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About the Friends |
The Friends commissioned Jennifer Davis, a well-known Minnesota artist, to create a painting to be used for a poster commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Garden in 2007. The image is titled "Sanctuary", referring to the peacefulness of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary. Partial images from the painting were also used for note cards. The poster shown below is 16 inches x 20 inches in size, cost is $10 each, shipping $4 for any quantity and will be shipped in a mailing tube. |
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Sanctuary Poster (click on image to see a large size image) |
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There are three different note cards in a box of twelve with 4 of each image. Each image is a detail of the larger "Sanctuary" painting image. Cards are $10 per box with shipping of $4 for any number of boxes and are shipped separately from posters or books. Click on any image for a larger view. |
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The Wild Gardener Book |
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The Wild Gardener The Wild Gardener is the biography and selected writings of a very special woman, Eloise Butler (1851-1933). During a time when science and career did not mix well with marriage, Eloise chose science and taught in Minneapolis when it was little more than a mill town. As a botanist, she suffered seeing wild places disappear beneath city streets and watched delicate wild plants become increasingly scarce. She helped establish a protected place for wild plants, a Wild Botanic Garden, and lovingly gathered delicate wild beauties, nurturing them to grow in the garden’s few acres. Elusive and rare, showy lady’s slipper still flourishes there The efforts of this determined, persevering botanist have, years later, provided Minnesotans with a treasure wild place in the midst of vast urban expansion. This softcover book has numerous black/white photos as well as illustrations of native plants, contribute toward making this book an excellent addition to a personal library. The book was a Minnesota Book Award winner in 1993. The author, Martha Hellander, is a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Law. From 1985-1990 she and her family lived near the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary. To pay by check: Click on the order form link above the poster image for the mail-in order order form. The book cost is $12 (tax included) plus $3 shipping via postal media mail. To pay online with credit card or PayPal use the PayPal Buy Button at right. You do not need to be a member of PayPal to do this. |
New Price - $12 -mail order form at top of page. On-line order button below. |
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| A Century of the Seasons video production. | ||
| A Century of the Seasons is a celebration of the first 100 years of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden. It was produced by the Friends of the Wild Flower Garden and by John Akre of MTN (Minneapolis Television Network). | Use this link to the MTN site to view the video. Its in three sections at MTN for quicker viewing. |
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The complete video production of “A Century of the Seasons” covering the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary, produced by John Akre of MTN Television is available at $10 per copy, shipped prepaid. The photos right and left, courtesy of John Akre, showing reenactments during the 100th Anniversary celebration, are from the video. |  |
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| ©2008-2009 All photos and images unless otherwise noted, are the property of the Friends of the Wild Flower Garden, Inc. Web site: "http://www.friendsofthewildflowergarden.org" 103109 | |||