WILTON MANORS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUTTERFLY GARDEN ADOPTED BY LOCAL GARDEN CLUB Photos Courtesy of Equality Garden Club
Aerial view of the Butterfly Garden Atrium
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n Thursday October 8, 2020, the Equality Garden (EGC), which is based in Wilton Manors, Board of Directors passed a resolution to adopt the Butterfly Garden in the large atrium of the Wilton Manors Elementary School. Previously, the garden club had partnered with the school to create a Butterfly Garden in the atrium in the center of the school. Recently, volunteers from the club cleaned up the garden since maintenance of it had been overlooked during the pandemic shutdown. From this point on, the garden club will maintain the garden with a regular inspection, along with a bi-annual clean up. EGC members, Mario Rios, and Linda Gordon coordinated the work with Cathy Cirillo, the school’s Office Manager. According to Melissa Holtz, Wilton Manors Elementary School Principal, “There are no
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words to express how thankful we are for the work you did in our garden. It feels like when the children left and we shut down the building in March, that everything around us turned dark and gloomy, but with your hard work and dedication the garden looks alive, bright, and beautiful once again. Just in time to welcome our little ones back to school! You are all so amazing and we appreciate it more than you could ever know.” The atrium, the general gathering place for the students on recess and lunch, now is a much cleaner, more fun, and an educational place for the students to enjoy. The many butterfly plants that were planted included: Giant Milkweed, Tropical Milkweed, Panama Rose, Cassia, Firecracker, Fire Bush, and Porterweed, along with herbs: Parsley, Mint, and Lavender.
