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Annual Report | 2020—2021
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From the President & CEOThank you for helping to contribute to the most successful year in NBG’s history. Click HERE to view a quick video of thanks and sneak peek of what’s to come!
NBG is powered by 100% renewable energy.
Board ofDirectors
ChairGail P. Heagen
Vice ChairKatherine W. Wynne
SecretaryCaroline S. Oliver
Treasurer Michael W. Kearns
President & CEOMichael P. Desplaines
DirectorsJohn P. BaioccoC. Max Bartholomew, Jr.Kelley BasharaR. Breckenridge DaughtreyRamona FarrowLaurie J. FoxLaMont M. HenryMichael P. KellamPamela KiserVickie Atkins MatheisStephanie L. McSweeneyPaula J. MillerJennifer Butsch PetitClenise PlattAnita O. PostonMary Catherine RiceCharles D. Robison IIISimon H. Scott IIIJillian L. Swenson Beth B. Turnbull
July 1, 2020 — June 30, 2021
Environmental Initiatives Our on-going efforts to continually improve our environmental footprint remains as strong as ever. Follow our lead and participate in a renewable power program. Supporting these types of programs promotes the expansion of clean energy technologies while reducing your carbon footprint and cutting CO2 emissions.
1,173 lbs.Kitchen compost generated
$5,388Saved by solar panels this fiscal year ($16,085 since 2018)
Member & Guest Services
This past year, has been a year of milestones for Member and Guest Services. For the first time in the Garden’s history we have surpassed $1 million in Garden admission revenue, over half a million visitors and 4,900 new member families.
While we celebrate these accomplishments, we are busy planning for the future increase in our visitation. We are implementing new technologies and staffing to streamline the entrance process; offering online ticketing for general admission and online timed tickets for special events.
619 Visitors
1,015 Visitors
April 18 & May 9 4,000+Record-breaking daily attendance on both days
16,233 Total Members
507,901Total Visitors
Weddings and Event RentalsNBG saw a fifty percent increase in smaller ceremonies and elopements, which made up nearly sixty percent of all NBG weddings in 2020-2021. This increase was achieved while maintaining strict guest count limitations and social distancing mandates for a total of 89 weddings and 75 event rentalsfor the fiscal year.
Holiday LightsThe Dominion Energy Garden of Lights was a drive-only event in 2020. For the first time in 26 years of holiday light shows, tickets were made available for purchase in advance and online. As our largest fundraiser of the year, we opened for a total of 51 nights.
39,690Cars
125,000+Guests attended
Advisory & Special CommitteesLandscapeDoug AurandEdith BarnettBob CreecyMeg FrenchMaria HillebrandtBetsy MurphyTrisha RawlsCasey RiceGay SavageAnn StokesJim ValoneNed WilliamsWidget Williams
Plant CollectionsLaurie FoxVickie MatheisLinda PinkhamCasey RiceGay SavageSteven TraylorLisa Wallace
EducationDiane GibsonJeannie KrugerTatyana LobovaVickie MatheisBetsy MurphyJohn SandersLisa WallaceWidget WilliamsCher Wynkoop
Building & InfrastructureMax BartholomewIan ChaneyBill ClendeninRamona FarrowGail HeagenMichael KellamStephanie McSweeneyChick RobisonRyan SnowAnn StokesJillian SwensonJane Wimbush
Executive CommitteeGail HeagenMichael KearnsCaroline OliverAnita PostonKatherine Wynne
Finance CommitteeJohn BaioccoKelley BasharaGail HeagenLaMont HenryMichael KearnsCaroline OliverClenise PlattTrisha Rawls
Governance CommitteeBreck DaughtreyRamona FarrowGail HeagenStephanie McSweeneyCaroline OliverAnita PostonSimon ScottKatherine Wynne
Public RelationsBob BatcherDean GoldmanTed GournelosJennifer PetitCasey RiceSusan SheafferMichelle Washington
Capital Campaign Leadership TeamGail HeagenPam KiserVickie MatheisStephanie McSweeneyCaroline OliverCasey RiceAnn StokesKatherine Wynne
President’s Council on Inclusion and DiversityPaulette BensonPaulvin BrownAndria CousinsRamona Farrow Helen FergusonDee HallCandy HayesLaMont HenryArdell McCoyBetsy MurphyKimberlie PetrulisChadra PittmanClenise PlattAnn StokesBruce WilliamsMartha Williams
StandingCommittees
Educational ProgramsAdult EducationFrom nationwide programming with the American Public Garden Association, to pre-packaged native plant gardens, our adult education team was able to get creative with how they continued to impact the community. We went above and beyond the previous year’s numbers thanks to expanding our virtual programs and partnerships with a variety of educational institutions statewide.
Youth Programs The Youth Education Department faced the challenges of the 2020-2021 fiscal year head-on by providing innovative ways to introduce learners of all ages to the importance of environmental education. Over 1,400 students attended virtual outreaches and school programs. More than 986 “to-go” kits for activities, labs, and crafts were distributed. We continued to offer in-person programs in support of NBG’s mission when possible.
Community Connections and OutreachIf there’s a bright spot to the pandemic, it’s that the benefits of gardening and being in nature gained some much deserved attention. Virtual community outreach programming allowed us to maintain a strong link to our mission: inspiring through education and connection to nature. Our staff were able to reach nearly 900 participants through virtual and in-person outreach presentations. Spring brought forth the opportunity to once again foster community pride and build new relationships in face-to-face interactions. NBG was able to connect off-site with over 350 people during these in-person outreaches.
