Then and Now at Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
East Woodland Path to the Shelter
| East Woodland: In the photo below taken on May 15, 1952 we see the east path of the Woodland Garden leading uphill from the bog area to the site of the Garden Office, which we see the back side of at upper right center. Garden Curator Martha Crone has placed a number of plant identification markers along the path and we see extensive ferns. Photo from a Kodachrome taken by Martha Crone, courtesy Minnesota Historical Society, Martha Crone Collection. |
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| Below: In this mid-April 2008 view, taken from a slightly different angle, we see the same path, now bordered by timbers and covered with cedar shaving mulch. The old Garden Office would have been located just off to the right of this photo, replaced in 1970 by the Martha Crone Visitors Shelter, shown in this photo. |
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| Below: Here in early October 2007 we see the same path. Far fewer ferns grow along this area than in 1952. On the upper left center we see smoke from the chimney of the Martha Crone Visitors Shelter fireplace - a feature Martha Crone never had in the Old Garden Office. The Crone Shelter is partially visible through the foliage. |
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