Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Honor Roll of Donors

2010–2011

BRAD ALSTON

Honor Roll of Donors

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“If you’ve never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden.”

Vision Statement

Through botanical, horticultural and educational excellence, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will reveal the unity and integration of human and plant life, celebrate the fundamental significance of the natural world, and enrich our community and beyond.

Robert Brault

If “abundance” is receiving … achieving … and sharing more than imagined, then fiscal year 2010-11 was truly a year of abundance at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.

No one demonstrated more abundant love for Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden than Lora M. Robins, our long-time friend.

Mrs. Robins influenced the Garden’s evolution during her lifetime—and at her passing last year. We will continue to celebrate her generous legacy for years to come! (see page 8) As a result of Mrs. Robins’ and many others’ visionary support, close to 318,000 visitors were greeted last year with an endless array of outstanding horticultural displays, educational experiences, community events, and memorable opportunities for family fun.

“Orchids Galore!” launched A Million Blooms with exquisite, sometimes rare orchid specimens. “Glorious Glass in the Garden” showcased flameworked glass sculptures by world-renowned artist Hans Godo Fräbel. Meanwhile, enhancements to the Central Garden refined its classical design and added a new Fountain Garden with dancing water and light as an inviting prelude to the Conservatory.

Believing that abundance multiplies when shared, the Garden demonstrated our Mission by offering free admission on July Fourth, hosting at-risk school groups, and welcoming need-based and charitable organizations through our Sharing the Garden program. We deepened alliances with like-minded organizations; partnered with educators, schools, and vulnerable communities; earned designation as a Virginia Green Attraction; strengthened our volunteer corps; and donated almost 26,000 pounds to date of nutritious vegetables from our Community Kitchen Garden to hungry neighbors in need. These and other noteworthy accomplishments are detailed inside this report.

In so many ways, fiscal year 2010-11 was a year of abundance … and we thank you for your meaningful support which made it all possible.

Now on to a new fiscal year, where we hope you’ll once again take part—as a contributor, volunteer, member, and of course, frequent visitor. May we share the joy of reaping more accomplishments, more enrichment, and more abundance than any of us has yet imagined!

Board of Directors

2011-2012 OFFICERS President William H. King, Jr. Vice President Charles H. Foster, Jr. Secretary Mary Anne Burke Treasurer James Starkey III General Counsel Dennis I. Belcher, Esq. Lifetime Director Lora M. Robins †

No wonder the Garden enjoyed substantial social-media chatter, as well as national publicity on more than one occasion.

Frank L. Robinson Executive Director

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DON WILLIAMSON

Dear Friends of the Garden,

† Deceased

DIRECTORS

DIRECTORS (continued)

Robin Deal Baliles Thomas E. Beames, Jr. Mrs. Samuel Bemiss Roger L. Boeve Michele K. Burke Joelle Cosby Suzette Denslow Wilson Flohr Barbara M. Glenn, D.A. Ann Parker H. Gottwald Champe Granger Thomas Huff, Ph.D Donna Kelliher Steven Koprowski Kathleen Allen Luke Douglas N. Martin Sky Massey Lawrence W. McKoy, CPA J. Robert Mooney

Martha F. Moore Hugh Newton Helen R. Pinckney John M. R. Reed Kee Sung Ro Deborah Day Roach Martha L. Robertson Martha R. Sherman Carolyn Snow Jane B. Spilman Donald A. Steinbrugge Mary White Thompson Sue Thompson Peter C. Toms Ruby G. Turner Mary Ratrie Wick Deborah J. Wolenberg Dr. Charlotte B. Woodfin

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Board of Associates

Volunteer Impact Abounds

The Board of Associates constitutes the next generation of community leadership for the Garden, recruiting individuals and businesses with an interest in supporting the Garden’s mission. The Board of Associates also hosts the Cheers to Art annual event.

2010–2012 MEMBERS

DON WILLIAMSON

Mission Statement

Calais Fitzmaurice Benson Matthew Bosher Myrf Bowry Michele Burke Lori Cochran Stacie Cornett Cheryl Fockler Champe Granger Carol Hofer Kate Houck Bard Kirkpatrick Ray Knapp Cindy Nolan

MEMBERS (continued) Allie Oelhafen Alison Puccinelli Matthew Puccinelli Lucy Rise Denis Riva Kim Shumadine Kathy Stein Meredith Thrower Lee Turlington Christina Vassey Stephen Wesson Kelley Wynne

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden enlightens and inspires its constituents through its outstanding botanical collections, horticultural displays and landscape design. We engage our constituents with the natural world through interpretation, programs, educational resources and outreach.

We advocate for sustainability and stewardship of our planet.

Bloemendaal Council 2010–2012 The Bloemendaal Council is the Garden’s volunteer leadership board, representing all areas of volunteerism.

2010–2012 OFFICERS

Committee Chairs

Committee Chairs (continued)

Chair Mary Atkinson

Admissions Bob Doutney & Elaine Doutney

Greenhouses Jane Hartough

Vice Chair Betty Woo

Children’s Garden Barb Sawyer

Secretary Carol Ware

Conservatory Tom Grasberger

Ex-Officio Dick Abbott

Education Marlu Winalski Garden Clubs Julie Abbott Garden Guides Linda Miller Garden Shop G. Jacobs Geezers Dick Abbott

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As the Garden’s offerings and attendance increase, so does our need for additional staff-support. During the past fiscal year, 511 active volunteers rose to the challenge by providing a remarkable 32,518 hours of service.

Their contributions were essential, totaling the equivalent of 16 full-time staff.

Horticulture Carol Gill Library Lynn Riggs Master Gardeners Kay Moore Plant Sale Loraine Hewitt Projects Mary Atkinson Special Events Martha Black & Roland Clement Volunteer Support & Awards Sharon Francisco & Rosalie Wasserman

The Bloemendaal Council, comprising volunteer representatives from each area of the Garden, provided continued leadership, insightful recommendations, and material organization for schoolgroup visits throughout the year. Another dedicated volunteer group, the Garden Guides, led more than 2,800 visitors on group tours, including two that presented new themes: “Our World of Trees” and “Discover Major Lewis Ginter History Tour.”

Individual volunteers from across central Virginia assisted in the Garden Shop and Admissions, supported special events like Dominion GardenFest of Lights, or carried out essential garden tasks.

Twice during the year, our volunteers coordinated regional Plant Sales. The 2011 Spring Plant Sale was deemed the

most successful on record. In addition to numerous external vendors’ sales, more than 3,000 plants propagated by horticulture volunteers were sold. The Henrico Master Gardener Booth also provided a new educational component.

