Keeping Up With Conservation: Florida Jointweed
Rare plant conservation involves a great deal of preliminary work. Prior to introducing a new population in the wild, for example, it can take months to study the habitat requirements, […]
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The Autobiography of Tsujita: Part 8 of 8-part blog series
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 Autobiography of Tsujita: Part 7 of 8-part blog series
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 Autobiography of Tsujita: Part 6 of 8-part blog series
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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A Moment of Repose: A Poem by Charles Santiago
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
Sharon, The Crafty Blue Heron: A Poem by Charles Santigo
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
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The Autobiography of Tsujita: Part 4 of 8-part blog series
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 Autobiography of Tsujita: Part 1 of a 10-part blog series
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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A Butterfly Back from the Brink of Extinction
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
The Purpose of the Mountain Lake Sanctuary
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: