The Friends of the Wild Flower Garden.
A chronological listing of new postings to the web site. |
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Postings may be entirely new articles, additions of older material appearing on the web site for the first time or major updates to previously published work. |
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Document description |
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| Feb. 2012 |
Occult Experiences of a Wild Gardener, by Eloise Butler, part of the series "Annals of the Wild Life Reserve." |
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Friends Garden Project - 2011. Details and photo of the Violet Way planting funded by the Friends. |
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| Dec. 2011 |
New Plant Information Sheets: Ironweed, Chokecherry, Black Chokeberry, Black Cherry, Burdock, Prickly Ash, Purple Giant Hyssop |
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New Plant Info Sheets: European Cranberrybush, Staghorn Sumac, Fragrant Sumac, Smooth Sumac. Dodder, Asparagus, Wild Lettuce, Rattlesnake-master |
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| Nov. 2011 |
History of the Garden and The Friends from 100, 75, 50, 25, 10 years ago - Winter season - 1912, 1937, 1962, 1987, 2002. |
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Updated plant info sheets: Yellow Lady's-slipper, Big Bluestem, Little Bluestem, Wild Rye, Reed Canary Grass, Sideoats Grama, Eastern Bottlebrush Grass, Indian Grass, Prairie Cordgrass, Smooth Brome. |
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New Plant Information Sheets: Downy Phlox, Elm-leaved Goldenrod, Ostrich Fern, Sensitive Fern, White Baneberry. |
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| Sept. 2011 |
Late Blooming Flowers Dot Meadows with White, Blue and Gold; Asters, Gentians, Lobelias, and Sunflowers Greet Field Lovers by Eloise Butler, Published Sept. 10, 1911 |
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Acrid Taste Gives Name to the Smart Weed; Miss Butler Describes Wild Grasses in the Park.by Eloise Butler, Published Sept. 17, 1911 |
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History of the Garden and The Friends from 100, 75, 50, 25, 10 years ago - Autumn season |
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Fringed Gentian, Termed Loveliest of Blue Flowers, Now in Bloom; Asters and Goldenrod Indicate Autumn Has Reached Minnesota by Eloise Butler, Published Sept. 10, 1911 |
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Virgin Minnesota Prairie in Full Bloom Surpasses Flora of Tropics; Earth’s Tapestry Shows a Riot of Color before Autumnal Frosts by Eloise Butler, Published Sept. 3, 1911 |
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| August 2011 |
Prickly Armor Furnishes Protection for the Thistle; Caterpillars Crawl by and Browsing Horses Shun Plant by Eloise Butler, Published August 27, 1911 |
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Wild Balsam Occupies Low Places in Wild Gardens; Leaves Shine Like Silver When Put in the Water by Eloise Butler, Published August 20, 1911 |
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Common Plantain Is Compared with the Alisma Plantago, Otherwise Known as the Water Variety by Eloise Butler, Published August 13, 1911 |
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Tramp Plants, Migrants from Foreign Lands, Thrive in Minnesota; They Often Pre-empt Ground, Crowding Out Native Citizens of Soil by Eloise Butler, Published August 6, 1911 |
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Plant information pages: Pale Purple Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Hoary Vervain. |
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| July 2011 |
Flowering Spurge Graces Roadside and Prairie in Late summer; Varieties of Yellow Blooms Classed as “Sunflowers” Confusingby Eloise Butler, Published July 30, 1911 |
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Mint, Abundant in Minnesota, Delights the Senses; Miss Butler Tells of Wild Flowers in Glenwood Park Garden by Eloise Butler, Published July 23, 1911 |
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Summer Issue of The Fringed Gentian™, Vol. 59 #3. with President's letter, Garden Curator's Notes, article "Eyeshine", Volunteer spotlight on Joy Davis. (All pdf files) |
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Lily Declared Crowning Wild Flower near Minneapolis in July; Miss Butler Describes, Also, the Blossoms That Kept it Company by Eloise Butler, Published July 16, 1911 |
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Milkweed Flowers Much in evidence during July, Harebells, Ox-Eyes, and Water Lilies Also Bloom in Abundance by Eloise Butler, Published July 9, 1911 |
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Blue Flag, Native Minnesota Iris, Classed as Richest of Lilies; Early Meadow Rue and Larkspur Treated by Miss Butler by Eloise Butler, Published July 2, 1911 |
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| June 2011 |
Plant information sheets on Tufted Loosestrife and Showy Beardtongue |
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Painted Cup Notable among Wild Flowers Found near Minneapolis; Bog-trotter’s Zeal Repaid by Orchids and Other Swamp Blossoms by Eloise Butler, Published June 18, 1911 |
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History of the Garden and The Friends from 100, 75, 50, 25, 10 years ago - Summer season |
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Wild Roses Know When it is June, According to Miss Butler, Who Describes Blossoms that Delight the Rambler Out-of-Doors, by Eloise Butler, published June 11, 1911 |
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Hawthorn of World Fame through Poetry and Prose of England, Virginian Waterleaf, White Lily and Geranium Featured in June by Eloise Butler, published June 4, 1911 |
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| May 2011 |
Geum, Early Meadow Rue, Lousewort, Phlox, and Hoary Puccoon Are Described as Wild Beauties in Miss Butler’s Weekly Article. by Eloise Butler, published May 28, 1911 |
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Photo page of tornado damage to Garden and Wirth Park area on May 22, 2011 |
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Beautiful Large-flowered Trilliums Grace Minnetonka Wood in May; Violets, Forest, Hillside and Prairie Varieties Flourish Near Minneapolis by Eloise Butler, published May 21, 1911 |