Like their adult counterparts, our community’s youth experienced the rewards of volunteerism. Early in the year, the Children’s Garden Service Learning Program provided venues for middle and high-school students to explore career opportunities, followed by the launch of the Youth Volunteer Program. The latter coupled short-term community service with summer work experience, education, and staff supervision. From harvesting vegetables in the Community Kitchen Garden to learning about compost in the Children’s Garden, our next generation practiced a variety of skills and experienced firsthand the interaction of man with nature.

“I have the privilege to help maintain a beautiful place with my own labor and say, ‘I helped do this.’”

Elizabeth Kelley, Youth Volunteer

At Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, volunteers are not only dedicated workers. They are our cornerstone, our friends, and our ambassadors in the community. We sincerely thank all who generously share their time and talent.

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Exhibits of National Acclaim “Glorious Glass in the Garden” debuted last year with an extraordinary exhibition of glass sculptures by Hans Godo Fräbel, the world’s most famous flamework glass artist. Throughout the Garden, visitors discovered intriguing art forms at every turn – from imaginative Longfellows and cavorting clowns to realistic reptiles, eclectic masks, and larger-than-life geometric forms. To the delight of visitors and staff, Mr. Fräbel and his artisans crafted four new artworks and a new series of fantasy flowers that were inspired by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s beauty and history.

Flamework demonstrations, seek-and-

find adventures, a group tour, children’s art activities, and signed limited-edition collector sculptures in the Garden Shop complemented this Mid-Atlantic premiere.

Then in spring 2011, “Orchids Galore!” kicked off A Million Blooms in a most spectacular way. Over the course of the exhibit, more than 2,000 diverse orchids graced the Conservatory with dazzling color, intoxicating fragrance, and exotic beauty. Related exhibits provided educational enrichment, including rare orchid prints “Reichenbachia,” and “The ABCs of Orchids” on loan from the U.S. Botanic Garden.

“Lewis Ginter is just a gorgeous botanical garden and I am proud and honored to showcase my work in this beautiful setting.”

DON WILLIAMSON

Hans Godo Fräbel, World-Acclaimed Artist

Returning in 2012: “Butterflies LIVE!”

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“The free field trip to your beautiful gardens … was a generous gift to our school … and a gift of the heart to your community.”

Holladay Elementary School

Corporate Sponsorship, Business Members, and Foundation Gifts

The following corporations, local businesses, groups, and foundations supported Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden through grants, upper-level memberships, partnerships, and program sponsorships between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011. These community leaders enabled the Garden to host additional educational programs for children and adults, special events, and projects. Funding also supported garden development and expansion.

Corporate and Business Members, and Foundation Gifts 3 North Architects Albemarle Foundation Altria Group, Inc. AMICA Companies Foundation AT&T Foundation Bank of America Bank of America Charitable Foundation Barbara B. and James E. Ukrop Fund BB & T Berkley Mid-Atlantic Group C.D.L. and M.T.B. Perkins Fund Camp-Younts Foundation Charles Luck Stone Center Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Chester Garden Club Children’s Hospital of Richmond of the VCU Health System Clay Spring Garden Club Commonwealth Concierge Commonwealth Curb Appeal County of Henrico VA Custom Framing Made Simple Custom Kitchens Dixon Hughes Goodman Dominion Resources Services, Inc. Draper Aden Associates Edmund A. Saunders, Janie Q. Saunders & Jane Quinn Saunders Endowment Forest Heights Garden Club Garden Club of the Northern Neck GE Financial Assurance Genworth Financial Inc. Ginter Park Woman’s Club Goochland County Garden Club Goodman & Company Groome Transportation, Inc. Hanover Farms, Inc. Hirschler Fleischer

Hourigan Construction Corp.

IBM Corporation Ikebana of Richmond Inaray Outdoor Lighting J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Jacobs Financial Group James River Garden Club Kathy Corbet Interiors Kitchen 64 KPMG LLP Lakeside Appliance Solutions LeClairRyan Luck Stone Foundation, Inc. M&T Bank Macy’s Foundation McGuireWoods LLP McKinnon & Harris Inc. MeadWestvaco Meriwether Godsey Inc. Merrill Lynch & Company Foundation, Inc. Middle Atlantic Chapter American Rhododendron Society Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia Fund My Design Guide Nathalie L. Klaus Charitable Lead Trust NewMarket Corporation Owens & Minor Patient First Corporation PeachTree House Foundation Petco Marketing & Merchandising Company Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Piedmont District VFGC Inc. Power Distribution, Inc. Premiere Costumes/Ellman’s Dancewear Rahal Immigration Law RECO Industries, Inc. Richard S. Reynolds Foundation

Richmond Apothecaries, Inc. Richmond Rose Society River Road Garden Club Sandy’s Plants, Inc. Sleepy Hollow Garden Club Southern States Cooperative, Inc. Strange’s Florists & Greenhouses & Garden Centers Summit Mortgage Corporation SunTrust Foundation Matching Gift Program Swedish Match North America Inc. Tankard Nurseries The Boxwood Garden Club The Ashland Garden Club The Brink’s Company The Community Foundation The Davey Tree Expert Company The Franklin Federal Foundation The Hamlet Woman’s Club The Lipman Foundation The Memorial Foundation For Children The Richmond Horticultural Association The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton Tilghman Family Foundation TruGreen LandCare Truist Tuckahoe Orthopaedic Associates U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management Virginia Commission for the Arts Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Virginia Orchid Society Virginia Society of Landscape Designers Wells Fargo Private Bank Whole Foods Market Woodland Pond Garden Club WTR Fund of The Community Foundation Wyndham Garden Club

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Lora M. Robins

Endowment, Special Program and Project Gifts (continued)

1912-2010

Generous philanthropist, lover of beauty, committed educator, business-minded visionary, and dedicated friend of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

More than anyone, Lora M. Robins guided and influenced the evolution of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Since its 1984 founding, Mrs. Robins’ contributions of time and funding have been no less than magnanimous. She served on the first Board of Directors, and provided funds for countless additions and enhancements, including the Bloemendaal House furnishings; the Lora and E. Claiborne Robins Tea House; the E. Claiborne Robins Visitors Center; the Lora M. Robins Library; the very rare Descubes collection of 19th-20th century botanical drawings; and her final project, the Lotus Bridge. Mrs. Robins passed from us on August 22, 2010, at the age of 98, leaving one last legacy – a $10 million endowment to care in perpetuity for all she has helped to build over the years. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden extends esteem and gratitude to Mrs. Lora M. Robins and her family for the gift of the Garden to all of Richmond.

