Huzzah! I found a secret cache of photos that I had totally forgotten about. I've added some of these to the gallery for diversification, but also threw in some recent photos as well. You can tell which photos are older based on the photo's displayed date. I'll continue to add some of these in future updates.

Things are really popping here in East Central Illinois. The koreanspice viburnum just opened today, rhododendrons are in full bloom, and the tulips are finally starting to spread their petals. This is the best time of year!

I haven't received any new input regarding changes to the gallery. If you have any ideas, requests, or criticisms, please mail them to

   ideas@hort.net

Possible ideas that I'm exploring include:

• allowing people to upload/manage their own photo galleries
• displaying larger photographs
• advanced photo searches based on color, similarity, nativity, etc.
• redesigning the interface/page look

Christopher Lindsey, gallery maintainer

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