Our mini heatwave lasted all of one day. Typical Chicago weather! One day in the 80’s and the next in the 30’s, so I’m glad I took the opportunity to visit the Botanic Garden when I did.
Spring has definitely sprung at the Garden with golden drifts of daffodils at every turn, while in the English Garden they had a delightful display of diminutive irises.
At a time when there are so many yellow flowers blooming, the purple ones always stand out in the crowd. My favorite color!
Over in the field where they usually hold the summer kite festival, an interesting structure appears to have sprung up. I’m not sure if it’s something left over from a previous display, there was no sign indicating what it was, or if it’s part of a new exhibit, but it certainly caught everyone’s attention.
The Nature of Things 
Our weather has been crazy, too….with record highs and lows back to back.
Love the pansies and daffodils!
I never know what to wear at this time of year, the temps are so unpredictable. I was shedding layers as I walked around the Garden.
I know what you mean!
Love all the photos of the spring flowers and the views over the garden. Fascinating structure too- maybe a hobbit home! Wonderful inspiration for children’s writing – they’d have such ideas!
Unlike the Morton Arboretum, the Garden rarely has any additional outdoor exhibitions, which makes me wonder if it was something left over from the Halloween or Christmas displays. They evidently weren’t too worried about people going in there as it wasn’t roped off. I shall be interested to see if it’s still there the next time I visit.
Gorgeous pics!
Thank you so much!
Lovely photos – a good reminder to go visit there again someday soon!
Thank you! Yes, the Garden is always worth a visit.
We could do with a bit of that heat here. Lovely pictures and a most interesting structure.
Thank you, Tom! We’re back to winter jackets here now but hopefully it won’t be too long before the warmer weather is more consistent.
Purple is my favorite color also, Sue. Wow, all the daffodils of different colors. When I was with my daughter and grandkids in Portland, OR last month, daffodils were everywhere also. I have many different flowers. I planted some tulips and will plant some more daffodils. They’ll come up next year though.
Thank you for visiting, Miriam. It always helps to plan ahead and I’m already picking out some places to plant more spring bulbs.
I’m trying to do the same thing, Sue.
Beautiful, colorful, spring flowers. Thank you for the enjoyable tour. We had a heatwave, it’s cooler after a good rain. 🙂
Thank you, Amy! We’ve had a lot of rain recently which has really made the flowers grow.
You sure did time your visit perfectly to take some pretty images without many people around. Looking forward to going back. 😊
Thank you! Not surprisingly the place was packed by mid-day, which is why we only stayed for a while, but we got there early which really helped.
Cool pics!
Thank you!
A fabulous, colourful display, Sue, captured beautifully. A fascinating structure too. Did you ever discover what it was meant to be?
Thank you! I should have asked someone while I was there. I tried Googling it, but I couldn’t see anything. I have a feeling that it might have been left over from either Halloween or Christmas but if it’s still there the next time I go, I’ll definitely try to find out.