Endowment, Special Program and Project Gifts The following individuals supported Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden through gifts to the Garden’s Endowment fund or with leadership gifts for special events or programs between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011. These community leaders’ support enabled the Garden to host additional educational programs for children and adults, as well as special events and projects, and helped fund Garden development and expansion.

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Mr. Mark Gervasoni and Ms. Michele Burke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Randolph Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. J. Vernon Glenn Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. William H. Goodwin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald Mr. Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Gottwald Mrs. John E. Grigg Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Gumenick The Honorable and Mrs. John H. Hager Mrs. Lela J. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Brenton S. Halsey Mr. and Mrs. A. William Hamill Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Harrell Mr. and Mrs. Elliott M. Harrigan Mr. and Mrs. David A. Harrison IV Ms. Shirley A. Hartman Mrs. Wirt H. Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. C. Preston Herrington III Mr. and Mrs. William M. Hill Mr. and Dr. Gary C. Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. F. Claiborne Johnston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Johnson III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Keyes Mr. and Mrs. William H. King, Jr. Mr. Philip W. Klaus, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Theodore Linhart Mrs. Jeanette S. Lipman Mr. and Mrs. Charlie S. Luck IV Mr. and Mrs. John A. Luke, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James C. Mabry IV Mrs. Mildred Mackie Mr. and Mrs. George L. Mahoney Mrs. William W. Martin, Jr. Mr. John L. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Craig L. Massey Mrs. Francine Brown Mathews Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Mayhood Mr. and Mrs. Reeves McCune Mr. and Mrs. R. Wheatley McDowell

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Mr. and Mrs. S. Taylor Ware Mr. and Mrs. J. Drake Watson Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Mead Wells Mrs. C. Kemper Wharton Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wick III Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Wilkinson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Willard III Mr. and Mrs. Fielding L. Williams, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Woodfin Mr. and Mrs. Murray H. Wright Mr. and Mrs. Randolph W. Wyckoff

Events Fund Garden Enhancements Amid a setting of springtime beauty and entertainment, the Board of Associates annually hosts a Cheers to Art event. More than 100 works of art are generously donated by local artists for the fund-raising auction. This popular event raised $14,000 in 2010 and more than $47,000 in 2011 for future enhancements to the Children Garden.

Later in November, Splendor Under Glass enchanted more than 500 guests who ventured through an “orchid cloud forest” for an evening of fine dining and dancing. “Raise the Paddle” brought in $35,000 to support the Children’s Garden, while the gala and its auctions raised more than $145,000 to support the Garden’s educational and horticultural missions.

Thanks to all who supported these special events!

Endowment, Special Program and Project Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Anderson III Ms. Susan H. Armstrong Dr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Arthur The Honorable and Mrs. Gerald L. Baliles Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Beames Mr. and Mrs. Dennis I. Belcher Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Bemiss Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Boeve Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Bosher Mr. Roger L. Bouchard and Mrs. F. Champe Granger Dr. and Mrs. O. Christian Bredrup, Jr. Mrs. Arthur S. Brinkley Dr. and Mrs. Peter W. Brown Dr. Arthur W. Burke, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Lowndes Burke Mr. and Mrs. Langdon T. Christian IV Dr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. Mrs. William T. Clarke Mr. and Mrs. Whittington W. Clement Mrs. Doris Clevenger Mr. and Mrs. J. Harwood Cochrane Ms. Lori K. Cochran and Ms. Kimberly Robertson Mr. and Mrs. William J. Corbet III Mr. and Mrs. J. Philip Cornett Mr. and Mrs. Clark Coulbourn Mr. and Mrs. Frederic H. Cox, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Dickinson Mrs. Betty Ann Dillon Mr. and Mrs. Hugh G. Edmunds, Jr. Mr. Joseph C. Farrell and Mrs. Susan B. Tepper Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Fitz-hugh, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson H. Flohr, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Fockler, Jr. Mr. Charles H. Foster, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Francisco Mrs. Harry Frazier III Ms. Charlotte Frischkorn Ms. Cameron Q. Furber Mr. and Mrs. Douglas D. Garson

Mr. and Mrs. John Sherman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William F. Shumadine Jr. Mrs. John T. Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Snead, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Snow Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Sowers III Mrs. Jane B. Spilman Mrs. Patricia R. St. Clair Mr. Charlie Stallings and Mrs. Jeanne Putnam

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Starkey III Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Steinbrugge Mr. and Mrs. Addison B. Thompson Mrs. Mary W. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Thrower Mr. Peter G. Tindell Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Tilghman Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Toms Mrs. Terry S. Tosh Ms. Lee Melchor Turlington Mrs. Ruby G. Turner Dr. and Mrs. Roger H. Tutton Mr. and Mrs. Brett Vassey

Mr. Robert M. McLeod, ASLA Mrs. Katherine T. Mears Mrs. G. Gilmer Minor III Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Mooney Ms. Kay Moore Mr. and Mrs. T. Justin Moore III Mr. and Mrs. Marshall N. Morton Mr. and Mrs. Beverley B. Munford III Mr. and Mrs. W. Tayloe Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Nanavati Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Norfleet, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Neilson J. November Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Oelhafen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rosewell Page Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Patterson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Payne Mrs. Chiswell Dabney L. Perkins Mr. and Mrs. C. Cotesworth Pinckney Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Posey Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Price Mr. and Mrs. Preston P. Purdum, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Ramsey Mrs. Virginia F. Redick Mr. and Mrs. John M R. Reed Mr. Myron H. Reinhart Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Reynolds Dr. David W. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Preston Carter Rise Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm E. Ritsch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Robertson III Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Roach, Jr. Mrs. Lora Robins † Mrs. Walter R. Robins Mr. and Mrs. Zach Roski Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Samuel Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wellford L. Sanders, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Satterfield III Mr. and Mrs. William P. Schubmehl Mr. and Mrs. S. Buford Scott Mr. and Mrs. Ranjit Sen † Deceased

“Grace Arents [1848 - 1926] was a visionary social reformer and philanthropist whose quiet determination and generosity transformed Richmond.”

Historical Marker, erected 2010, honoring Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s benefactor

Grace Arents Society Members of the Grace Arents Society are dedicated individuals who believe in continuing the legacy of Grace Arents, Lewis Ginter’s niece, and contributing to the future development of the Garden. The Grace Arents Society honors those who have given gifts to the Garden’s endowment, as well as those who made financial or estate commitments of any size through wills, charitable trusts, or other planned gifts. The Garden extends a special thank you to the following members.

