Spring 1977 found the Rhododendron grove in ruins, a casualty of the winter's storms. When state funding alone proved insufficient for the repairs the Fitzwilliam Garden Club volunteered their services. The state Division of Parks and Recreation accepted and invited the members to develop and maintain a wildflower trail for the public's enjoyment.
From month to month flowers fade into and out of season, but regardless when you choose to walk the Wildflower Trail, spring through summer, there will be something beautiful to behold.
| April & May | June & July | August & September | Ferns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodroot Dutchman's Breeches Hepatica Mayflower Bellwort Blue Flag Bunch-berry Clintonia Columbine Fringed Polygala Foam-flower Gold Thread Jack-in-the-pulpit Painted Trillium Shadbush Solomon's Seal Star-flower Trillium Wild Lily-of-the-Valley Wild Oats |
Checkerberry Dewdrop Heart-leaved Aster Mountain Laurel Partridgeberry Pink Lady's Slipper Pipsissewa Red Baneberry Rhododendron Shin-leaf Twin-flower White Baneberry Wood Azalea Wood Sorrel |
Indian Pipe Wild Lettuce Wood Aster Woodland Aster |
Brake, Braken Christmas Fern Maidenhair Fern Rockcap Fern Royal Fern |