We just arrived at the Chicago Botanic Garden and ready to go on the first tour.
We are so excited to get going!
Lunch was wonderful right there at the gardens.
We all met new friends and caught up with old friends.
It was such a perfect day that some decided to eat lunch outside.
Just a part of the group that enjoyed a terrific day at the gardens.
Beautiful annual plantings where we all thought that purple seemed to be the
theme color for the year. We think it’s a perfect color since it matches our work clothes.
Nancy Hoover studies the varieties and wonders wha
new thing she can use in her garden!
Part of the Lodi Garden Club joined us. What are you looking at, ladies?
Color combinations in the mixed gardens make a spectacular show!
These are Tropical Water Lilies, with a light blue bloom.
Simply magnificent colors!
Part of the miniature Railroad garden. This is the Space Needle in Seattle Washington created out of all natural materials. They are doing a “Landmarks of the United States” Theme this year. They change themes for the garden annually. What an incredible undertaking!
This is Monticello, the scale and detail throughout this garden was incredible, but I think that the most memorable aspect of it was seeing the children’s reactions to the trains, small cars, and small people. I wonder if they finally feel big??
Minature Dwarf Alberta Spruce and have been prune to look like huge Spruce trees.
A Beautiful shade garden combination!
A gorgeous arrangement of cut blue hydrangeas inside the Regenstein Center.
How stately the foyer looks!
This is a prime example of how simplicity can express elegance so effortlessly.
