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
The Autobiography of Tsujita: Part 4 of 8-part blog series 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
The Autobiography of Tsujita: Part 1 of a 10-part blog series Read More »
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 »
The success of The Ladies’ Home Journal went steadily forward. The circulation had passed the previously unheard-of figure for a monthly magazine of a million and a half copies per month;
How Millions of People are Reached: The Americanization of Edward Bok Chapter 33 Read More »
The National Collection beds are a living museum of rare plants cared for in sixty 12’x25’ growing beds. Each plant is accessioned and assigned and individual number tag to identify
Keeping Up with Conservation: The National Collection Beds Read More »
The strangling hold which the Paris couturiers had secured on the American woman in their absolute dictation as to her fashions in dress, had interested Edward Bok for some time. As
An Excursion into Feminine Nature: The Americanization of Edward Bok Chapter 29 Read More »
Wim Ruitenbeek is city carillonneur of Tiel and Velsen, teacher of music at the Groenhorst College in Nijkerk and conductor of various choirs. Program Notes: AdventAdventi ének Zoltán Kodály 1882-1967arr.
The Florida Carillon Festival: Wim Ruitenbeek (December 16, 2022) Read More »