3,400+Participants in virtual & in-person adult education programs
900+In-person participants in youth programming
12,000+Bulbs planted for seasonal display
5,500+Bulbs planted for permanent accession
10,000+Annuals planted for seasonal display
4,089Perennials planted
HorticultureThe Horticulture Department has been hard at work keeping the gardens and landscapes in first-rate condition and expanding various collections and displays wherever possible. The Conifer Garden was upgraded with a new design and new plantings along the canal as well as the addition of a new stone garden. Le Jardin has a new plaza, paved walkway, and plantings, while NATO Hill and NATO Pond were further enhanced with many additional plants. A new fruit tree orchard was added near the Potager Kitchen Garden and WOW’s Discovery Grove received additional flowering shrubs. The herbaceous layer in the Hydrangea Garden was enriched with many new plants as was the Rhododendron Glade.
In 2020, NBG’s Plant Collections Committee named Acer palmatum (Japanese maple) as an officially designated collection which resulted in new specimens for display, primarily in Mirror Lake. NBG was able to expand our Camellia, Narcissus (daffodils) and Orchid collections thanks to the generosity of our donors.
2021 Fiscal Report Audit Pending
VisitorServices
8%
Revenue$8,874,895
Expenses$6,806,943
SpecialEvents
6% Retail5% Weddings
& Rentals4%
Horticulture44%
Development& Membership
11%
Education12%
Administration10%
Retail6%
Education Fees2%
Endowment8%
LocalGovernment
Grants13%
GovernmentGrants
18%
Contributions9%
SpecialEvents
13%
Weddings& Rentals
4%
Membership16%
Admissions11%
Thank you for planting a better world and supporting us as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. You purchased more than 10,000 plants, plugs and bulbs during our spring and fall online sales.
garden supportersJuly 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021
The Garden of Tomorrow Campaign Donors
Gifts to NBG Foundation
Click HERE to view online at TheGardenOfTomorrow.org
(updated weekly)
Isaac M. Baker, Jr. & Sarah Lee Baker Memorial Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Jonathan Miller
Frederick Morsink
Dick and Laura Phillips
S. Waite Rawls
NBG Annual Fund
$50,000 - $250,000
Batten Family Educational Achievement Fund of the Hampton Roads
Community Foundation
Beazley Foundation
Dominion Energy
Rick and Nicole Galliford
Christine Williamson
$10,000 - $49,999
Capital Group Companies
Julian Haden Gary and Margaret Savage Gary
Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
STIHL
TowneBank
$5,000 - $9,999
Frank and Aimee Batten
Susan Day
Helen G. Gifford Foundation
Heather Jordan Khan
Shearwater Foundation, Inc.
NBG Annual Fund
$1,000 - $4,999Dorothy Ballard
Douglas and Marianne DickersonRyan and Katie Dougherty
E.T. Gresham CompanyJames and Anne Gildea
IKEAKatherine and John Wynne Family
Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Kent LionMary Rawls Cooke Horticultural
Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Vickie and Dennis MatheisMcGuireWoods, LLP
Scott and Andrea MillerJames and Mary Oliver
Payday BenefitsVictoria Pickett
Simon and Blythe ScottAnn Stokes
Ken and Shirley SuttonJillian and Scott Swenson
The Betty and Jack Shannon Charitable Fund
Goody TylerUla and Janne Motekat Fund of the Hampton Roads Community
FoundationVirginia Camellia SocietyScott and Debbie WaitzerWalker & LaBerge Co. Inc.
Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, P.C.Blair and Jane Wimbush
Melanie Yules
$500 - $999Ann BaldwinJane Barrett
Justin and Jaime BlackAngela and Kevin BonserChrysler Museum of Art
David DemkoKenneth Eberhart
Teresa EdgeJoel and Colleen Fischer
Helene and James HaluskaEdward Harvey
Klara and Ellis JamesJulius and Jeanne Miller
Ricardo MoscosoO’Connor Brewing Company LLC
Anne OdellGina Pitrone
Anita and Charles PostonJohn and Mary Reinhart
John SaundersViviana SkansiReid Spencer
Gus and Janet StuhlreyerTidewater Daylily Society
$250 - $499David and Pattie AdamsCurtis and Robyn BaileyNancy and Vern Barham
BenevityKim and Robert Bey
Gene and Anne BurkeAngela Bynum
Walter Camp and Teresa KrausPam Clements
Charles and Minette CooperRobert and Janie CreecyRay and Suzanne Dezern
Susan DudleyEastern Shore Nursery
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Ron and Jan EatonJohn and Suzanne Erickson
Annette FieldRon and Sheryl Fritch
Emi FrydenlundRobert Fuchs
Garden Club of VirginiaDeborah and John Gibbs
Jo Anne GordonChris and Shannon Graff
Tim and Mary K GrencewiczGreta GustavsonDeborah Hammer
Miriam HarrisMargaret Harrison
Edwin and Susan JonesRichard and Jane Joyner
