Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary http://www.minneapolisparks.org 1 Theodore Wirth Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55422 612-370-4903 Hours: Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden closes for the season 10/26/08 (last weekday to visit is 10/15/08; last weekend to visit is 10/26/08) with a tentative reopen date of 4/1/09, depending on the weather.

The Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary was founded in 1907 and is the nation's oldest public wildflower garden. Within the 15-acre Garden, over 500 plant species and 140 bird species can be seen from the wood-chipped trails that meander through woodland, wetland and prairie habitats. Visitors can stop in the Martha Crone Visitors Shelter for natural history displays, trail maps and more.

Exclusive Museum Adventure Pass Offer Free Garden guidebook to the gardens in the Martha Crone Visitors Shelter

Passes are limited to general exhibit admission only. Passes may not be applied towards educational and group tours. Special exhibitions and other attractions may not be covered, and other restrictions may apply.

Please visit http://www.minneapolisparks.org for specific exhibition information.

Learn more about it at your metro public library

All Ages

Wildflowers of Minnesota: Field Guide

Stan Tekiela, Adventure Publications, 1999

Step-By-Step Wildflowers & Native Plants

Peter Loewer, Better Homes & Gardens Books, 1995

Chrysalis : Maria Sibylla Merian and the secrets of metamorphosis

Kim Todd, Harcourt, 2007

Flora: An Illustrated History of the Garden Flower

Brent Elliott, Firefly, 2001

Beatrix Potter: a Life in Nature

Linda Lear, St. Martin’s Press, 2007

Butterflies & Blooms: Designs for Applique and Quilting

Carol Armstrong, C&T Publishing, 2001

The Language of Flowers: Symbols & Myths

Marina Heilmeyer, Prestel, 2001

Kids

Wildflowers Around the Year

Hope Ryden, Clarion, 2001

Wildflowers (National Audubon Society First Field Guide

Susan Hood, Scholastic, 1998

Wildflower ABC: an Alphabet of Potato Prints

Diana Pomeroy, Harcourt Brace, 1997

Wildflowers, Blooms, and Blossoms

Diane Burns, NorthWord Press, 1998

Planting a Rainbow

Lois Ehlert, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988

Miss Rumphius

Barbara Cooney, Viking Press, 1982

Miss Lady Bird’s Wildflowers

Kathi Appelt, Harper Collins, 2005

Legend of the Bluebonnet

Tomie de Paola, Putnam Junior, 1983

Websites

Minnesota Native Plant Society

http://www.mnnps.org/

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

http://www.wildflower.org/

Wildflowers in Bloom Photo Album

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wildseed/wildflowers.html

Wildflower Information

http://www.wildflowerinformation.org/

Celebrating Wildflowers

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/

Celebrating Wildflowers Coloring Books

http://www.nps.gov/plants/color/

Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

http://www.kswildflower.org/index.html

Tell Us About Your Adventure

If you visited Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary, we'd love to hear about your experience.

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Sep 21 '08

This is a beautiful natural area that I loved seeing. I love wild flowers and was fortunate enough to go on an hour tour with a knowledgable naturalist. I was amazed how many flowers were in bloom and the diversity contained in this area. I highly recommend a visit if you enjoy walking in nature. The plant life is spectacular and it is a good area to bird watch as well. I was lucky enough to see a great horned owl on my visit! I will definitely be back to further explore this great treasure with the free guide book I got on my visit.

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