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History of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
- Index
- Educational Articles
- 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
- Posting History
- Reflections on the Garden
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Original date of published articles is given in brackets |
| Birdbath in the Prairie | Origin of the granite birdbath on the central hill - Upland Garden (2010) |
| Bog in the Woodland Garden | History, environment and the plant community of the bog. (2010) |
| Cary George | The Garden's fourth caretaker - notes and experiences (2010) |
| Clinton Odell | Student of Eloise Butler and a benefactor of the Garden (2002) |
| Eloise Butler | Brief history with photos |
| Photos taken on Eloise Butlers 80th Birthday - 1931 | |
| Photo and description of Garden Memorial | |
| Letter of Park Superintendent Theodore Wirth | |
| Garden ceremony of May 5, 1933. | |
| Eloise Butler 100 aniversary Birthday Bash. | A summary of events on the 100th birthday anniversary of Eloise Butler - 2007 |
| Garden History | Short history of the Garden and the Curator/Gardeners - a document of the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, created as an appendix to the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden & Bird Sanctuary Management Plan 2010-2015. (pdf file) |
| Garden Origins | Archive paper from Minneapolis Park Board. |
| Gertrude S. Cram | Friend of Eloise Butler and Martha Crone and provider of plants (2010) |
| Great Medicine Spring | A history of the attempt to improve water flow and quality. |
| Ken Avery | The Garden's third caretaker; Creation of the Ken Avery Birding Terrace |
| Ken Avery's Plant Bloom Dates (pdf) | Early and late bloom dates for 25 spring flowers, up through 1977, collected and averaged by former gardener Ken Avery. |
| Kids in the Garden | Illustrated article by Donna Ahrens on kids groups visiting the Garden in 2009. (Fall 2009) |
| Loren Borer (PDF 160 KB) | The Garden's program coordinator is interviewed by Donna Ahrens and we learn about her background and why she liked the Garden. (Fall 2011) |
| Martha Crone | The Garden's second Curator, Founding member of the Friends, first Friends' Secretary and First editor of The Fringed Gentian™. |
| Martha Crone Visitor Shelter | Photos and history of the 1970 Shelter |
| Martha Crone Annual Reports. | Summaries of her reports to the Minneapolis Parks Superintendent. |
| Memorials in the Garden. | Photo pages of the various memorials and dedications within the Garden. |
| Old Curator's Office | The old "office" that was replaced by the Martha Crone Visitor Shelter. |
| Old Curator's Office Sketch | Color drawing by Clinton Odell circa 1950 |
| Past History | Historical Highlights of the Winter season of 2002, 1987, 1962, 1937 & 1912 (Winter 2011/12) |
| Past History | Historical Highlights of the Spring season of 2001, 1986, 1961, 1936 & 1911 (Spring 2011) |
| Past History | Historical Highlights of the Summer season of 2001, 1986, 1961, 1936 & 1911 (Spring 2011) |
| Past History | Historical Highlights of the Autumn season of 2001, 1986, 1961, 1936 & 1911 (Autumn 2011) |
| Past History by Year | A year chart of links to the ongoing work-in-progress of the history of the Eloise Butler Wild Flower Garden and of The Friends of the Wild Flower Garden |
| Friend's Garden Projects-recent | Details of Current Project Plans and those most recently completed. |
| Friend's Garden Projects-past | Illustrated summary of past projects funded by the Friends. |
| Restoration of Hepatica Hill | Curator Susan Wilkins explains the background of Hepatica Hill. (Winter 2005) |
| Restoration in Upland Garden | A photo review of a five year restoration project in a section of the Upland Garden - 2009 |
| Storm Damage June 2010 | Photos of the thunderstorm damge in the Garden on June 25, 2010 |
| Storm Damage May 2011 | Photos of the tornado damge in and near the Garden on May 22, 2011 |
| Then and Now | Photo comparison of Garden scenes -past and present - all sections below. (2010) |
| - Then and Now | The Old Cabin Office and the Newer Visitors Shelter - 7 decades apart |
| - Then and Now | The old and new office - Winter Views- five decades apart |
| - Then and Now | The Site of the Old Garden Office -1935 & 2008 |
| - Then and Now | Mallard Pool and the Rustic Bridge - 7+ decades apart |
| - Then and Now | Hepatica Hill - Fifty years apart |
| - Then and Now | Trees and Paths in the Woodland Bog - 1948 & 2008 |
| - Then and Now | Foamflower in the Woodland Bog - 1952 & 2008 |
| - Then and Now | East Woodland Path to the Shelter - 1952 & 2008 |
| - Then and Now | Open Water in the Woodland Bog - 1950 to 2008 |
| - Then and Now | The Entrance to the Upland Garden - 1948 and 2008 |
| - Then and Now | Upland Hillside Early Plantings - 1950 & 2008 |
| - Then and Now | Upland Central Hillside - 1948 & 2008 |
| Upland Garden Land Addition | Friends member Elaine Christenson writes on the 1993 land addition to the Upland Prairie Garden. (Winter 1994) |
Eloise Butler's Writings |
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| Notable Features of my Wild Garden | |
| Notable Features of my Wild Garden - a second essay listing a large number of spring plants in the early Garden | |
| Eloise relates how a medium told her that she has two ghostly botanist friends that want her to find the plant she is looking for. |