Robert and Carol LaibstainMartha and Kenneth LambertDeAnne and David Lindsey
Mary and Lee LohmanJulie and Michael McLean
Harold and Charlotte PatnodeTeresa PerrelLinda Perry
Linda and Bill PinkhamBurt and Sandi Prestridge
Vickie and Luke RichardsonCraig and Becky Rohde
Larry SchroederTheresa SingerFlorence Smith
Timothy and Ann SmithRobert and Debbie Spears
Ronald and Kay StineElaine Thompson
Irina and Vladimir VarchenaWestover Garden ClubCandace Whitehurst
Steven Wicks
$100 - $249Abdel Agami
Mark and Lynne AiraghiDan Albrecht
Troy and Amanda AltizerBen and Candace Altschul
Rebekah and James AndersonTom and Ann Andrews
Andrew and Leslie AuerbachMatthew Baird
Brad and Babbi BangelDorothy BarnettBarbara BartkusPeggy Bashara
Rick and Susan BauerElena and Gary Baum
Nancy BazinRuthann Beil
Sara Berner-OrcuttAnastacia Bersamin
Bill and Rhonda BertholfB.M. Bianco
Jim and Blair BickfordJanis and Robert Bittner
Ken and Marty BlowKathy Blue
Richard and Janet BoutwellRichard and Anna BoykinJoel and Michelle Brenner
Lisa BrenskelleKaren BrentJill Broome
Townsend and Carolyn BrownElizabeth and Joseph Browne
Jennifer and Greg BryantWilliam Bullard
Virginia and Daniel BurkeRichard and Judith Burr
Joseph and Charlotte CarrikerPatrick and Edith Causey
Kathryn ChandlerRoy and Jane Cherry
Mark and Emily CheslaPete and Bonnie Clark
Robert and Eileen CobbJeff Cole
Nita ColemanHenry and Cindy Conde
William Cook
Merle CopelandMargrit and Andrew Corcoran
John and Jenny CorleyJohn and Lynette Corley
Sandra CrossRay and Theresa Davis
David DeaverRyan and Christine DeloMary and Leo DiJoseph
Gail DodgeKarla Drake
George and Terese DriscollAva and Doug Duffy
William EleySara Erlich
David and Barbara ErnstSusan and Julio Fonseca
David and Dottie FordFords Colony Garden ClubJoanna and Frank FowlerPaul and Lynn Francois
Floyd FriesenJames and Diane Fritz
Carter and Caroline FurrCharles Garcia
Eileen and Patrick GenzlerMichael and Sallie Gilman
Margaret and Gregory GlasserKay and Don Goldberg
Claudia and Michael GoochLisa Gordon
Bruce and Ruth GrayJulia and Amber Groton
Veronica GubbsDolly Gupta
Sylviane HaldimanDiane and Walter Haltigan
Erik and Kristin HansenGeorgia Harris
William and Carolyn HarshawSally and Ronald Hartman
Joanne and Terry HartsookCatherine Hayes
Timothy and Lori HazlettDebbie and Jim HendersonHenrico Master Gardeners
Hermitage Museum & Gardens
Lucia HerndonGayle Hicks
Harvey and Sue HillKaren Hines
Cathy HockmanWilliam and Jerry Hoddinott
JoAnn HofheimerDaryl and Phyllis Holland
Cheryl HornMary HubmanSylvia Hudgins
Sue Beth HudsonLori and Mark HuenerbergJosiah and Marcey HunterWilliam and Robin IngramArlene and John Ingram
John JacksonKristen and Joshua Jacobs
Dawn and Phil JacobsKathy and David James
Allan JantzGeorgia and David Jones
Michael JosephJay Joslin
Matthew and Patricia KeatsCarol King
Kathryn and Ray KingBenjamin KleinLorain Kloskin
Brian KlotzStephen and Kaitlin Koplin
Susan KrohnScott Lafleur
Eileen and Christopher LambKeith and Anne Lansley
Robert LaPointeSusan Laurino
Constance and David LawsonMark and Murlene Leech
Lorraine LeesNancy LevinPenny LewisAudrey Lewis
Bob and Mindy LiebauCharles and Mary Pat Liggio
Alice LittleRyan Livingston
NBG Annual Fund (continued)
Jeanette LynchSusan Lyon
Winifred MackendEdgar and Julie MacKinlayMartha and Ellis MalabadMichael and Mary Mastro
Barbara MathewsMary Ann Matika
Jane MayWilliam and Marilyn McAfee
Anita McAloonJeanne McBride
Alfred and Sheryl McCallRobert and Susan McCarthy
Charles McCoy, Jr.Amy McCulloughSandra McDonald
Carolyn and James McDonaldPatrick McDonough
Karen and William MeadeThomas and Nancy Meehan
Janet and Steve MorrisWilliam and Betsy Murphy
Gayle NicholsMaia Nizharadze and Giorgi
TseredianiLaura Noell
Kelly Noll and Anne CollinsJane and John OakesRichard and Monnica
O’ConnorSam Orton
Connie OwenOlanrewaju Oye-Somefun
Stephen and Beth PaluszekMaria Paulk
Jerry and Cathy PepeSuzanne PerryDon Peschka
Michael PetruschakAnn Pettingill
Alan and Chang PhilippiDottie Puffer
Kendra RauchYolanda Reavis
Charles and Dianne RencsokKaren and Douglas Richards
Nenita Richardt
NBG Annual Fund (continued)
Millard and Karen RichburgJune Rickert
Thomas RobinsonAlbert and Nancy Roper
Miguel Rosa and Nivea VelazquezVirginia Saavedra
George and Sherri SabolCheryl and Zygmund Saher
John SchifferMichael Schleeper
Al and Denise SchnitzerPatsy and Kraig Schutte
Mary SchwartzFrances Scott
Bruce and Cynthia SeamansMichelle Seeberger
Timothy SeiblesWayne and Ann Shank
Tyler SherwinPaula and William Shirk
Harry and Frances ShockGeorge and Anne Shoemaker
Winthrop and Jane ShortFloyd and Judy Singer
Eileen SmithCharles and Carroll Smith
