Taking Root: Trees and Shrubs in The Buttrick Gardens
Walking through the Buttrick Gardens this season, take a closer look at the trees and shrubs around you. Last summer, park staff, interns, and volunteers were hard at work pruning […]
Margie Brown
Buttrick Gardens Iris Rehabilitation Project: Shaking off the Blues
Stedman and Caroline Buttrick admiring their colorful iris beds. National Geographic Magazine, May 1959. Late May to early June is a spectacular time to visit the Buttrick Gardens and celebrate […]
Battling Invasive Plants at Minute Man
The Friends of Minute Man supported a horticultural intern to manage invasive plants at Minute Man National Historical Park with help from a Sudbury-Assabet-Concord Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (SuAsCo […]
Foxglove Before and After
Last September we caught Margie Brown, Minute Man’s Natural & Cultural Resource Manager, on her way to plant foxglove in the Buttrick Gardens. Thanks to her hard work, we were […]
Buttrick Gardens Win Preservation Award
We are proud to announce that the Buttrick Gardens hardscape preservation project received a Historic Preservation Award from the Concord Historical Commission. The award recognizes the careful preservation of the […]
Bearded Iris Need a Pat on the Back
The days are getting shorter and temperatures are dropping, but iris rejuvenation is underway in the Buttrick Gardens. Beginning in August, park staff and volunteers lifted and divided hundreds of […]
Meet Minute Man’s Latino Heritage Intern
Estrella Sainburg is our summer Trails Planning & GIS Assistant through Environment for the America’s Latino Heritage Internship Program. Estrella is currently working on her Masters of Science in Community […]
Blooms at the Edge of the Battlefield
New Buttrick Gardens Signage Installed Want to learn more about the history of the Buttrick Gardens while visiting the park? Check out the new educational signage installed overlooking the gardens. […]
Children of the American Revolution Give Back
Princeton Elm Planted at Wayside, Home of Authors This spring Minute Man National Historical Park and the Friends of Minute Man were delighted to host a tree planting at the […]
Rooster on the Run to Ruler of the Roost
Minute Man National Historical Park had an unusual visitor this spring, a barred rock rooster! This handsome guy was sited by staff and visitors around the Hartwell Tavern parking lot […]