A note yesterday from FOG member Bob Kipfer: George:Typo – Butterfly Festival is Saturday and Sunday, but I am sure everyone knows that by now. I will be out at the garden tomorrow morning to release 19 more butterflies. Barb … Continue reading →

Note from George: Close Memorial Park, Friends of the Garden members Sam McGowen and Scott Cunningham are prominently featured today on the front page of the Springfield News-Leader in an article written by Kary Booher. The article, Mayor envisions army … Continue reading →

Urban Gardener Works to Change City Sales Law Written by: Wes Johnson • Springfield News-Leader • June 29, 2009 Melissa Millsap can picture it now — bountiful rows of broccoli, spinach, cucumbers, tomatoes and artichokes overflowing from her “urban garden” … Continue reading →

A note from George: Perspectives – The Need to Go GreenWritten by Jodie AdamsPublished, Parks & Recreation May 2009 As many of you know our very own Springfield-Greene County, Director of Parks, Jodie Adams is also the National Recreation and … Continue reading →

Posting submitted and written by: Hiltrud (Sam) WebberNote from George, photographs that accompaniedthis posting should be posted in the future. Rearing the Giant Silkworm Moths (Family: Saturniidae) The Giant Silkworm Moths, like all Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), undergo a complete … Continue reading →