Rosie SmithTimothy SniderRhonda Sonn
Ariana SpringerCharles and Louise Steinbruck
Richard and Susan SterrettBarbara Stockman
Abigail StrantzDorothy Streit
Anabel and Michael StrobeckTom Sullivan and Claudia Bolen-Sullivan
Phillip and Jackie SzpiechGeorge and Carol TempleMichael and Sue Thomas
Jeffrey and Paulina ThompsonJennifer and Hal ThompsonThoroughgood Garden Club
Linda ThrasherTidewater Community College
Byron Tobin
Brenda TorkilsonEmily and Greg Tozzi
Michael and Charleen TracyAmy Trumpoldt
Thomas and Debbie TurlipKaren Venn
Virginia Beach Garden ClubRalph and Sallie Volk
Veronica WallerJoseph and Eileen Walsh
Kimberly and Reginald WatkinsJames and Rebekah Weckerly
David WennergrenAlice and Eric Werner
Steven WicksJulie Wilhelm
Daniel WilliamsSarah Williams
Ned and Debra WilliamsE. Thompson and Peggy Witte
Cecelia WolfMackenzie Worster
Helen and Frank WozniakNeal and Melissa Wright
Ann WrightJoseph and Margaret Young
Yassar Youssef
$99 - $1Susan and Gerald Abrams
Francine AcenasFrederick and Frances Adams
Michael AdamsCali Adeline
Robert and Evelyn AdkissonAlex Aguilar
Rachel AlbanoJon Albia
Blair AlexanderKara and Don Alkire
Roderick AllenNina Ambrose
Maura AmbrosioSusan and Mike Anders
Terrance AndersonJoe Andrews
Allison AndrewsPamela Andrews
Sarah Jane AquinoLee Ann and Robert Armbruster
Michelle and Marvin AtkinsJoan AtkinsonTammy Attama
Shannon AusderauValarie Austin
Nina BaileyColeman BakerDebbie Balak
Taylor and Brett BallardSean Barezi
John and Susan BarnesRobby BarterBret Bartos
Charles and Shirley BataglioClaire Beasley
Mildred BeauterSandra Beck
Christina BeersDavid Bell
Peter and Robin BernathHeather Berry
Mallory BeverlyJoanna Binford
James and Tara BlandoBrooke Blankenship
Teresa BlaumStephen and Judith Blevins
Jane Bloodworth RoweBrittany Boase
Abbey BobowskiMeagan Bock
R. Craig BogleyMichael and Elteen Bogoslawski
Kathryn and Samuel BooneBrenda BoothMichael Bosler
Bev and Wilbur BoyerTeresa and Jim Boyle
Derby BrackettTierra Bradley
Kelly Brandenburg-WestcottTaylor and Stephanie Brashear
NBG Annual Fund (continued)
Herbert and Susan BrewerRhonda and Robert Broom
Trevor BrownChristopher Brown
Lynn and Zachary BrubakerVanessa Bruce
Rebecca BrysonDiane BuckleyNancy Buckley
Rod and Melissa BuffingtonEmily BulifantSusan Bundy
Vicki and Richard BurklundRobert Burns
Anne Marie BurroughsJessica Burroughs
Melanie BuskiNatalie ButcherWendell Butler
Marie ButtsErica CaldwellKevin Callahan
Pascha CampbellCape Henry Woman’s Club
Rebekah and Nicholas CareyZoe and Jared Carlton
Alan CarperRenato CarrascoMaria CartainaRachel Carter
Victoria CartosGeorge Cassis
Lourdes Castro TorresMarica Centeno
Tara Chadbourn and Scott ReginaCharlestowne Garden Club
Desirey ChavezHenry Chong
Braddock ChowAmy Clarke
Elizabeth Clarke-Glynn and Declan GlynnJoHanna Clement
Karen CliffordEmily Cline and James Doerflinger
Allen CollinsJennifer Collins
Lynette CollinsKate Colvin
Lisa CopelandMichael Cordonier
Erica CoreyChristopher Costa
Salvadore and Sharon CostaJacob and Carmelle Cottrell
Mónica CourtialMatthew Covais
Rachel and John CraigStacey Crawshaw
Betsy CromwellPaul CrumrineShavon Cummings
Amy CummingsKatherine Cunningham
Steven CunninghamStephen and Florence Cupschalk
Charles and Mary CuretonKathy and Kenneth Curry
Susan CutrellMichelle DanhofVernon Daniel
Keenan DanielsJeremy Daughtrey
Ken and Debbie DavisMae De Bruin
Amy De NunzioJohn and Nancy DeGruttola
Joe DensonElizabeth DeSitter
Jeffrey DeVriesKaren Dieffenbach
Glenn and Esther DiskinAdam and Angela Disque
Chad DominicRobert and Andrea Dorr
Mark and Kimberly DorschHeather Dougherty
Michael DoviakNancy and Bruce Doyle
Pat DryerGary Dubour
Jessica DuffieldEfren and Fe EchipareEric and Rachel Eder
Trevino EdwardsSusan Egan
Lynne EklundMcKenzie Elliott
Leslie EllulLorraine and Earle Engle
Thomas and DonnaSarah Faber
Robert FairbarnsFairfield Garden Club
Diego FamaJasmin and Soren Farmer
Jordann FeolaJustin FergusonLinda Ferguson
Humberto FerreiraMelinda Fielding
Lonnie FieldsLizbeth FigariJessica Filler
Thomas and Mary FisherRachel Fitzgerald
Michael and Susan FlavinKarin and Charles Fleischman
Minnie FlemingMary Sue Floyd
Mary and Robert FooksNaomi Forbes
Tamla FordJames Forrest
Laurel and Frank FratzkeGeraldine Fred
Morel FryPatrick and Linda Fulgham
Roger and Nancy FullerCynthia Funk
Al and Marie FuntanillaClare Furfaro IvesLisa GadkowskiMarie GaetanoKatherin Garcia
Jorge GarzaRachel GenariNancy Geraci
Norman S GibsonKaren Gilmore
NBG Annual Fund (continued)
Kenna and William GivenRobert GoldstrawBeatriz GonzalezJenny GoodmanMichael GoodwinKelly Ann Gould
Colin GreenJana GriffithRichard and Mary Lou GrissomDawn and Timothy Grunwald
