By Hannah O’Connor, Sales & Rental Coordinator Planning a wedding has plenty of moving parts and booking the venue for the ceremony and/or reception is one of the most important things on your to-do list. Green Bay Botanical Garden has been hosting weddings, big and small, since our start in 1996. Questions about outdoor ceremony […]
By Lindsay Hendricks, Assistant Director of Horticulture Did you know that pollinators are responsible for 1 out of 3 bites of food we eat each day? When pollinators visit flowers to drink nectar or eat pollen, they move that pollen to other flowers and plants. Seeds then begin to grow and some plants grow a […]
By Ta’Leah Van Sistine, Marketing & Communications Intern There is a certain awe and wonder surrounding the natural bloom of a flower. Their vibrant colors and unique appearances occupy what were previously empty spaces and transform what was once dull into pure beauty. To appreciate the existence of flowers and plant growth, however, requires us […]
By Kelle Hartman, Children & Family Educator I’ll admit it – I’m guilty. There are more dandelions and clovers in my yard than grass. And during sunny summer mornings, the hum from the yard has been audible as I step outside. My yard has been alive with movement as bees buzz from one flower to […]
By Ta’Leah Van Sistine, Marketing & Communications Intern When rehearsal day arrives, the countdown officially begins, as your wedding is less than 24 hours away. It’s exciting and everyone is electric with anticipation, but stress for the big day can sneak up out of nowhere if you aren’t prepared. Planning an efficient and effective rehearsal […]
By Linda Gustke, Education Manager You and I start off as babies, frogs are first tadpoles, small plants are seedlings. Every living thing has its own lifecycle, the changes it goes through from birth to adulthood. What does that look like for butterflies? Let’s just say it looks a little different than how most animals […]
By Kelle Hartman, Children & Family Educator When asked about a butterfly’s favorite food, most people will answer flowers or nectar. While this is true for many types of butterflies, they also have an appetite for many other foods, some of them being downright icky! Leaves VC: Lisa Hartlund OK, it’s the caterpillars that eat […]
By Rylee Osterberg, Spring Education Intern Picture yourself walking through the Garden in early summer, basking in the beauty and colors of early summer flowers. Out of the corner of your eye, you spot an orange butterfly with black and white spots casually resting on a thistle. Although it looks like a monarch, it’s not […]
By Ta’Leah Van Sistine, Marketing & Communications Intern Hello everyone! My name is Ta’Leah Van Sistine, and I am the summer Marketing & Communications Intern at Green Bay Botanical Garden. I am extremely excited to be a part of this staff for the summer, as I have regularly come here since I was in elementary […]
By Ryan Hammes, Horticulturist Surround yourself with friendly pollinators and the plants they love this summer! Our first-ever interactive butterfly exhibit, Butterflies & Blooms, starts this June and features a variety of butterfly species native to Wisconsin such as the Red-Spotted Purple, Mourning Cloak, Black Swallowtail, Eastern Comma, Painted Lady, as well as other familiar […]