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Avery Birding Terrace Photos and text of the area dedicated in 2005.

Birding at the Garden - see Educational Archive.

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

Maple Glen - a bowl shaped depression adjacent to the Wildflower Garden.

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

Early Blooming Spring Plants – The five earliest bloomers - text and photos. (2013)

Earliest and latest bloom dates – For 25 common spring wildflowers, with photos (2014)

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. (1950s)

Five unusual late spring flowers – Five plants not usually found in nurseries. Photos/text (2013).

Orchids in the Garden – A review and history of orchids in the Garden (Winter 2020)

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 - – A photo thumbnail sheet of early summer flowers arranged by color; From the end of May to mid-July.

Gentian in the Garden - both now and in the past with photos of all Gentians once or now in the Garden.

Late Summer Flowers – A photo thumbnail sheet of late summer flowers - all colors; mid-July to the end of August.

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.

Lilies in the Garden - A look at the plants called Lilies, Day Lilies, and lilies that are not lilies. 2021

Pea Family Plants in the Prairie – Pea family plants that thrive in the hot prairie sun, by previous Eloise Butler Gardener Cary George. (Updated 2020)

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.

Edge plants - 5 Obscure late season plants – Plants you hardly notice - Burnweed, Canadian Horseweed, Black Nightshade, Arrow-leaved Tearthumb, Willowherb.

Seasonal - Winter

Winter Scenes – A photo page of winter Garden scenes.

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