Jennifer GuerreroErika Guess
Jessica GunsherCarol HallbergMaria Halliday
Patrick HamannAlyssa Hand
Kathryn HannanDorothy HansenGregory Hardy
Timothy and Leslie HarkinsDiane HarrellCathy HarrisVickie Harris
Stephanie and Christopher HarrisErin Harrison
Joan and William HarrisonRobert and Marijane HarrisonRonald and Annette Hartman
Ryan HealyJean HearstBarbara HeckelCarlie Hendricks
Denise and Bruce HenningHenry Henson
Nancy HillJessica HillHolly Hill
Danny HinnantGinni and Brandon Hoch
Jo and L. Lee HollandBrandon Holland
Renee and Gary HopsonBridget Host
Barbara HouseSheryl and David Howie
Helen Hsu and Mark BewleyThomas and Suzanne Hubbard
Bill and Claudia HudgensHeather and Jay Hufton
Rosemary HughesElizabeth Huntoon
Hayleigh HurtNicholas and Irene Ilchyshyn
Tapley IrbyMieko and Isao IshibashiMatt and Tracy Jackson
Jessica JacksonSteven JamarKelly Jenne
Alex JimenezSusan and Adam Jobe
Judith JohnsonPeggy JohnsonAnn Johnson
Beverly JohnsonCarlos JohnsonSteven JonesSusan Jones
LaKiesha JonesDanielle Jones
Claire and Larry JoyceHeather KamGabrielle Katz
Patrick and Georgette KavanaughJordan Kenagy
Dick and Carol KinsleyFrank KirchnerBonnie KissellWayne Knaub
David and Penny KnepperLinda and Richard Korn
Brent and Kathy KornmanKPMG
Carol KrausCynthia Kresock
Kerry KrukJake Krzyzewski
Pete and Becky KubinNancy Kyle
Bailey LaidlawMalachi Lakey
Michael and Lee Anne LamkinNedra Lane
Claudette LaneIsabella Lang
Katy LangEric and Jenny Langhorst
Robin Lee LannnomGeorge Larrimore
Tamera LarsenDeborah LarsonTerrion Lassiter
Carol and Bruce LawlorPaul LazarowskiCatherine Leary
William LeeNathaniel Lee
Tyler and Sunshine LeinbachCristian Lemke
Chris and Andrew LenoirPorter Lesiv
Elizabeth LettLeslie Lewis
Jade LezcanoChristopher LicudSuzanne Lindell
Mary Anne LindsayJohn Liverman
Nou LoMy’Kal LoftonMelanie LolosLizzette Lopez
Jill LowellSuzanne Lowman
William LuceDarius Luna
Dan and Laura LuptonKathryn Lynch
Lynnhaven River Garden ClubNaomi MahaffeyCollin Mahoney
Michael and Ann MaliniakGrace Malish
Jack and Brenda MalleryJessica ManningEileen ManningBeth-Ann MartinRuthann Martin
Rosi Martin
NBG Annual Fund (continued)
Nancy and Perry MastrolaVirginia Matish
Susan MatousekAmanda MatteoSandra Maust
Joe and Terry MaxwellKeith and Sarah Beth Maynard
Margaret McCabeStuart and Linda McCausland
Jeffrey McCloudMark McElhaneyEmily McFarland
Lynn and Timothy McGeeinGail McGill
Kathi and Timothy McGinleyRecinda and Timothy McGovern
Jill McKinleyRebecca and Charles McLenithan
Connie McManusCheryl McVicar
Melvin and Stacey MedranoJim Meehan
Susan and Lyle MeierJohn and Dione Meinhardt
Alice MeinickeBrandon MethenyMonica Michael
Neal and Kathleen MillerTim and Tracy Miller
Trixie MillerElena MillerVicki Miller
Kevin MoberlyJuan Molina
Nancy MooreDebra Moore
Delano MoralesAlex and Jason MorecockJames and Judith Morgan
Emily MorganSheila and Richard Morris
William and Susan MulliganBrandon MurdockDonald Mushrush
Mary Ann and Jerry NadlerKo Nakamura
Beth and Dale Nash
Christine NeikirkKurt Neitzke
Adrienne and Robert NelsonDerek and Mary Nelson
Martha and Mark NesselrodeNetwork for GoodJoseph Newton
Lauren NicholsonGail Nicula
Gilda NiknezhadJoseph Nolen
Laurence NolteNorfolk Master Gardener
AssociationJulie Norris
Nancy NusbaumDavid Nye
Deborsh OBrienMarvin Ollison
Diane and Anthony OrlandoJames and Elizabeth Osborn
Jason OutlandAnita and Daniel Owens
David PalmerDiane Palmer
Elizabeth PangburnAnastasia PapinShirley Parker
Jon ParkerKathleen Parker White
Kathryn ParsonsMichelle Patel
Monica PattersonElizabeth PaulGeorgia Peak
Lee PennypackerKeren and James Pernini
Kay PerryGlenda Person
Ralph and Debra PetersSarah PetroskePhilip PetruskaKaren Pfeifer
Shawna PhilipponA. Phillips
Dustin PillsburyHarris John Pineda
Ralph and Fran PittmanYaitza PlaudSara Pollock
Tula PolvadoreKyle Pope
Helen PretiFannie PrudenIhor and Margaret
PrybylaHannah Pugh
Gray and Sharon PuryearRichard Radel
Stacy RalbovskyJohnny and Amy Rammelsberg
Janet RathjensKrystal Ray
Jennifer RaymondKathy and Thomas Rector
Nicole ReddouLynette ReussShannon RiceLoretta Rich
Taylor RichesonDiane Rinehard
Rebekah RobertsMatthew Robida
Marc and Lisa RobillardNicholas Robinson
Andrea RocchioSharon Rock
Sherrie RodelanderCharles and Paula Rodgers
Francisco RodriguezEd Roehm
Kelly RogersMichele RogersMarge Rohleder
Barbara RossBill and Jean Rowe
Gail RoyRobert and Judy Rubin
Briana RudderCharles RussAnne Russell
Jennifer and Sam RykaczewskiJose Saavedra-Mora
Nicholas SabangaSuzan Sadler
NBG Annual Fund (continued)
Samantha SaenzClaudia Salyer
Melissa SanfilippoKaren SaundersWendy Savage
Gail and Toy SavageCatherine Schaefer
Lee and Joanna SchaperowRonni Schatz
