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The Library & Archive maintains a database of the original Wildflower Newsletter published quarterly from 1984 to 1998. The newsletters track the history of the Wildflower Center and include letters from Lady Bird Johnson and other stories of cultural and historical significance.
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1997 VOL. 14, NO.2 | Southwest and American Airlines Official Air Carriers for Wildflower Days, Wildflower Days Keynote Speaker Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Executive Director's Report, Interim Executive Director Martha Farmer, Annual Black-Tie Celebration Honors Mrs. Johnson's Vision, Native Landscape Design Institute, National Wildflower Sightings Hotlines | () | Patricia Alholm David Northington Martha Farmer J.C. Blumenfeld | |
1997 VOL. 14, NO.3 | Beneficial Insects, Beneficial Bug Basics, Education Director's Report, Wildflower Center News, New Wildflower Center Website | () | Flo Oxley J.C. Blumenfeld Julie Barrett Heffington | |
1997 VOL. 14, NO.4 | Pollination and Pollinators, Big Bugs Exhibit, A Taste of Honey, Executive Director\'s Report, Commemorative Bench Offer | Monarda citriodora (Lemon beebalm) Gaillardia pulchella (Indian blanket) | Flo Oxley Kim Lehman Martha Farmer | |
1997 VOL. 14, NO.5 | National Fall Foliage Hotlines, Spiders Nature's Webmasters, Director of Finance and Operations Report, Spider Facts, Wildflower Center News, Big Bug's Children's Page, Help the Wildflower Center Through Earth Share, Big Bug's Sculpture Exhibit Continues | () | J.C. Blumenfel Ruth Buskirk Greg Grace Max Woodfin | |
1997 VOL. 14, NO.6 | Attracting Native Bees to Pollinate Backyard Gardens, Message from Wildflower Center President, Message from Our New Executive Director, Donor Recognition, Bee Attracting Genera for Your Garden | () | Dr. Stephen Buchmann Ellen Temple Dr. Robert Breunig | |
1998 VOL. 15, NO.1 | Potentials and Challenges Designing with Native Plants, Announcement of Wildflower Center Name Change, Education Director\'s Report, Wildflower Center News, Reflections of the Wildflower Center | Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash) Bouteloua dactyloides (Buffalograss) | Julie Barrett Heffington Darrel Morrison Lady Bird Johnson Ellen Temple | |
1998 VOL. 15, NO.2 | Annual Wildflower Days Festival, Managing Roadsides Naturally National Conference, Executive Director's Report, Wildflower Center News, From Afield, National Wildflower Routes, Promoting Great American EcoAdventure for Children | () | Dr. Robert Breunig Patricia Alholm | |
1998 VOL. 15, NO.3 | Native Plants and Roadsides, Affiliate Westchester Native Plant Center Inaugural Symposia, Education Director\'s Report, Wildflower Days in Review, Managing Roadsides Naturally Conference in Review, Seed Balls, Promoting Cooperative Native Plants Events Directory of 1998, From Afield, An Open Letter from Lady Bird Johnson | () | Dr. Samuel B. Jones Julie Barrett Heffington Lady Bird Johnson | |
1998 VOL. 15, NO.4 | Grasses from the Ground Up, Celebrating Wildflowers Hotline, Executive Director\'s Report, Annual Gala Fundraiser a Success, Harvesting Collecting and Storing Seed, Farmscapes, Rockefeller Commisions Mrs. Johnson\'s Portrait, From Afield, An Open Letter from Lady Bird Johnson, National Internship Program a Success | Bouteloua dactyloides (Buffalograss) Schizachyrium scoparium (Little bluestem) Andropogon gerardii (Big bluestem) Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Poverty dropseed) Muhlenbergia lindheimeri (Lindheimer's muhly) Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass) Lupinus texensis (Texas bluebonnet) | Flo Oxley Dr. Robert Breunig Lady Bird Johnson | |
1998 VOL. 15, NO.5 | Native Shrubs Providing Landscape Heritage and Habitat, Executive Director\'s Report, PlantIt Texas Partners Meet at Red Corral Ranch, Fall Season Planting, Audubon Center for Native Plants in Pennsylvania, Regionally Recommended Shrub Species, From Afield, An Open Letter from Lady Bird Johnson, Book Review Washington\'s Watchable Wildflowers | Clethra alnifolia (Coastal pepperbush) Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire) Callicarpa americana (American beautyberry ) Amorpha fruticosa (Indigo bush) Ilex glabra (Inkberry) Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire) Morella cerifera (Wax myrtle ) Illicium floridanum (Florida anisetree) Juniperus virginiana (Eastern red cedar) Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea) Rhododendron catawbiense (Catawba rosebay) Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel) Viburnum nudum (Possumhaw viburnum) | Rick Huffman Dr. Robert Breunig Eliza Lewis Flo Oxley Lady Bird Johnson | |
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