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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 October's, over the years.

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Mixed mums bordered by yew hedges
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), in fall
Trademark bark of the Paper Birch
Junkyard Dog Dahlia
Whitespire Gray Birch
Katsura Tree, in autumn
Flowers of Mealycup Sage
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Autumn Purple White Ash, in fall
Green Mountain Sugar Maple, brilliant orange in fall
Leaves of the Prairie Flame Dwarf Sumac, in autumn
Tardiva Panicle Hydrangea, Virginia Creeper
American Witch Hazel in fall
Japanese Walnut
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow, ? Mums
Petra Croton
Fairy White Hyacinth at the Chicago Garden Show
Splendid Cornelia Hyacinth, in bloom
Shasta Doublefile Viburnum, in Autumn
Black Maple in fall
Scalet oak is best-known for the brilliant red of its autumn foliage
An Autumn Blaze Red Maple blazes in fall...
Renaissance Reflection Paper Birch
Intenz Celosia in front of Mona Lavender
Intenz Celosia
American Elm
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
River Birch grove
Maryl Garden Mum
Bark of a River Birch
Vista Purple Sage
Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple parties hardest in fall!  Behind, is a standard issue Sugar Maple for comparison...
Orange fall foliage of a Sugar Maple glows in the distance
Heuchera 'Obsidian' contrasts nicely with the green foliage of Hostas
Maryl Garden Mum, Junkyard Dog Dahlia
Laguna Sky Blue Lobelia, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena
Crescendo Sugar Maple in fall glory
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
October Skies Aromatic Aster
Sugar Maple, turning orange in Autumn
  Diamond Frost Spurge, Illusion Midnight Lace Sweet Potato, Timeless Pink Geranium
Bald Cypress
Sugar Maple in front of Birch & Hosta
Asiatic Lily
Virginia Creeper, in fall
River Birch
Andean Sage, Tardiva Panicle Hydrange, Blue Paradise Garden Phlox, Lamb's Ears
Whitespire Gray Birch
Hybrid Musk Rose in front of Evolution Mealycup Sage
New Horizon Elm
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Andean Sage, Virginia Creeper, Late Panicle Hydrangea, Crystal Peak White Obedient Plant
White Satin Birch
Shagbark Hickory leaves turning yellow in fall
Green Giant Arborvitae
Superbells Plum Calibrachoa, Superbells Yellow Chiffon Calibrachoa, Opal Innocence Nemesia
Mind Games: Superbells Blue Moon Punch Calibrachoa, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Sweet Caroline Medusa Green Sweet Potato
Wildfire: Supertunia Bermuda Beach Petunia, Superbena Scarlet Star Verbena
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow, and ? Mums
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Sugar Maple, starting to turn
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willow
Burning Bushes, Ornamental Grasses
Asian Black Birch
Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple
Dianthus 'Floral Lace Picotee'
Blue Mohawk Rush, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Supertunia Trailing Blue Petunia, Superbena Large Lilac Blue Verbena
Betula microphylla
Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple trees, all in a row
Korean Boxwood hedge
New Harmony American Elm
Maple Leaf Oak, in Autumn
Little Lamb Panicle Hydrangea in fall
Canopy of Green Mountain Sugar Maple in fall
Flowers of the Polyantha Rose
Golden Japanese forest grass
Maryl Garden Mum, Flamingo Purple Wheat Celosia
Inniswood Hosta
Sky Rocket Fountain Grass, Mojave Fuchsia Purslane, Sunstar Lavender Egyptian Star Flower, Sunstar Pink Egyptian Star Flower
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Paper Birch
Toffee Twist Bronze Curly Sedge, Fiber Optic Grass, Graceful Grasses Purple Fountain Grass
Limelight Panicled Hydrangea
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Washington Hawthorn
Canopy of an American Elm
Vista Purple Sage, Fireworks Gomphrena, Benary's Giant Zinnia
Flowers of Splendid Cornelia Hyacinth
Old Blush China Rose, in bloom
Trinity Callery Pear
Hedge Maze at the Morton Arboretum
Ironwood (Carpinus caroliniana), turning orange in fall
Colorblaze Lime Time Coleus, Fiber Optic Grass, Superbells Saffron Calibrachoa
Fall Festival White Ash in Autumn