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Plum Blossoms, Skunk Cabbage, and Modest Jack-in-the-Pulpit among May Arrivals That Please Lover of Life in the Woods by Eloise Butler, published May 14, 1911 |
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| April 2011 |
Spring 2011 issue of The Fringed Gentian™, with President's Letter, Garden Curator Notes, article - What's in a (Flower's) Name? (All PDF Files) |
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Bloodroots, Marsh Marigolds, Adder’s Tongues and Dutchman’s Breeches Among Spring Blooms that Delight Eye and Heart, by Eloise Butler, published May 7, 1911 |
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Anemones, Hepaticas and Buttercups Prominent in Crowfoot Family Here, by Eloise Butler, published April 30, 1911 |
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Notable Features of my Wild Garden, Part II, by Eloise Butler, March 1915 |
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| March 2011 |
Notable Features of my Wild Garden by Eloise Butler, March 1915 |
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History of the Garden and The Friends from 100, 75, 50, 25, 10 years ago - Spring season |
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Plant Infomation sheets - new and major updates: Common Milkweed, Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Tamarack |
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Clinton Odell's essay on the significance of the Garden and why the Friends were founded. |
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Reflections of Bill Toivonen. A friend, now age 100, experiences the Garden and compares to Thoreau's Walden. |
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Posting of volunteers in "The Spotlight" from the past 11 years. See list on Volunteering Pg. |
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| February 2011 |
Grasses of the Garden |
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| January 2011 |
New plant information pages: Rough Bedstraw, Fragrant Bedstraw, Large-headed Blazing Star, Ontario Blazing Star, Prairie Blazing Star, Rough Blazing Star, Shaggy Blazing Star, Carrion Flower, Dewberry, Meadow Goatsbeard, Minnesota Dwarf Trout Lily, Purple Loosestrife, Round-headed Bush Clover, Virginia Stickseed, White and Yellow Sweet Clover, White Wood Aster, Wild Leek. Use the Common Name Plant List to access the page. |
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Updates to seasonal plant thumbnail sheets incorporating 133 additional new plant images. Use the photo gallery page to access the thumbnails. |
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Letter From New Mexico - #1 Of Cranes, Geese and Mountain Lions. |
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| December 2010 |
History of the Garden and The Friends from 100, 75, 50, 25, 10 years ago - Winter season |
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Historical notes about the Garden - 1911 |
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Historical notes about the Garden - 1936 |
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Historical notes about the Garden and the Friends - 1961 |
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Historical notes about the Garden and the Friends - 1986 |
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Historical notes about the Garden and the Friends - 2001 |
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Lowland Forest Trees for Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden. A 2010 project funded by The Friends |
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| November 2010 |
Then and Now: Photo comparison of Garden scenes -past and present - all segments |
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Then and Now: The Old Cabin Office and the Newer Visitors Shelter - 7 decades apart |
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Then and Now: The old and new office - Winter Views- five decades apart |
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Then and Now: The Site of the Old Garden Office -1935 & 2008 |
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Then and Now: Mallard Pool and the Rustic Bridge - 7+ decades apart |
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Then and Now: Hepatica Hill - Fifty years apart |
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Then and Now: Trees and Paths in the Woodland Bog - 1948 & 2008 |
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Then and Now: Foamflower in the Woodland Bog - 1952 & 2008 |
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Then and Now: East Woodland Path to the Shelter - 1952 & 2008 |
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Then and Now: Open Water in the Woodland Bog - 1950 to 2008 |
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Then and Now: The Entrance to the Upland Garden - 1948 and 2008 |
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Then and Now: Upland Hillside Early Plantings - 1950 & 2008 |
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Then and Now: Upland Central Hillside - 1948 & 2008 |
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| October 2010 |
Ken Avery - Gardener - an expanded article on Ken Avery's tenure as Eloise Butler Gardener. |
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The Bog at Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden - article on history and plant community. |
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| September 2010 |
Early History of the Garden - 1910 |
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The Great Medicine Spring - The Friends are involved with saving the spring. |
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History of the Garden and The Friends from 100, 75, 50, 25, 10 years ago - Autumn season |
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| August 2010 |
White Rattlesnake-root Plant Lore Sheet |
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Saskatoon Serviceberry - Plant Information Sheet |
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Summer 2010 storm damage in the Garden - photos |
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Common Buckthorn - Update to Plant information page. |
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Photos of Eloise Butler's 80th Birthday - 1931 |
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| July 2010 |
All Photo pages, thumbnails, Common name and Scientific name pages have been updated for newer botanical classifications. |
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Early History of the Garden - 1909 |
