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A Rookie's Top Five Wildflower
Garden Volunteer Experiences. |
Volunteer Donna Ahrens reviews her first year experiences as a volunteer in the Martha Crone Shelter. |
| Art by Members of The Friends |
Artistic images from the Garden by four Friends members are presented and discussed. (Fall 2010) |
| Clinton Odell Essay |
Friends founder Clinton Odell writes of the uniqueness of the Garden and why The Friends were founded |
| Dedication Poem for Martha Crone Shelter. |
Poem by Betty Bridgman written as a letter of thanks from the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden. |
| From Friends to Friends |
PDF file of a booklet by Gloria Miller of photos and poems of the Garden. (2.9mb file size) |
| John and Joan Haldeman and the Garden - pdf file |
John and Joan Haldeman, married in the Garden in 1981, reflect on their 30 years together with the Garden. (Winter 2012) (302kb) |
| Ode to the Friends and the Garden |
Ode to The Friends of the Wild Flower Garden on their 30th Anniversary and the 75th Anniversary of the Wildflower Garden, written by Betty Bridgman. |
| Poems for each season |
A listing and links to our collection of seasonal poems that have been used in the "seasonal poem" section of this website's home page. |
| Poet's Corner |
A collection of poems reflecting on nature, contributed by Friends of the Wild Flower Garden. |
| Wm. Toivonen's Thoughts |
Toivonen has known the Garden since childhood. He writes of some experiences and also writes on Thoreau's Walden and the similarity to the Garden. |
| 50th Anniversary Recollections |
Garden recollections of Harriet Betzold, Betty Bryan, Robert and Betty Dassett, and Marie Demler, on the 50th Anniversary of the Friends of the Wild Flower Garden. |
| 50th Anniversary Recollections |
Garden recollections of J. S. Futcher, Karol Pieper Gresser, John Haldeman, Marguerite Harbison, and Lynne Holman, on the 50th Anniversary of the Friends of the Wild Flower Garden. |
| 50th Anniversary Recollections |
Garden recollections of Florence Isaacs, Yleen and Gary Joselyn, Vi LaBelle, Marilyn Rohlfing, Lee and Jerry Shannon, on the 50th Anniversary of the Friends of the Wild Flower Garden. |
| Spring |
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Activities of Early Spring |
A photo review of things typically (or not typically) going on in The Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden in early spring. |
Spring Thoughts
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From The Fringed Gentian™ Editor Judy Remington |
Anticipating Spring
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From Friends member Larry Gravitz |
Early Spring in the Wild Flower Garden
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Reflections of Martha Crone, second Garden Curator, first editor of The Fringed Gentian™ and founding member of The Friends of The Wild Flower Garden. |
Odell Sketch
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"Early Spring in the Garden". Clinton Odell's drawing of the "old office". |
| Winter |
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| Winter Scenes |
A photo page of the Garden in Winter. |
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