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
Weeping Willow
Crabapple in full bloom
Superbells Yellow Petunia, Luscious Lemonade Lantana, Limoncello Supertunia
Triumph Tulip, Boxwood
Van Eseltine Crabapple in bloom
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Tried & True: Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Flambe Yellow Strawflower, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia
 Tres Amigos Abelia
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Gallery Blue Lupin
Tiny Wine Ninebark, Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Flowers of Candy Stripe Moss Phlox
Crabapples & Tulips in bloom
Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Cercis canadensis is known for its beautiful pink-purple early spring blooms.
Miss Lilac Superbells Petunia, Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia
Clematis 'Fireworks'
Mache Mix Persian Buttercups
Double Take Peach Flowering Quince
Suncatcher Triumph Tulip
Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia
Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii) in bloom, early spring
Flower of Kilian Donahue Clematis
Flowers of Nova Zembla Rhododendron
Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
Blue Mirror Delphinium, in bloom
Flowers of Arctic Breeze Intermedia Bearded Iris
Tiny Todd Asiatic lily, in bloom
Distinctive bark of the Gray Birch 'Whitespire Senior'
Double Take Orange Quince
 Blue Yonder Spike Speedwell, in bloom
Flowers of Blue Pearl Jacob's Ladder
Triumph Tulip (Tulipa 'Evergreen') in bloom
Rhododendron Olga Mezitt
Showy Crabapple, in bloom
Calla Lily, in bloom
Ruslyn in the Pink Japanese Maple
  Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud
African Daisy
Simply Scentsational Sweetshrub
Compact Korean Azalea, in bloom
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry, in bloom
 Olive Bailey Langdon Hosta
Hook's #15 Crabapple
Bok Choi 'Prize Choy'
Flowers of Intenz Pink Celosia
Basket-of-Gold, in bloom
Flowers of Harmony Pearl Poppy Anemone
 Whitespire Gray Birch, Valerie Finnis Grape Hyacinth, Blue Magic Grape Hyacinth, Negrita Triumph Tulip, Katz Purple Stock
 Westcountry Lupins, in bloom
Flowers of PJM Rhododendron
Sherbet Blend Tulips, in bloom
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip
Wild Geranium, Whitespire Gray Birch
Redosier Dogwood 'Bergesson's Compact' flowers & stem, early spring
Intermediate Yew (Taxus x media 'Bergi') surrounding Amur Chokecherry tree
Rockapulco Appleblossom Impatiens, in bloom
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Flowers of Fort Hill Moss Phlox
Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily, Golden Matrix Lily
Flowers of Ballerina Tulip
Negrita Triumph Tulip, Clearwater Single Late Tulip, Dalmatian Purple Foxglove
Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Hula Hoops: Supertunia Trailing Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia, Superbena Pink Shades Verbena, Superbena Royale Plum Wine Verbena
Flowers of Golden Matrix Lily
Karen's Azalea
Confetti: Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Laguna White Lobelia, Superbena Purple Verbena
Cosmic Orange Mexican Aster
Matrix Red Asiatic Lily, in bloom
Circus Heuchera, in bloom
Golden Flare Azalea, Lemon Ice African Daisy
Fiesta Forsythia, in bloom
Summer Skies Butterfly Bush
Weeping Willows tower over path at Chicago Botanic Garden
Crown Imperial, Ballerina Tulip
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
Weeping Willows, Tulips
 Passionale Tulip, American Dream Tulip, Bellissima Red English Daisy, Texas Gold Tulip
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup
Flowers of Ballerina Red Thrift
Orange Symphony African Daisy
The leaves of the weeping willow cascade dramatically
Flowers of Tiny Todd Asiatic Lily
Camelot Rose Purple Foxglove
Flowers of Compactum Basket-of-Gold
Pink Wave Petunias, in bloom
Opal Innocence Nemesia
Karen's Azalea, in bloom
Flower of Dwarf French Marigold
 Superbells Red Calibrachoa, Toffee Twist Bronze Curly Sedge, Dolce Wildberry Coralbells, Sky Rocket Fountain Grass
Candy Stripe Moss Phlox, in bloom
Raspberry Archangel Angelonia, in bloom
Flowers of Red Baron Crabapple
Beautiful Snow Queen Clematis flowers
Elaine Princess Lily
Ice Follies Lenten Rose, in bloom.
Ormiston Roy Flowering Crabapple
Bluebird Nemesia
Pyromania Orange Blaze Red Hot Poker, SUNSATIA Blood Orange Nemesia, Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red, Honey Supertunia
Rave On Coral Bells, in bloom
 Champion Blue Canterbury Bells, in bloom
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Blackout Coral Bells, Angelina Stonecrop
Spicy Orange Rose Bicolor Nemesia, in bloom
Supertunia Priscilla Petunia
Flowers of Miss Melanie Bellflower
  Color Run Large-Cupped Daffodil, in bloom
Tango Rose Mega Splash Zonal Geranium, in bloom
Weeping Willow, Tulips
Dolce Cinnamon Curls Coral Bells, Stoplight Coral Bells, Everest Ornamental Sedge
   Raspberry Splash Lungwort, in bloom
Joy's Pride Eastern Redbud, White Gold Japanese Spirea
 Peach Blossom Astilbe, in bloom
  Autumn Moon Japanese Maple in spring
Variegated Siberian Bugloss, in bloom
Gray foliage of Dusty Miller
Nova Zembla Rhododendron, in bloom
Purple Passion Rhododendron, in bloom
'Little King' Fox Valley River Birch
Flowers of Angel Tiger Eyes Viola
 Supertunia Trailing Blue Veined Petunia
Yellow Submarine Rose, in bloom
Flowers of Japanese Crabapple
Dalmatian Purple Foxglove, in bloom
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia
Rainforest Sunrise Hosta, Watch Up Trumpet Daffodil
Ad Rem Tulips, in bloom
Variegated leaves of Jack Frost Brunnera
Brass Lantern Foamy Bells, in bloom
 Summer Wave Blue Wishbone Flower
Weigela Sonic Bloom Red #3
Rose Glow Japanese Barberry does seem to glow!
Mache Orange Persian Buttercup, Cranberry Cotoneaster
Flowers of Tiny Invader Asiatic Lily
Weeping Willows & Tulips
Snow Queen Clematis, in bloom
Flowers of Pioneer Silvery Pink Rhododendron
 Dicentra Gold Heart, in bloom
Jack Crabapple, in bloom
Ostrich Ferns on a hillside
Flowers of Martha Washington Regal Geraniums
Flowers of Golden Flare Azalea
Japanese Crabapple, in bloom
Brandywine Foam Flower, in foamy bloom!
Flowers of Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac
Sweet Nectar: Superbells Tangerine Punch Calibrachoa, Luscious Citrus Blend Lantana, Supertunia Really Red Petunia
Snow Princess Sweet Alyssum, Supertunia Giant Pink Petunia, Supertunia Lavender Skies Petunia
Ad Rem Tulip, Danada Charm Elm
Purple Gem Rhododendron, in bloom
Sunjoy Mini Saffron Barberry
Senora Rosalita Spider Flower, in bloom
Hanging basket with Lobelia, Calibrachoa & Dichondra


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