Miss Ruby Butterfly Bush
Dick Clark Grandiflora Rose, in bloom
Merlot® Bird Cherry
Canopy of an Asian Black Birch
Autumn Blaze Pear, Weeping Willows in fall
Endowment Sugar Maple
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Dawn Redwood
Light Blue Flame Garden Phlox
Trunk of a Whitespire Gray Birch
White bark of a Renaissance Reflection Paper Birch
Fall colors - Sugar Maple & Norway Maple
Asian Black Birch
Redbud, in fall
 Legacy Sugar Maple
Virginia Creeper leaves turn bright red in fall
Black Maple in fall
Miyabe Maple, in early fall
Chinkapin Oak
Flower of a Woodstock Hyacinth
Mini Vista Violet Star Petunia, Supertunia Mini Vista White Petunia
Purple Rain Lilac Sage
Leading Role: Superbells Double Amber Million Bells, Over Easy Calibrachoa, Superbells Coral Sun Million Bells
Twist & Shout Big-Leaved Lacecap Hydrangea
Green Mountain Sugar Maple, turning crimson in fall
 Superbells Holy Cow! Calibrachoa, Supertunia Vista Fuchsia, Superbena Whiteout Verbena
Canopy of a White Satin Birch
London Planetree (Platanus x acerifolia)
Royal Raindrops Flowering Crabapple, Pink Double Knock Out Rose
Red Oak
Mealycup Sage, in bloom
Wavecrest Siebold's Viburnum, in fall
Maple, in fall
Eastern White Pine
Eastern White Pine
Hills of Snow Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Grandiflora')
Canopy of a Yellow Birch
Washington Hawthorn
Limoncello Supertunia, Diamond Frost Spurge
Windy City Hackberry
Tuscan Sun Ox-Eye Daisy, Diamond Frost Spurge
White Spruce
Whitespire Gray Birch
Marmo Freeman's Maple
Elm-Leaved Birch
Coleman Sugar Maple
Caiman Key: Colorblaze Lime Time Coleus, Catalina Midnight Blue Wishbone Flower
Canopy of an American Hornbeam
Katsura Tree
Autumn Purple White Ash, starting to turn in fall
Climbing Hydrangea
Leaves of Threeflower Maple in fall
Moor Birch
Sugar Maple, early fall
Red Jewel Crabapple
Mature White Spruce
Laguna Sky Blue Lobelia, Snowstorm Giant Snowflake
Kentucky Coffeetree
Superbells Tropical Sunrise Calibrachoa, Stratosphere Pink Picotee Gaura, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Diamond Frost Spurge
The leaves of the Sugar Maple shine in some of the brightest oranges in Autumn!
Katsura Tree
Endowment Sugar Maple, in fall
Autumn Blaze Freeman's Maple, in early Fall
Maryl Garden Mum, Junkyard Dog Dahlia
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Supertunia Bermuda Beach Petunia, Whirlwind Blue Fan Flower, Diamond Frost Spurge
Two River Birch trunks
Black Walnut
Canopy of Betula microphylla
Unique Panicle Hydrangea, in bloom
Seven-Son Flower hedge, in bloom
Renaissance Reflection Paper Birch
Sawtooth Oak
Lucky Star: Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Daredevil Salmon Zonal Geranium
Amur Maple, in autumn
Suzanne Dwarf Fothergilla
Shawnee Brave Bald Cypress
Backlit Maple in fall
Marmo Freeman's Maple
3 Norway Spruce
Korean Sun Pear, in Autumn
Leaves of an Autumn Purple White Ash, turning purple in fall
Fox Valley River Birch
Mesa Bright Bicolor Blanket Flower, in bloom
Fox Valley River Birch
Sky Rocket Fountain Grass, Supertunia Mini Vista White Petunia, Supertunia Mini Vista Indigo Petunia, Mini Vista Violet Star Petunia
Visions in Red Astilbe
Snow Queen Oak-Leaved Hydrangea turns bright red in fall!
Chinese Cork Oak
Forest Prince Serviceberry, in fall
China Pink Hyacinth, in bloom
Korean Boxwood formal hedge
Auvergne Scots Pine
Ponderosa Pine
Red Maple are often yellow in fall
Maple, in fall
Trinity Callery Pear
Autumn Applause White Ash, early fall
Trunk of a Yellow Birch
Renaissance Reflection Paper Birch
Bald Cypress
Korean Maple in fall
Burning Bush, ready for planting in Autumn
Woodstock Hyacinth, in bloom
Helichrysum thianschanicum, sometimes known as Curry Plant.
Prairie Flame Dwarf Sumac, in fall
Sherwood Glen Green Ash, in fall
White Satin Birch (Betula 'Madison')
Yellow Birch
Little Leaf Linden
A Sugar Maple canopy
 Graceful Grasses Purple Fountain Grass, Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Luscious Citrus Blend Lantana
 Superbells Tangerine Punch Calibrachoa, in bloom
Arrowwood Viburnum, in fall
Blueberry Hill: Supertunia Vista Silverberry, Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Diamond Frost Spurge
Fiber Optic Grass, Blue Mohawk Rush
Windy City White Ash


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