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Butterfly Garden
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"He drew a circle that shut me out
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout
But love and I had the wit to win;
We drew a circle that took him in."
Edwin Markman
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The Butterfly Garden is designed to attract and sustain butterflies with whole life cycle plants such as Asclepsias syriaca (Common Milkweed), Asclepsias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed), and Malva sylvestris (Mallow). These plants provide food for the caterpillar, homes for the chrysalis and eggs, and food for the butterfly.
Look for monarch caterpillars feeding on the common milkweed.
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A special feature of the Butterfly Garden is the Markham Circle Garden, based on the poem Outwitted by Edwin Markham. It is planted in interlaying circles of Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass), Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells), and Tricytris formosana (Toad Lilies), each with its own season of beauty.
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The garden also incorporates student artwork in the form of ceramic tiles. Each year, 5th graders decorate ceramic tiles
based on a theme, which are then displayed in the garden. In 2007-08, the theme was insects.
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The Butterfly garden is the contained area to the right of the path, as you head to the playground. It is bordered by the
playground and parking lot.
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We are still under construction .... additional information will be added soon.
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