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Marie Demler - A Friend Extraordinaire - Highlighs of Marie's long tenure as a Garden Volunteer. Article by Donna Ahrens. |
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Notes on the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Wild Flower Garden |
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Book Review of two children's books - Flower Garden and Seed Folks |
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| June 2010 |
Whorled Loosestrife - Special Concern |
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| May 2010 |
Cary George: Fourth caretaker of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden |
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History of the Garden and The Friends from 100, 75, 50, 25, 10 years ago - Summer season |
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A Birdbath on the Prairie. Historical article |
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White-throated Sparrow. Photo page |
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| April 2010 |
Martha Crone's Cabin at Cedar Creek Bog. Historical article |
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Late Spring Flower Thumbnails - update |
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Jim Proctor's latest Gallery show - Botanical Fiction 2 |
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Jim Proctor and Volunteers received the MPRB 2009 Remarkable Volunteer Service Award |
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Poem by Betty Bridgman for the Dedication of the Martha Crone Shelter - 1970 |
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Ode by Betty Bridgman on the 30th Anniversary of the Friends and 75th of the Garden. |
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A Butterfly in Your Hand? - Illustrated article |
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Native Plants - for the Birds - Illustrated article |
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Early History of the Garden - 1908 |
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| March 2010 |
Spring Flower Thumbnails - update |
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History of the Garden and The Friends from 100, 75, 50, 25, 10 years ago - Spring Season |
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Early History of the Garden - 1907 |
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Mapping Trees in the Garden - Addition and update of older published material |
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| February 2010 |
Orchids in the Garden - Addition and update of older published material |
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| January 2010 |
The Secret Life of Winter - illustrated article |
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Birds of Winter - photo article |
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Gertrude S. Cram - historical |
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My Life and Death as a Tree - illustrated article |
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History of the Friends and the Garden - 1985 |
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History of the Friends and the Garden - 1960 |
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Letter from the Friend's President - Winter 2010 |
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Garden Curator's Notes - Winter 2010 |
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Book Review "Owl Moon", author Jane Yolen |
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Great Indian Plantain - plant page |
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Hairy Wood Mint - plant page |
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| December 2009 |
Native Grasses for the Home Landscape - Addition and update of older published material |
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History of the Friends and the Garden - 1984 |
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History of the Friends and the Garden - 1999 |
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History of the Friends and the Garden - 2000 |
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History of the Friends and the Garden - 1959 |
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History of the Garden and The Friends from 100, 75, 50, 25, 10 years ago - Winter Season |
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Ornamental Grasses for the Home Landscape - - illustrated article |
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Gentian in the Garden - Addition and update of older published material |
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| November 2009 |
2009 Volunteer Recognition Event - illustrated article |
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| October 2009 |
Letter from the Friend's President - Autumn 2009 |
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Garden Curator's Notes - Autumn 2009 |
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Kids in the Garden - illustrated article |
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Book Review - 3 Children's Books by author Lois Ehlert |
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Mid-October Snowfall - photo article |
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Pattern of fall leaf drop - illustrated article |
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Heritage Trees in the Garden - Addition and update of older published material |
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Juvenile Northern Cardinals - photo article |
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A Downy-Hairy Woodpecker comparison - photo article |
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| September 2009 |
History of the Garden and The Friends from 100, 75, 50, 25, 10 years ago - Autumn Season |
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Book Review - Minnesota Invasive non-native terrestrial plants |
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| August 2009 |
Upland Garden Restoration Project - illustrated article |
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Magic in the Wildflower Garden - Addition and update of older published material |
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Asters and Goldenrods - photo article |
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The Four Silphiums - illustrated article |
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Ruffians in the Garden - illustrated article |
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