Louise SchroederTrent Scott
Patricia and Mark SeelenbinderRoza SeifuAziz Selahi
Mary SensabaughStephen and Sharon SerafiniAmelia and Georg Seyrlehner
Krunal ShahJohn Shin
Bobbie ShoemakerDan and Sally ShortLindsay Showalter
David and Katherine ShuhyRebecca Shurtleff
Loretta SilviaMegan Simms
Erin SimsSamantha SmithMakayla Smith
Paula SmithEmilie Smoke
Mary SnellKevin SnodeCraig SnyderNoelle Solis
Kathryn SommerKarin SoobertTrevor Soriano
Emily SoultzCarl and Amy Spangler
Gillian SpencerDeborah Stadlin
Elizabeth StaffordMadge StampeScott StearnsMary Steele
Kristin Stewart
Deborah StewartMary Stine
Kathy StockJudy Stone
Linda StonehamAshley and Brian Strattner
Rachel and David StuttErin Suarez
Anita SumnerBenjamin Susi
Kristen and Dave SutherlandBrandon Suyeto
Phillip SwalesFrances and William Sykes
Rene SykesDiane Taylor
Amy and David TaylorRoland and Hiroko Taylor
Rebka TesfayeMaggie and Stephen Test
Charles and Michelle ThierryPatricia ThomasIngrid ThomasLois Thomas
William ThomasPaula and Thomas Thompson
Lynn TiedgeKaren Tiller
Eileen TimkenDiana Tingen
Jeff and Denise TinkhamTerrye and Joseph Toland
Linda TolentinoBarbara and Alex TouzovStephen and Joan Tracy
Sarah TricklerJason Tukes
Calvin UmphlettKyle Underwood
Katy and Kurt UnkelbachAaron Uttley
Joe and Maria VaccarellaFrancisco Valls
Joseph and Deborah VanBourgondien
Jennifer VanCampBrittany Varga
Denice VaughanMonica VeceMiguel Vera
Amy VerburgAlyson Vermillion
Laura and Nicole VickMichael Vittini
Kadance WaltnerMartin and Barbara Walton
Maria WaltonLaura Ware
Brian WaterhouseSusan Watkins
Jo Ann and Ronny WattsBarbara WeilandMarcella WelkerRyan WestpfahlBeth Wetherbee
Douglas and Laurie WeymouthJohn Whitbeck
Jo WhiteMiki White
Linda WhiteheadLynne Whitmer
Tori Wilbon and Daytom BellLynda Wilder
Charlotte and Charles WilkesSylvia Williams
Elizabeth and Wayne WilliamsKailey Williams
Stephanie WilliamsDaniel WilsonTerri Wilson
Tiffany WincklerBailey Winslow
Terri and Kat WisemanTodd Wiskowski
Tom WomackRegina WooldridgeAlexander Wormser
Blake WyattSarah Yahoodik
Gilbert and Sydney YoungPeter and Terry Zawacki
Erin ZitoDorcas and Humberto Zuniga
NBG Annual Fund (continued)
Rose$1,000
Dorothy BallardNancy and Vern Barham
C. Max BartholomewKelley and David Bashara
Joan BrockSarah ClarksonBetty Darden
Douglas and Marianne DickersonSusan EinhornRichard Evans
Steve and Royce FrazierDale and Shelley Gabel
Christina GoodeDavid and Susan Goode
Ted GournelosCy and Edith Grandy
Phil and Dawn JacobsCarolyn and Richard Johnson
Joseph and Terry JordanMichael Kearns and Joanne Taylor
Robert and Julie KeeslingMaggie Kennedy
Michael KhandelwalJohn and Pamela Kiser
Kent LionGregory and Mary Beth Marshall
Vickie and Dennis MatheisJohn McGurl and Michelle Gluck
Michael and Julie McLeanPeter and Penelope Meredith
William and Betsy MurphyGayle Nichols
Caroline and “T.” OliverGary and Glenda Philbin
Kathleen Rahman and Leigh KeoghPatricia Peace Rawls and Randy Bittner
Marcus and Casey RiceDwight and Jane Schaubach
Laura SchmidtSimon and Blythe Scott
Ann StokesGoody Tyler
Henry and Eleanor Watts
Katherine and John Wynne
NBG Garden Patron Members
Rhododendron$500
Kay AbiounessMadeline Alden
Margaret AnthonyAllen Baker
Peter and Edith BarnettBruce and Sarah Bishop
Diane BoydMalcolm and Nancy Branch
Scott and Meghan ClarkRay and Diane Darcey
James DareRobert and Robin DaughtreyKatie and Ryan Dougherty
Teresa EdgeJane Edwards and Louis NeudorffTom and Mary Landon Edwards
Joel and Colleen FischerErnie and Robin Franklin
Sandy GallopT. Winston Gouldin
Richard and Pamela GrayRobert and Susan Hansen
Michael and Sharon HelmkeMaria and Doug HillebrandtPaul and Susan Hirschbiel
Patricia HodgeLisa and Jack Jeffrey
Walter Jones and Cheryl Rash-Jones
Gary and Karen KarlowiczJoe and Stephanie McSweeney
Michael and Elizabeth MinterSusan Elise Morton
Ann and Sean O’ConnorRandolph and Pamela Poe
Stephanie PopeCharles and Anita Poston
Janet and John ReadKathleen Redfern
James and Karen RussoJohn Saunders
Jim SchmidtKay Shiflett
Sarah and Ryan SnowGus and Janet Stuhlreyer
Steve and Beth TurnbullPenn and Sally Wells
Christina and Lee Westnedge
Armistead and Widget Williams
Azalea$250
Shannon AlvesVenessa and Donald August
Curtis and Robyn BaileyJames and Kristie BaileyPeggy and Calvin Bailey
Michael BartleyCheryl Ann Bateman
Robert and Cheryl BeauchampBruce Bischoff
Chris and Diana GrossMargaret Bloom
Angela and Kevin BonserAlan Boring
Juli Ann BostonSteve and Judy Bowyer
Robert and Jennifer BoyerDavid and Nancy Bozak
Edward and Linda BradleyJohanna and Martyn BradleyMaryanne and Patrick BraggDorothy and Marvin Brangan
Sandra and William BrownMaureen and Sabrina Bruno
