This digital transcription is a small portion of Usaburo Tsujita’s autobiography describing his time at Bok Tower Gardens in 1955 and is part of the Nellie Lee Bok archive. The …
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This digital transcription is a small portion of Usaburo Tsujita’s autobiography describing his time at Bok Tower Gardens in 1955 and is part of the Nellie Lee Bok archive. The …
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This digital transcription is a small portion of Usaburo Tsujita’s autobiography describing his time at Bok Tower Gardens in 1955 and is part of the Nellie Lee Bok archive. The …
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Charles Santiago9/18/23Memorial bench for Kenneth O. Peters Kenneth O. Peters, I like your spot.With palm trees and lily pads—I like it a lot.Oh, what PEACE I feel, right HERE–The spot …
Charles Santiago, 9/18/23Bok Tower GardensLake Wales, Florida FEMALE, or NOT, I’m calling you “Sharon”–Bok Tower Gardens’ own crafty blue heron.Sharon, you’re wise, for, you’ve found a wayTo keep all your …
Sharon, The Crafty Blue Heron: A Poem by Charles Santigo Read More »
This digital transcription is a small portion of Usaburo Tsujita’s autobiography describing his time at Bok Tower Gardens in 1955 and is part of the Nellie Lee Bok archive. The …
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This digital transcription is a small portion of Usaburo Tsujita’s autobiography describing his time at Bok Tower Gardens in 1955 and is part of the Nellie Lee Bok archive. The …
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The beautiful Atala butterfly (Eumaeus atala Poey) is now here in the Gardens, thanks to our prolific coontie palm (Zamia integrifolia) population and Thomas Hecker, director of Horticulture at Peace …
Rough draft found in the Nellie Lee Bok Archive. Handwritten by Edward Bok in October, 1928. The purpose of the Mountain Lake Sanctuary and the Singing Tower is four-fold. First: …
In Chapter 36 of The Americanization of Edward Bok, he discusses his retirement and sets the scene for what he calls the “Third Chapter.” Here are two articles that provide …
The Beginning of Bok Tower Gardens: A Historical Perspective Read More »