At the Kemper Center for Home Gardening, Milkweeds, Coneflowers, and
Goldenrods in the Lucy and Stanley Lopata Prairie Garden are showy.
The Supertunias (Petunia axillaris) in the Flower Trial Garden are
showy. The intricate knot garden in the circular bed in the Vegetable
Garden is very showy.
Tardiva hydrangeas throughout the grounds are near peak bloom.
Tall verbena and African daisies on Spoehrer Plaza are showy.
Both the Swift Perennial Border and the Swift Family Garden,
including the unusual aquatics in the pools just south of the Linnean
House, are very showy.
Roses in both the Gladney and Lehmann Rose Gardens are at the peak
of seasonal bloom.
The Crapemyrtles in Bakewell Court are in full bloom.
Cardinal flowers growing along the stream in the English Woodland
Garden are in full bloom.
In the Shoenberg Temperate House, look for the beautiful purple berries of the
American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) and smell the sweet scent
of Jasmine (Jasminum tortuosum and Jasminum officinale).
In the Linnean House, Impatiens are in full bloom and the foliage of
the Rex begonias is very showy.
Cannas are showy in the Heckman and Samuels Bulb Gardens.
Tropical Water lilies in the Milles Sculpture Garden pools are
showy.
The Mexican Sunflowers in the Isabelle A. Baer Garden are in full
bloom.
The view of the new Kresko Victorian Garden and the Kaiser Maze from atop the
Piper Observatory is spectacular.
The Flower Borders along the path to the Kemper Center for Home Gardening
are showy.
Only a few Daylilies in the Jenkins Daylily Garden are still in
bloom.