Mr. and Mrs. Leroy L. Anderson, Jr. Ms. Susan H. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Bingley, Jr. Mrs. Charles L. Brown Ms. Judith B. Caspari Mr. and Mrs. J. Harwood Cochrane Lucy Crockin † Mrs. Martha Anne Ellis Ms. Barbara Green Mrs. Linda J. Greene † Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Harrell Dr. Ernest C. Hermann Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Holder † Mrs. Philip W. Klaus, Sr. †

Ms. Deborah A. Krausse Mr. R. Eldridge Longest † Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Mason Mrs. Anne H. Massey † Ms. Kathryn I. Moore Ms. Mary Ellen Moore Ms. Marion N. W. Morton † Mr. and Mrs. C. Cotesworth Pinckney Mr. Roger Pond Dr. and Mrs. Alton L. Powell Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Reed, Jr. Mr. Robert P. Rich and Ms. Dorothy E. Erlanger Mr. and Mrs. E. Claiborne Robins, Jr. Mrs. Lora Robins †

Mrs. Sue R. Robinson † Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Rooney Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert M. Rosenthal Mrs. Frank S. Rowley, Jr. † Mr. Jane Saunders † Mr. and Mrs. James H. Starkey III Mr. Garland S. Sydnor and Ms. Leslie Vogt Mr. and Mrs. Edward Villanueva Mrs. Martha C. West † Mr. Reed I. West † Mrs. Thomas F. Wheeldon † Mrs. Mildred Wiggins † Mr. Robert E. Wiggins, Jr. Mrs. Marlu L. Winalski

We welcome your interest in planned giving. Please contact the Garden’s Development Director at (804) 262-9887, ext. 337 to learn more.

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Central Garden: Project Complete!

The Annual Fund received support from 100% of our Board of Directors.

Annual Fund 2010–2011

Elegant and inviting, the newly enhanced Central Garden is completed and perhaps already one of your favorite

During this fiscal year, $520,654* was contributed by individuals, corporations, and foundations to the Annual

modifications provide an artistic

Fund of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. These Annual

example of garden classicism

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garden destinations. Its design

while its diverse plantings offer beauty and interest across the seasons. The centerpiece, a new

Fund Gifts help support the Garden’s fundamental daily needs, while also ensuring a top-quality experience for visitors, gardeners, and students. *Unaudited at time of publication

Fountain Garden, is alive with water and sunlight, creating a lovely foreground to the Conservatory’s magnificence. Central Garden refinements were made possible by the following donors who realized its potential.

Central Garden Donors Anonymous Ms. Susan H. Armstrong The Honorable and Mrs. Gerald L. Baliles Mr. and Mrs. Dennis I. Belcher Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Bemiss Ms. Myrf Bowry Mrs. Charles L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. R. Lowndes Burke Mr. Mark Gervasoni and Mrs. Michele K. Burke Dr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Whittington W. Clement Ms. Lori K. Cochran and Ms. Kimberly K. Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Frederic H. Cox, Jr. Professor and Mrs. Robert C. Dolan Mr. and Mrs. Wilson H. Flohr, Jr. Mr. Charles H. Foster, Jr. Ms. Cameron Q. Furber Mr. and Mrs. J. Vernon Glenn Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Gottwald Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Harrell Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kelliher Mr. and Mrs. William H. King, Jr. Mr. Philip W. Klaus, Jr.

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Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Koprowski Marietta M. & Samuel Tate Morgan, Jr. Foundation Mrs. William W. Martin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Craig L. Massey Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McKoy Mrs. Katherine T. Mears Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murphy Mr. and Mrs. John W. Nelms, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. Cotesworth Pinckney Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. John M. R. Reed Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Roach, Jr. Robert G. Cabell III and Maude Morgan Cabell Foundation Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Robertson III Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert M. Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Zach Roski Mr. and Mrs. S. Buford Scott Mr. and Mrs. John Sherman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Snow Mrs. Jane B. Spilman Mr. and Mrs. James H. Starkey III Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Steinbrugge The Elizabeth G. Schneider Charitable Trust

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The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation The Rock Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Addison B. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. George W. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Thrower Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Toms Ms. Lee M. Turlington Mrs. Ruby G. Turner Wachovia Wealth Management A Wells Fargo Company Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wick III Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Wolenberg Dr. Charlotte Woodfin and Mr. Jack Woodfin

The following Patrons Program donors gave generously above the membership level and contributed to the Garden’s Annual Fund between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011.

The Rosarian Society Rosarian Society members support the Annual Fund with contributions of $2,500 or more.

Their leadership level of giving demonstrates their dedication to the education of Garden visitors and community members about the natural world and its connection to our daily lives.

Members of this Society enjoy exclusive privileges, extended with our sincere appreciation.

The following Rosarian Society Members of the Patrons Program contributed to the Annual Fund between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011.

PHILANTHROPIST ($10,000+)

SUSTAINER ($2,500–$4,999)

Mrs. Charles L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Lacy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. E. Morgan Massey Mr. David T. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stanchina Ms. Laura West

Mr. and Mrs. Leroy L. Anderson, Jr. The Honorable and Mrs. Gerald L. Baliles Mr. and Mrs. Dennis I. Belcher Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Boeve Mrs. George H. Bragdon Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bretz Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart Bryan III Mr. and Mrs. Hugh G. Edmunds Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Farrell II Mr. Charles H. Foster, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Goodwin, Jr. Col. and Mrs. Freeman E. Jones Mr. William H. King, Jr. and Mrs. Grace DenHartog Mr. and Mrs. Stanley F. Pauley Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Price Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert M. Rosenthal

BENEFACTOR ($5,000–$9,999) Ms. Susan H. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. J. Harwood Cochrane Mr. and Mrs. William R. Gardner, Jr. Mr. Marvin Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Robertson III Mr. and Mrs. Dave Shafer Mrs. Jane B. Spilman Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wick III

SUSTAINER ($2,500–$4,999 (continued) Dr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Rudzinski Mr. and Mrs. John W. Snow Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Sowers III Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Spratley Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Toms Mr. and Mrs. Edward Villanueva Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Williams