William BullardKeith and Barbara Byers
Walter Camp and Teresa KrausGao ChenJohn Cook
Donna and Todd CorbetJohn Corliss
Robert and Miranda CorvinDale and Donna Crisp
Charlene DarrowBill Davidson
James and Stacey DeputyRay and Suzanne Dezern
Michael and Susan DiStefanoMichael and Mary DoyleScott and Tammy Duffy
Kenneth Eberhart
Keith and Susan EliasonWilliam and Brenda Estes
Patricia EwellRamona FarrowAnnette FieldLannie Finan
Andrew and Kim FinkBill and Susan Fogerty
Joe FortiLafrancis and Denis Francis
Leslie FriedmanJanice Gay-Maker and Christopher Gay
Dean and Ilene GoldmanDavid and Claudia Gurganus
Stephen and Kim HallCharles Hamm
Henry and Eleanor HarrisRegina and Dmitri Hatley
Mindi HaugenLynn Hembree
Gabrielle and Mark HermesLouise and Eugene Hileman
Martha HillChris and Tamara Holmes
Edward and Erline HoltDrew and Diane Hope
Mary and Benjamin HubbardMichael Inman and Teresa Vaccarella-
InmanAlison and Thomas JohnsonCornelia and Robert JohnsonKenneth and Patricia Johnson
Peter and Beth JohnsonMichael Joseph
Nicholas KaunangStacey Kellar
Jennifer and Parry KlagesJeanne Kruger-WilliamsOral and Karen Lambert
Kate LampellNeil and Aline Landy
Peter and Lea LaplaceJudy and Alberto Lezama
Robyn LoweSharyn Lynch
April and Kenneth MacDonaldNiel and Betsy Mason
NBG Garden Patron Members (continued)
Jane MayOriana McKinnonElizabeth Merritt
John MillerJulius and Jeanne Miller
Alexandra and Clinton MinarikGrace Moran and Kurt Merkling
Darcy MorrisCarolyn Mroz
Lytton and Elizabeth MusselmanIan and Kara Northrop
Edward OldfieldPaul Olsen
John and Lee Ann PadgettMike and Elizabeth Pampalone
John and Lara PhamDick and Laura Phillips
Karen PickettKathleen Pitchford
Laurie PitchfordClenise Platt
Robert and Florence PowellAngelica Preciado
Jared and Becky PulleyWilliam RedfernJennifer Reed
Melissa and Jose ReyesAllan and Harriet Reynolds
Barrie and Mary Ann RickettsEileen Ridge
Mary Carr RobertsRichard Rosser
Gary and Leisa RossoMary Jo Rothgery
Gail and Toy SavageKemp and Kathy Savage
Catherine ScheinCurtis and Diane SchmidtAleta and David Shelton
Janice SherwoodChuck SimpsonGerard Singer
Ran Vijai Singh and Sonia SuysHolly Smith
Sue and Russ SmithWilliam Spaur
Nancy SteenMimi and Bobby Stein
Allen and Deborah StephensRoberta Stewart
Ronald and Kay StineJohn Termini
Cindy ThebaudNadia and Svinder Toor
Tom and Tania TracyCharles and Deborah TretlerThomas and Karen Tucker
John UrtonVladimir and Irina VarchenaDudley and Elizabeth Ware
John WhistlerMike and Kristin Williams
Edward and Lauren WolcottBob and Lynne Worrell
Jennifer and Richard WrightLuke and Amy Ziemba
NBG Tribute Benches, Bricks and Gifts in Memory of
Tribute BenchesPatricia Blackwell
Lise BlackwellJohn Joseph and Louisa Vera Cox, Sr.
Andrea CoxEllen Charlotte Carlson David and Nikki Helfen
Jackie TrudeauMaryAnn Matyas Romska
Suzanne and Ruben LeendersFlo Smith
Sharyn LynchSarah Levi Mazin
Moshe Mazin Carrie Papa
Mary Termini John Termini
Eagle Tribute BricksBryan Bailey Deans
Elaine DeansCarolyn Sadler Deans
Elaine DeansSophie Victoria Fitzgerald
Holly FowlerCharles D. Frey
Kathryn FreyMonica & Michael
Michael GentryRobert J. Howard
Carol HowardMax & Lars Olson Marianne KleberSilvina Cerqueira Valerie Mariani
Crash Karen and James Martin
Daniel J. Ramsey Vickie and Dennis Matheis
Ken Trosky Stacey Ochoa
Kathleen Yui O’Gurkis Aaron O’Gurkis
懷念 Bei Bing 郭正元哥哥Janet and Martin O’Mara
Betsy J. Nugent Betsy and Richard Pidgeon
Clayton Q. Nugent Betsy and Richard Pidgeon
Dorothy D. Kellar Jesse Plichta-Kellar
Paul F. Kellar Jesse Plichta-Kellar
Joan & Ed Grant Heidi and David Rantanen
Lois Lee Manes Beverly Weise
Janna Levinstein David Wolfson
WOW Tribute BricksMaylea Beasley
Tessa and Steve DavisEli Nguyen
Corey HennettRhonda Lankford
Ramona and Don LankfordPat R. Collmus
Amy WoodsPippi and Mimmi Morrin
Samantha Wright
Education Walkway Tribute Bricks
“Ms. Ida” Isolena Crocker
Lucy Almitra Amii Flanagan
Frances D McCraw Norfolk Master Gardener
Association
Jeannie Rudman Robert and Jean Rudman
Jeanette Ocasio The Up Center
Gifts In Memory ofAlisa Bearov Landrum
Cathryn Bearov Juliana and Barry Davenport
Allene Hall Charles and Katherine Robison
Angie Fowler Mathew Reed Matson
Anna Elder Teresa Edge
Anne Johnson Norfolk Master Gardener
AssociationAnne Redfern
David and Claire Benjack Jefferson Brown
Christiane and James Valone Charitable Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Crile Crisler Betty Darden Erin Highton
JoAnn Hofheimer Nancy Huber Mary Keogh
Louis Lazaron Norfolk Master Gardener Association
Temple St. Clair Scott and Debbie Waitzer
Ruth Weinberg Penelope and David West
