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Friends of a Feather
While working at Wellfield Botanic Gardens, we often hear and see different varieties of native birds flying by, including cardinals,...
Ariana Guerrero
Feb 4, 20233 min read
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Peace Flower Quilt Garden
The Quilt Gardens of Elkhart County started in 2007 with just 2 gardens. This unique to our area exhibit joins quilting, gardening, and...
Jennifer Tan
Jun 12, 20212 min read
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May Day and…Boot Camp?
Today is May Day, a celebration of flowers, or a day often celebrated with flowers, but how about doing something a little different this...
Jennifer Tan
May 1, 20212 min read
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Winter Pruning
This is the time of year for earnest winter pruning ; Wellfield staff are actively engaged in moving through trees and shrubs to...
Jennifer Tan
Mar 6, 20212 min read
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Bonsai at Wellfield
One of things most people associate with Japanese culture, and Japanese gardens in particular, is the art of bonsai . The word literally...
Jennifer Tan
Jul 25, 20202 min read
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A new day, a new way to say Thank You
Everyday at Wellfield is a day of thanks – – from those whose vision inspired Wellfield Botanic Gardens over 15 years ago to those who,...
Eric Garton
Jul 21, 20203 min read
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Busy Bees
Historically, this is always a busy week at Wellfield Botanic Gardens, and this year was no exception. While we welcomed members back for...
Jennifer Tan
May 23, 20201 min read
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Kisetsu: The Year of the Island Garden 2020
Akemashite omedetô gozaimasu! Happy New Year to gardeners everywhere. In 2020, Wellfield Botanic Gardens is celebrating the opening of...
Jennifer Tan
Jan 18, 20202 min read
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Deadheading Man!
Here at Wellfield, we are knee-deep in Taste of the Gardens prep. So, we thought we’d re-post a favorite blog from last summer – Josh’s...
Jennifer Tan
Aug 23, 20192 min read
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A Special Note of Thanks from the Director
Please allow me to share my personal and sincere THANKS TO EVERYONE who made last night’s “A Summer Evening in the Gardens” gala dinner...
Eric Garton
Jun 14, 20192 min read
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Fabulous Fall starts now!
The weather shall become more fall like, we promise. This weekend, Wellfield opens its Fabulous Fall season. Wellfield staff and...
Jennifer Tan
Sep 21, 20181 min read
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Spring Splendor is here!
It seems like Mother Nature has decided to turn the page on the calendar; the tulips (did you know we have over 40,000?) are starting to...
Jennifer Tan
May 3, 20182 min read
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Our volunteers help us grow!
Wellfield is blessed with such a great volunteer team! Our 132 volunteers gave over 5,200 hours of their time last year – an incredible...
Jennifer Tan
Feb 12, 20181 min read
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…still going strong in Fabulous Fall!
Though we’ve had a couple days of cool, wet, fall weather, Wellfield is still going strong in our Fabulous Fall , filled with great...
Eric Garton
Oct 24, 20172 min read
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Inner World, Outer World
He’s here! Selfies welcome! Wellfield is so excited to be participating in Epic Art Adventures along the Heritage Trail . This week, we...
Eric Garton
May 18, 20172 min read
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“HEAVY METAL” – Not just a clever title!
While I’ve never considered myself to possess much, if any, artistic ability, I can say I’ve always been an appreciator of public art....
Eric Garton
May 11, 20173 min read
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90 Species and counting!
We at Wellfield are so lucky to have Mary Kauffmann-Kennel as a resource for our fledgling birding program. A Master Naturalist and...
WBG Staff
May 10, 20172 min read
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Growing Community
“Growing Community.” Gardening puns aside, it’s a key piece of our Mission at Wellfield Botanic Gardens that really enticed my relocation...
Eric Garton
Apr 25, 20173 min read
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Pardon our dust…
You may have wondered about the fresh construction happening just north of our Visitors Cottage along North Main Street in Elkhart. That...
Eric Garton
Apr 4, 20172 min read
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