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Patrons Program

PARTNER ($1,000–$2,499) Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Abbott Mr. and Mrs. Tiffany B. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Beadles Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Beames Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Bemiss Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Bingley, Jr. Mrs. Margaret Dillon Bowles Mr. and Mrs. R. Lowndes Burke Mrs. Elisabeth Reed Carter Mr. and Mrs. Whittington W. Clement Mr. and Mrs. James Cosby Mr. and Mrs. David E. Cottrell Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cronly III Mrs. O. D. Dennis Mr. and Mrs. William F. Dominick II Mr. and Mrs. Robey W. Estes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Fockler, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Shumate Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Steinbrugge Mrs. Phyllis Cothran and Dr. Arnold L. Stolberg Ms. Margaret R. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Addison B. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Tilghman Mrs. Terry S. Tosh Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ukrop Mr. William Urban and Mrs. Anne Kenny-Urban Mrs. Jeannie W. Wade Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Wilkinson, Jr. Mrs. Marlu L. Winalski Miss Elizabeth L. Wright Mr. and Mrs. Murray H. Wright

Mr. Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Gray Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Guilmart Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hamilton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hartough Mrs. Wirt H. Hatcher, Jr. Ms. Mavis Hetherington Mr. and Mrs. John Heyel Mr. and Mrs. William M. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Holladay, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Howerton Mr. James W. Klaus Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Kudlas Mr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Layne Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Lee III Mrs. James R. Lewis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. N. Gordon Lohr Ms. Wilana K. Madden

Did You Know?

Meriwether Godsey composts 50+ pounds of kitchen waste each week for the Children’s Garden, then prepares meals using fresh herbs harvested from our enriched soils.

Mrs. Florence B. Fowlkes Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Francisco Mr. Harry Frazier III Ms. Cameron Q. Furber Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Gold Mr. and Mrs. Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Mr. Harry Grandis Mrs. John G. Hayes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brent C. Heath Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Huff Mrs. Linda H. Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Loupassi Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lowsley-Williams Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marchant Mr. and Mrs. Lewis N. Miller, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Miller Mr. and Mrs. T. Justin Moore III Mr. and Mrs. John H. Mullin III Mrs. Chiswell Dabney L. Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Terren Peterson Mr. and Mrs. C. Cotesworth Pinckney Mr. Roger A. Pond Mr. and Mrs. Preston P. Purdum, Jr. Mrs. Virginia F. Redick Mr. and Mrs. John M. R. Reed Mr. and Mrs. Myron H. Reinhart Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Remick Mr. and Mrs. Randolph N. Reynolds Dr. Peter S. Ro and Dr. Kee Sung Ro Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Roach, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brad Sauer Mr. and Mrs. William Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Sharp Mr. and Mrs. John Sherman, Jr.

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SPONSOR ($500–$999) Mr. and Mrs. Franco Ambrogi Dr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Arthur Mr. Robert Bailie and Ms. Lisa Kyzer Mr. William F. Bedwell Mr. and Mrs. David L. Beeghly Mr. and Mrs. James V. Bortle Mr. Mark Gervasoni and Mrs. Michele K. Burke Miss Ethel R. Chrisman Ms. Lori K. Cochran and Ms. Kimberly K. Robertson

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cullen Mr. and Mrs. Duane A. Deskevich Mr. and Mrs. Larry Eiben Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Estes Mr. Joseph C. Farrell and Ms. Susan Tepper Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Frey Mrs. Robert Gibson Mrs. James M. Glavé Mr. and Mrs. J. Vernon Glenn Mr. and Mrs. Frederic J. Golod

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Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Markel Mrs. William W. Martin, Jr. Dr. George O. McClary Mr. and Mrs. Chester T. McCreary Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. McDowell Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Marshall N. Morton Mr. and Mrs. John W. Nelms, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Nevin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. O’Neil Ms. Melissa R. Phillips and Mr. James H. Cottrell Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Posey Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Pruitt, Jr. Dr. James T. Rhodes and The Honorable Anne J. G. Rhodes Dr. David W. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Preston Carter Rise Mr. William P. Ross Mr. and Mrs. William H. Schwarzschild III Mr. and Mrs. John M. Shumadine Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Sieben Mrs. John T. Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Slater, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Snead, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Starkey III Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Stern Mrs. Suzanne Stewart Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Thomson III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Traylor Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Trenkle Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Valentine II

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Mr. and Mrs. Brett Vassey Mr. Kenneth L. Walker Mr. and Mrs. S. Taylor Ware, Jr. Dr. Steven J. Welton and Mr. Stephen W. Long Mr. and Mrs. C. Kemper Wharton Mr. and Mrs. B. Briscoe White III Dr. and Mrs. William T. Wilkins Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Will Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Williams Dr. Jacqueline W. Wilson Dr. Charlotte Woodfin and Mr. Jack Woodfin SUPPORTER ($250–$499) Mr. and Mrs. A. Marshall Acuff, Jr. Ms. Ann M. Askew and Ms. Elizabeth E. Askew Mr. and Mrs. William D. Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. John W. Bates III Dr. and Mrs. J. Temple Bayliss Mr. William Belanich Mr. and Mrs. David R. Beran Mr. and Mrs. Millard Binswanger Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Bliley Mr. and Mrs. Lewis T. Booker Dr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Bosher, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bowlman T. Bowles, Jr. Ms. Myrf Bowry Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McGuire Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Brandt Mr. Thomas J. Brinda Dr. and Mrs. Owen W. Brodie Dr. Lucille M. Brown and Dr. Theodore C. Brown, Jr. The Reverend and Mrs. William Hill Brown III Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cabaniss, Jr. Mrs. Florence S. Carr Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Cavalieri Dr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. Mrs. Carole C. Conner Ms. Carol T. Cover Mr. and Mrs. James E. Covington, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Glenn Cox Mr. and Mrs. P. Steven Craig Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Craigie Mr. and Mrs. Clifford A. Cutchins IV Dr. and Mrs. Tom A. Cutting Jr. Mrs. James B. Dalton, Jr. Mrs. Mary Ann DeTrana Mr. and Mrs. John G. Chip Dicks Mr. and Mrs. William R. Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Doutney Mr. and Mrs. William M. Duffy Ms. Margaret Edgerton and Mr. Malik M. Charania Ms. Susan E. Ellett and Mr. William L. Shumate Mrs. James S. Evans Ms. Joan M. Ferrill Mrs. Carolyn Fetrow Mrs. Louis G. Fields, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Fitch

