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Visiting Information about the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
- Index
- Educational Articles
- Eloise Butler
- Friend's History
- Friends President's Letters
- Garden Birding
- Garden Curator's Notes
- Garden Environment
- Garden History
- Garden Information - General and Seasonal
- Garden Plants - By Common Name
- Garden Plants - By Scientific Name
- Newsletter archive
- Posting History
- Reflections on the Garden
- Seasonal Poems
- Home Page
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Original date of published articles given in brackets |
| Avery Birding Terrace | Photos and text of the area dedicated in 2005. |
| Garden Plan View | Overall plan map with walking paths shown |
| Garden Parking | Small map of the Wirth Park area showing parking for the Garden |
| Geography of the Garden | A photo tour of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden in the early spring before the leaves obscure the lay-of-the-land. |
| Geology of the Garden | A brief article on how the Garden landscape was formed. |
| Grasses of the Garden | Photos of the Garden grasses with links to detailed information pages. |
| Heritage Trees in the Garden | Former Gardener Cary George writes of the nine Minneapolis Heritage Trees in the Garden (originally published winter 2000) |
| Information Signs at Front Gate | A look at the new information signs inside the front gate -2009 |
| Management Plan for the Garden | The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board's 2010-2015 management plan for the Garden (- pdf file 2.4 mb) |
| Martha E. Crone Visitors Shelter | Information on the shelter, hours, etc. |
| Memorials in the Garden | Photo pages of the various memorials and dedications within the Garden. |
Seasonal |
Spring |
| Activities of Early Spring | A photo review of things typically (or not typically) going on in The Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden in early spring. |
| Early Blooming Spring Plants | The five earliest bloomers - text and photos. (2013) |
| Early Spring in the Wild Flower Garden | Reflections of Martha Crone, second Garden Curator, first editor of The Fringed Gentian™ and founding member of The Friends of The Wild Flower Garden. |
| Orchids in the Garden | Previous Eloise Butler Gardener Cary George writes on the Garden's two Lady's-slippers and the problems and ethics of transplantation (Spring 2000) |
| Showy Lady's-slipper | A photo page of the "Jewel of the Garden" |
| Spring in the Garden | A photo review of how things look in early spring in the Garden |
| Spring Flowers - April to Mid-May | A photo thumbnail sheet of the early blooming flowers. |
| Late Spring Flowers - May to Mid-June | A photo thumbnail sheet of the late spring flowers. |
Seasonal |
Summer |
| A Great Place for Birding | Naturalist Tammy Mercer explains why the Garden is great for birding. (Spring 2005) |
| Early Summer Flowers - part one | A photo thumbnail sheet of early summer white, yellow to yellow-green flowers; From the end of May to mid-July. |
| Early Summer Flowers - part two | A photo thumbnail sheet of early summer flowers that are not white, yellow to yellow-green; from the end of May to mid-July. |
| Gentian in the Garden | Former Gardener Cary George writes of the Gentian in the Garden - both now and in the past. (originally published fall 2000) |
| Late Summer Flowers - part one | A photo thumbnail sheet of late summer white, yellow to yellow-green flowers; mid-July to the end of August. |
| Late Summer Flowers - part two | A photo thumbnail sheet of late summer flowers that are not white, yellow to yellow-green, along with easily recognized seeds and fruits. |
| Late Summer Flowers - 5 less known | A look at 5 late summer flowers in the Garden that are not usually found in the home garden. |
| Late Summer Fruits and Seedpods | A photo thumbnail sheet of late summer fruits and seeds that you are likely to see from July through August. |
| Pea Family Plants in the Prairie | Pea family plants that thrive in the hot prairie sun, by previous Eloise Butler Gardener Cary George. (Summer 2002) |
| Ruffians in the Garden | A close look at Curly Dock, Mullein and Nettle and why we should like them. Gary Bebeau, 2009 |
| Tall Plants in the Summer Garden | Previous Eloise Butler Gardener Cary George writes about the tall plants and the lilies of the summer Upland Prairie Garden (Summer 2000) |
| The Four Silphiums | Photos and plant information on four representatives of the genus Silphium in the Eloise Butler Garden. Gary Bebeau 2009 |
Seasonal |
Autumn |
| Asters and Goldenrods | A photo look at asters and goldenrods in the Garden. 2009 |
| Autumn Flowers | A photo thumbnail sheet of Autumn flowers; from September to Garden Close in October. |
| Autumn Fruits and Seedpods | A photo thumbnail sheet of Autumn fruits and seeds that you are likely to see from September to Garden Close in October. |
| Mid-October Snow | A photo look at garden scenes on Oct. 13, 2009 following an early season light snowfall. |
Seasonal |
Winter |
| Winter Scenes | A photo page of winter Garden scenes. |