich Ferns on a hillside
Soprano White African Daisy
Flowers of PJM Rhododendron
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Jack Crabapple, in bloom
Flowers of Martha Washington Regal Geraniums
Weeping Willows, Tulips
Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac, Prairifire Flowering Crabapple
Bluebird Nemesia
Beau Monde Triumph Tulip
Dolce Cinnamon Curls Coral Bells, Stoplight Coral Bells, Everest Ornamental Sedge
Wredei Dutch Elm, Cushion Spurge, Dicentra Gold Heart
Laguna Compact Blue with Eye Lobelia
Elaine Princess Lily
Flowers of Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower
 Olive Bailey Langdon Hosta
Weigela Sonic Bloom Red #3
 Blue Yonder Spike Speedwell, in bloom
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Confetti Pink Polka-Dot Plant, Electric Lime Coleus, Confetti White Polka-Dot Plant, Kong Jr. Rose Coleus
Blackout Coral Bells, Angelina Stonecrop
Flowers of Chattahoochee Woodland Phlox
Crown Imperial, Ballerina Tulip
Super Chic: Supertunia Royal Magenta Petunia, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Supertunia Trailing Blue Veined Petunia
Ostrich Fern, Paris Coral Bells, Sprite Astilbe, Newport Cherry Plum, Shadowland Empress Wu Hosta
Flowers of Golden Flare Azalea
Raspberry Archangel Angelonia, in bloom
Catalina White Linen Wishbone Flower
 Dicentra Gold Heart, in bloom
Gray foliage of Dusty Miller
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip, Dalmatian Purple Foxglove
   Raspberry Splash Lungwort, in bloom
Opal Innocence Nemesia
Showy Crabapple, in bloom
Hanging basket with Lobelia, Calibrachoa & Dichondra
Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia
 Superbells Red Calibrachoa, Toffee Twist Bronze Curly Sedge, Dolce Wildberry Coralbells, Sky Rocket Fountain Grass
Ruslyn in the Pink Japanese Maple
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Rainforest Sunrise Hosta, Watch Up Trumpet Daffodil
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Brass Lantern Foamy Bells, in bloom
Sunjoy Mini Saffron Barberry
Flowers of Pioneer Silvery Pink Rhododendron
Karen's Azalea, in bloom
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Weeping Willows tower over path at Chicago Botanic Garden
Flowers of Fort Hill Moss Phlox


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