Mrs. Calais Fitzmaurice Benson Ms. Bonnie France and Mr. Kimley Dorwin Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Francis Mr. John Frazier and Mrs. Wanda Richmond Dr. and Mrs. L. Arnold Frederick Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Garber Mr. and Mrs. George M. Gill, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David W. Gillespie Dr. Kristin Gingrich and Mr. Craig Dahlinger Mr. and Mrs. Alex Godsey Ms. Nancy K. Golden Dr. and Mrs. Dean R. Goplerud Mr. and Mrs. William D. Gravitt Ms. Katharine T. Gray Ms. Barbara Grigat Mr. and Mrs. Herbert F. Hargroves Mrs. Judith N. Hart Mr. and Mrs. James T. Hatcher, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Sheppard Haw III Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Helwig Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Hempfling Mr. and Mrs. Jack Holland Mr. and Mrs. David O. Holman Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Hood Mr. and Mrs. Arthur O. Houston Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Dick Howard Mr. and Mrs. John J. Huber Mr. and Mrs. Miles C. Johnston, Jr. Mrs. George H. Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Keesecker Dr. and Mrs. M. Stephen Kramer Mr. Karl Krueger Mr. William K. Lamp and Ms. Jennifer Rice Mr. and Mrs. Anthony L. Landrum, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William F. LaVecchia Mr. and Mrs. Fontaine B. Lawson Mr. and Mrs. Craig L. Massey Mr. and Mrs. John C. Maxwell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William McClelland Dr. and Mrs. Hunter H. McGuire, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David J. McKittrick Mr. and Mrs. Grant L. Moffett Ms. Phyllis A. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Johnson C. Moss, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Beverley B. Munford III The Honorable and Mrs. W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr. Mr. Thomas A. Newland and Ms. Teresa Hall Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Newton Mr. and Mrs. David E. North Dr. Julia R. Nunley Ms. Nancy A. O’Donnell Mr. and Dr. Matthew Ott Mr. and Mrs. David Pahren Mr. and Mrs. John S. Patton Mrs. Pat Pearman Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Penick, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. W. Baxter Perkinson, Jr. Mrs. Rebecca L. Perlstein and Ms. Rachel L. Perlstein

Mr. Andrew Piretti Mrs. Suzanne Pollard Ms. Mary Catherine W. Pond Miss H. Elizabeth B. Powell Mr. and Mrs. Boyd S. Richardson, Jr. Mr. Charles Richardson, Jr. and Ms. Patricia Damian-Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Rivas Mr. Moses W. Rivers Mr. R. Douglas Robbins Mr. and Mrs. William L. Roberts, Jr. Mrs. Doris H. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Robertson III Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Rogers, Sr. Mrs. Joyce M. Rosenbaum Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ryan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wellford L. Sanders, Jr. Mr. Carl C. Schluter Mr. and Mrs. R. Strother Scott Dr. Charol Shakeshaft Mr. and Mrs. Brian Shepard Mr. and Mrs. Hunter C. Sledd, Jr. Ms. Suzanne A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sorah Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Spangler Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Starr, Jr. Miss Kathleen A. Stein Mr. Garland S. Sydnor and Ms. Leslie Vogt Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Talley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Timberlake Mr. and Mrs. Randolph E. Trow, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Trow Ms. Marti L. Truman and Dr. Kia J. Bentley Ms. Melanie Tuin Ms. Lee M. Turlington Mr. and Mrs. Neil Turnage Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tysinger Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Ukrop Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Van Divender Mr. and Mrs. S. Pierce Walmsley IV Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle S. Walters Dr. and Mrs. H. Hudnall Ware III Mrs. Mary D. Washbourne Mrs. Jill M. Webb Mr. and Mrs. John B. Werner Ms. Harriett B. West Mr. and Mrs. Roger C. Wiley Dr. Vivian M. Wilkerson Mr. and Mrs. Marshall B. Wishnack Miss Patty A. Withrow Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Wolenberg Mr. and Mrs. John W. Woods, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin D. Yancey, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Yanchisin Ms. Tera T. Yoder and Mr. Sanford Hostetter Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Young Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Young Mr. Robert Zemp

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Patrons Program

Patrons Program

Did You Know?

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden ranks as a major mid-Atlantic destination.

CONTRIBUTOR ($125–$249) Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Adler Mr. and Mrs. John T. Allen Mrs. Elizabeth S. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur C. Allen Mr. Richard M. Anderson, Jr. Dr. Virginia A. Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Arrington, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Arthur The Honorable L. Ray Ashworth Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Baker Mrs. Leland L. Baker, Jr. Mrs. Mary Ann Baker Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Banyasz Ms. Sylvia F. Barefoot Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Bartolf Mr. and Mrs. Sam T. Beale Dr. and Mrs Walter R. Beam Mrs. Lois A. Bedell Dr. Ellen Bedichek and Mr. Michael G. Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Belleman Capt. and Mrs. Robert B. Bergner Mr. and Mrs. William W. Berry Mr. and Mrs. Duncan M. Bevan Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Bice, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Billcheck, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory D. Blake Mr. and Mrs. N. Douglas Boardman III Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Bosher Mr. and Mrs. F. Douglas Boudinot Dr. and Mrs. William H. Bowers Mr. and Mrs. Gamble M. Bowers III Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Bradley Mr. Clyde W. Bradshaw Mr. and Mrs. Patteson Branch Mrs. Rita Brandt Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Brannan Mr. and Mrs. Evans B. Brasfield Mrs. Gail G. Braxton Mr. and Mrs. Robert Breece Ms. Robin A. Brewster and Mr. Victor Smith Miss Janet L. Brocklehurst Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Brody Ms. Marion Brown and Mr. John Donelson

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Mrs. William M. Bryant, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Charles D. Burch III Mr. Roy E. Burgess II Mr. and Mrs. Kermit E. Burroughs Mrs. John F. Butterworth III Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Button, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cale Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Carle Mr. and Mrs. Drew St. J. Carneal Mrs. Dianne D. Carter Mrs. Ann M. Casebolt Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Casey Dr. and Mrs. Carl J. Cavallaro Dr. and Mrs. David A. Chandler Mr. Thomas O. Chewning Ms. Christine Chmura Mr. and Mrs. Wirt A. Christian, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Church Dr. and Mrs. Richard Clary Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Coggin Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Colpo Mrs. Kay D. Congdon Dr. John R. Cook

Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Diehl Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Disharoon Mr. and Mrs. Craig Dods Mr. and Mrs. James L. Doherty Mr. and Mrs. James A. Donachy Mr. Daniel Dougherty and Ms. Julia McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Dowd Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Duntley Dr. and Mrs. J. Henry Dwyer Mrs. George W. Eden Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Fahed Ms. Rosemary A. Fahed Mr. and Mrs. Martin R. Ford Dr. and Mrs. Melvin J. Fratkin Mr. and Mrs. David B. Friend Mrs. Kent D. Garbee, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Garbini Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Gates Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Geldzahler Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Gianfortoni Mrs. Pearson G. Gibson Ms. Lindsey Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Giles

Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Coon III Ms. Jean Corson Mr. and Mrs. James P. Crone Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur R. Cross Mr. and Mrs. William S. Custis Mr. and Mrs. Claude R. Davenport, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Davis, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William E. Davis Dr. and Mrs. Donald G. Dawe Dr. Brigitte De La Burde Mr. Bevill M. Dean Dr. and Mrs. Mark DeBlois

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Glaser Mr. Terry E. Glass Mr. and Mrs. Donald I. Golladay Mr. and Mrs. L. Michael Gracik, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Gray III Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gray Mr. and Mrs. J. Patrick Graybeal Ms. Georgia C. Greaney Mr. A. Dandridge Gregg Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Gregory Ms. Mary Guthrie Ms. Anita Haeberlin

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Mr. and Mrs. R. Hayes Hanley Dr. and Mrs. John W. Harbison Dr. and Mrs. Russell S. Harden Mr. and Mrs. Edward I. Hardy, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Marion D. Hargrove, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Harman Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Harrison Mr. Clarence E. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Heaton Dr. and Mrs. E. Bruce Heilman Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Hendrick

Dr. Claire C. Kaugars and Family Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Kay, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Kelleher Mrs. William B. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Brent King Ms. Karen L. Kirby Mr. and Mrs. Paul Klinefelter Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Kocen Mr. William H. Koch Mr. William R. Lacker Mr. and Mrs. William C. Lacy Mr. and Mrs. William J. Lagos Ms. Anne LaGow Mr. Hugh K. Leary Mr. and Mrs. H. Pettus LeCompte Mr. and Mrs. John D. Lemmon Mr. Jerome N. Levine Mr. B. Frank Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. J. Theodore Linhart Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Lockerby

Mrs. Katherine T. Mears Dr. Stuart B. Medlin and Mr. Bevill M. Dean Dr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Merrell Mr. and Mrs. David Merrill Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Miller, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard G. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Moffatt Mr. and Mrs. Pramod K. Mohanty Ms. Charleen B. Moore Mrs. William P. Moore Ms. Mary Ellen Moore Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Morgan, Sr. Ms. Edna H. Musser Dr. Mary D. Nelson and Mr. C. M. Kinloch Nelson Mrs. Catherine P. Northen Mr. and Mrs. P. Bradley Nott, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Oelhafen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Olsen Dr. and Mrs. Duncan S. Owen, Jr.

Did You Know?

“Richmond Magazine” readers recognized Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden as “Richmond’s Best Special Event Venue.” (tied with The Jefferson)

Mr. Spencer Hines and Ms. Judith C. Gilman-Hines Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Hodgson Ms. Miriam M. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hoggan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Howard T. Holden, Jr. Ms. Frances W. Holladay Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Horlacher Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hosterman Ms. Theresa S. Hupp Ms. Anne Huske Mr. and Mrs. James A. Jacobs Mrs. Ronne T. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Johnston Mr. Alfred G. Jones Mr. Ken Jones and Dr. Verda L. Jones Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Jozwiak Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Kanipe, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kasmier Mr. and Mrs. Melvin J. Katz

Mrs. R. Clifton Long Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Long, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James K. Long Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lowery Mr. and Mrs. A. John Lucas Mr. and Mrs. Adrian M. C. Luxmoore Ms. Amanda T. Macaulay Ms. Marion E. MacCorkle Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Mason Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McCabe Mr. and Mrs. Glen McCune Mr. and Mrs. John E. McDonald, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John L. McElroy, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Read Flournoy McGehee III Dr. Read F. McGehee, Jr. Mrs. John N. McKee Mr. and Mrs. Carroll J. McKenney Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. McLean

Dr. and Mrs. Alan M. Padgett, D.D.S. Mrs. Lila W. Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Pankey Mr. and Mrs. J. Terry Parsley Miss Kistie V. Patch Mr. and Mrs. Robert Payne Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Pegram Mr. and Mrs. Newton A. Perry Mr. and Mrs. Jack J. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. John S. Philips Mr. Kevin Phillips and Ms. Elizabeth Dunkle Mr. and Mrs. William A. Ploof Mr. and Mrs. James M. Pollard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Pomfrey Mr. Edgar Poore and Ms. Tammy Poore Mr. and Mrs. Tedd E. Povar Mrs. Ann B. Preston Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Prior Mr. and Mrs. John Pritchard

Noteworthy Achievements Fiscal Year 2010-11 • Guests & Visitors: 317,900 • School Children: 13,000+ • Tickets Donated to Need-Based Groups: 1,000+ • Memberships: 13,000+ households • Volunteers: 511

• Facebook Post Views: 1,372,493 • Website Visits: 288,637 • Facility Rental Guests : 27,000 at 400 events • Produce Donated to FeedMore: 26,000 pounds to date

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Patrons Program

Education: Forefront in Our Mission

Did You Know?

Best practices in water management are demonstrated at the Garden.

Ms. Dorothy M. Ramsey Mrs. Frances Rankin Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Revere Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Rex Mr. and Mrs. R. Coleman Rice, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Riegel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Riel Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Robelen Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Rohrmoser Mr. and Mrs. Martin W. Ross Mr. Martin Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Salsitz Mr. and Mrs. Tremaine E. Sauer Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Sawan Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Sawyer Ms. Mandy Schlender and Mr. Joseph Tantillo Dr. and Mrs. Jay S. Schukman Mr. and Mrs. John T. Schweitzer Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Shaia Ms. Brenda M. Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Earl Siddons Mr. and Mrs. John C. Siewers II Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Smith Dr. and Mrs. James H. Smylie Mr. and Mrs. James L. Smythe Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Sommer Mr. and Mrs. Ray T. Sorrell Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Sprenkle Mr. and Mrs. George J. Sproveri Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Stebick Mr. Craig Stein and Ms. Lavinia Moxey Mr. and Mrs. Allie B. Stevens, Jr. Mr. Andrew W. Stone, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Strauss Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Strickler Ms. Sue S. Sullenberger Dr. Kit Sullivan D.D.S. Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Sullivan Ms. Mary L. Sullivan

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Reverend Walter F. Sullivan Dr. and Mrs. E. Armistead Talman Ms. Helen M. Tanner Mr. and Mrs. W. Douglas Temple Mr. and Mrs. George W. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. W. Taliaferro Thompson III Mrs. Page G. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Thrower Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Timma, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. C. Kent Titus Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Tomlin Mrs. Brenda W. Tongel Mr. and Mrs. David A. Trebour Mr. and Mrs. Andre C. Tremper Dr. and Mrs. Banks W. Turner Mr. and Mrs. William Turns III Mr. and Mrs. Giles C. Upshur III Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Via Mr. and Mrs. Andre Viette Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Vipperman Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wake Mrs. Elizabeth Walcot Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Wallace, Sr. Mr. Francis M. Watson and Mrs. Katie Hale Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Watson Mr. and Mrs. J. Drake Watson, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Leland F. Webb Mr. and Mrs. Hill B. Wellford, Jr. Mr. Stephen A. Wesson Mr. and Mrs. John W. West III Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. White Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitt Mr. and Mrs. George W. Wilbur Mrs. Joanne T. Wiley Dr. and Mrs. Mason M. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Williams, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. E. Otto N. Williams, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Williams Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson Mr. and Mrs. John M. Witherspoon Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Wood, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Woodburn Mrs. Betty G. Woolcott Ms. Mary Denny Wray Mr. and Mrs. Alvah L. Wyatt Mr. and Mrs. Doug C. Young Mr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Yowell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Zeugner Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Zimmerman

“Our visit to your garden was a huge success … absolutely outstanding. I would definitely give the staff and volunteers an A++.”

Kathy Trichel, Professional Travel Agent, Alexandria VA

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As the region’s leading horticultural resource, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden sustained its commitment to education.

The Garden enriched the lives of 25,676 children who visited through general admission last year, as well an estimated 4,780 students impacted by teacher workshops and 10,693 involved in one or more group programs. Whether through day camps, field trips, family adventures, or active-learning activities – our next generation grew in their understanding and appreciation of the natural world. Likewise, more than 3,000 adults participated in the

collaboration, advocacy, and action. We provided professional support, institutional guidance, and educational resources for local greening initiatives, community projects, and other ventures compatible with the Garden’s core mission, vision, and values. Garden staff and representatives were involved in discussions about significant urban greening projects, from Monroe Park to CenterStage’s neighboring property on Broad Street. We trained educators and parents on ways of using schoolyards as learning landscapes.

Working alongside agencies like the “Excellent instructor—sooo much fun!”

Participant in Nature Journaling Class

various workshops, lectures, professional development seminars, tours, and special symposia. Topics ranged from gardening and propagation to floral design and photography—ensuring educational offerings for most every age and interest.

The Lora M. Robins Library garnered increased awareness as the Botanical Book Club entered a second year, and as visitors enjoyed the additions of Wi-Fi access and an online book catalog.

Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth, we encouraged development of school and community gardens. And with corporate partners and Virginia Commonwealth University’s Rice Center, we helped bring attention to regional issues of watershed protection and careful management of precious, limited water resources.

True to our mission, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden enlightened and inspired our visitors, members, colleagues, and community.

Reaching “beyond our walls,” the Garden also was recognized as a center for Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden | Honor Roll of Donors 2010–2011

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Last fiscal year, our marketing endeavors attracted close to 318,000 visitors to the Garden, where they were engaged and enlightened in countless ways. Multiple and ever-expanding channels of communication extended our reach – locally, nationally, and even globally – including an enhanced website and an extensive social-media network. The latter won international acclaim with the 2010 Shorty Award for innovative use of Twitter (tied with the Poetry Society of America and the Reduced Shakespeare Company).

Through public relations we shared stories about the relevance of the Garden and the natural world to everyday life. An impressive

array of national media coverage published in “Southern Living,” “Woman’s Day,” “Birds & Blooms,” “AAA Mid-Atlantic,” and Reuters.com.

Strategic partnerships rounded out our community relations. Dominion, our GardenFest Title Sponsor, collaborated with the Garden to produce videos about energy savings through landscape design and LED usage for holiday lighting. Meaningful alliances also strengthened with the Richmond SPCA (Fidos After 5); Prevent Child Abuse Virginia (Pinwheel Garden); Virginia Opera (Flowers After 5 and Rose Fest); and FeedMore (Community Kitchen Garden).

Sharing The Garden: Our Mission in Action

In the spirit of community support, the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden provided more than 1,000 complimentary tickets and memberships for need-based groups and fundraising efforts hosted by churches, volunteer fire departments, foundations, and nonprofit groups in the Richmond metro area and across the state.

Some examples include Special Olympics, Ronald McDonald House, Children’s Hospital, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

We hosted free visits for need-based groups during GardenFest, such as Children’s Hospital, Fairfield Court Unit Boys and Girls Club of Metro Richmond, and ASK (Association for the Support of Children with Cancer). Additional groups who enjoyed free admission other times of the year through our support of Blackwell Elementary School, Prince William County Community Service Horticulture Therapy Program, The Hermitage home for senior adults, Richmond Redevelopment Housing Authority’s public-housing communities, and many more.

Each year we also donate approximately $100,000 of free or discounted meeting space to non profits and educational groups.

Shared resources, strategic partnerships, and an enduring vision connect Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden with our community.

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“I recently visited the spectacular Lewis Ginter Gardens and was thrilled to see the accessible children’s tree house. As the mother of two daughters who use wheelchairs, the friend to stroller-pushers, and the daughter-in-law of a walker-user, I am most appreciative of the structure as well as the inherent philosophy that clearly says “come one, come all!” I look forward to returning and bringing others to enjoy your lovely, welcoming oasis.”

Margaret C. Herman

Financial Information

Total Property, Plant & Equipment Total Current Assets

TOTAL ASSETS

$ 26,133,543 $ 23,378,298 $ 49,511,841

Total Current Liabilities Deferred aNd Accrued Expenses Total Non-Current Liabilities Long-term Debt Total Liabilities

$ 690,096 $ 3,265,631 $ 3,955,727

2010–2011 Income Chart for Public Support and Earned Income 2% OTHER EARNED INCOME

FACILITY RENTAL & CONCESSION INCOME

13% GARDEN SHOP EDUCATION & EDUCATION TRAVEL

8% 4%

47% CONTRIBUTIONS & ENDOWMENTS

26% MEMBERSHIPS & ADMISSIONS

Gifts to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Inc., a 501(c)(3)organization, are tax deductible as permitted by law. Virginia residents may obtain registration and financial documents from the State Division of Consumer Affairs, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond VA 23218.

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Public Communications & Partnerships

Every effort has been made to recognize all donations accurately, and we regret any errors in donor listings.

If we inadvertently omitted or misspelled your name, please accept our sincere apology and contact our Development Manager at (804) 262-9887, extension 311, so we may update the Garden’s records. Thank you!

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Extraordinary destination & resource for our community & beyond.

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