Bee McLeod Margaret NealyBetty Demko David Demko
Betty Jean Carroll Hill Michael Carroll
Mary and George Poppenga Jon Thorbrun
Catherine Arnt Green Margaret Merritt
Clare Barbini Walter and Jeanne Capistran
Clare English Judy Branch
Larry and Fran WolpertDale Murray
Robyn and Curtis Bailey Michael Desplaines and Jason
RobinsonDalton Fox
Carol GiancolaDavid Costas
Betsy and Richard PidgeonDoris Pinkham
Roger and Margaret Cahoon Randolph Fiery Dabney Morgan
Judy Perry Anne and Joseph Urbi
Catherine and John WassDorothy Keplesky James Donaher
Samuel Gault Charles Incalcaterra
Karen Jacobs Michael Kearns and Joanne Taylor
James Keplesky William and Sharon Keplesky
Cynthia Picard and Jerry Keplesky Kelly Pollard
Jim and Lee Saveliff Andrew and Lauren Sinclair
Julia SterlingDorothy Smith Latham James and Carole HallDorothy Sutton Jones
Bruce JonesDouglas Howlett
Janet NoeEdie Malka Caroff
Jessica Kell
NBG Gifts in Memory of and In-Kind Donors
Ellen Carlson Judy and Robert Rubin
Esther Light Jeff and Susan Greene
Florence Smith Carol Kercher
Barbara Ramos Edward and Mary Stroh
David and Constance WedlerFrances Daniels McCraw
Norfolk Master Gardener Association Virginia O’Herron
Fred Gebron Georgia HarrisGloria Malbon
Trixie MillerIndiana Bain Bilisoly
Casey and Marcus RiceIsabel Pflueger Amy Trumpoldt
Jacqueline S. Cromwell Ed and Beth Davenport
Janna Levinstein Mary Beresford-Pulkrabek
Deborah BoehmBarry Rosenman Janie and Rob Sills
Jeanette Rice Susan WatkinsJoe Foreman David Demko
June Orth Kathleen and Richard Thomas
Kevyn Taylor Bongiovi Debra OdomLibby Bray
Paula EichenbrennerLottie Waters Lynne Eklund
Marie Fitzgerald Michael Desplaines and
Jason RobinsonMary Dailey Carol Castle
Michele & Margaret Barberio Teresa Edge
NaShee’ N. Turner Adrienne Spinner
Nat Bundy Patricia Peace Rawls and Randy Bittner
Rhonda Diane Lankford Michelle Bollinger
Chartway Federal Credit Union Cooper Spong and Davis
Elaine Hansen Will and Bonnie Jackson
Cheryle Lankford Ralph and Colette Lankford
Stephen and Caren Leon
Isabelle Nawrocki Old Dominion Region VCCA
Aidan Quigley Vanessa TaylorRidgely Nash
Betty DardenSusan Einhorn William Hobbs
Charles and Katherine RobisonRose Meiggs Marshall
Jane CartShirley H. Roberts
Dick and Laura PhillipsShirley Prytulak
Linda and Frank ClarkeShirley Robertson
Bonnie AbediniSue Bushey
Robert and Kathleen MorrisVaughn Williams
Robert and Sheela CooperVelna Anne Bishop
Gary and Sandra RobertsVirginia Lawrence
Edward and Marian Breeden Blair and Martha Fackler Robert and Mary Fooks
Jeanne Walters
Gifts In Honor ofEileen Smith Kelly Brown
James Henry Burdg Henry and Susan Burdg
Caleb Andrew Burdg Henry and Susan Burdg
Doris Johnson Amy Clarke
Leslie Van Horn Sandra Clements
Les Parks Bess Decker
Sally Kirby Hartman Hampton Roads Community
FoundationVickie Matheis
Carol and David HirschlerIrwin and Janna Levinstein
Philip McKenzieFritz & Laura Zeisberg
Carol ThompsonGail Lentz
Susan Watt
In-Kind DonorsSusan Ahern
Bennett’s Creek NurseryRoger Berrier
Roberta BerrymanJeremy and Jamie Breland
Brent & Becky’s BulbsMickael Broth
Donald and Becky BumaJohn Bunch
Cooper’s Landscape ManagementChip Croswhite
Robert and Robin DaughtreyDills Architects
Andrew DimondDarrin Duling
Winifred and Michael DunnRichard Evans
Julie FinnKenny Fletcher
Laurie Fox and Dean BowlesMeg and William FrenchJC Raulston Arboretum
Amy Roebuck JonesJames and Stephanie Lee
Lee Allen and Gregory MooreMeta and Brad Moore
Brian O’NeilJonathan and Lindsey Osborn
Robert OwensQuality Enterprises
Cullen and Mackenzie RaffertySharon Ruprecht
Gail and Toy SavageJeff Stevens
STIHLVirginia Department of Forestry
The Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation is a separate 501(c)(3) whose sole mission is the support of Norfolk Botanical Garden. The Foundation invests the Garden’s endowment funds and makes an annual distribution from the funds’ earnings to assist the Garden in fulfilling its mission.
The following are current members of the Foundation’s board of directors as of June 30, 2021:
Ann P. Stokes, President Mark R. Warden, Vice President Michael P. Desplaines, Secretary Martha B. Ambler, Treasurer
William C. EisenbeissRoger L. Frost Curtis L. HallGail P. HeagenMary D. HoufekMichael W. KearnsDana C. ParkerDickinson B. PhillipsClenise Platt Charles D. Robison IIITazewell G. Taylor, Jr.Lauren V. Wolcott
As of June 30, 2021, the Foundation had assets of $17.7 million and provided over $650,000 to the Garden for operating and capital expenses in FY21. Adhering to certain donor restrictions, some of that total went to specific areas or for specific purposes in the Garden such as the Camellia Garden, Children’s Garden, Hydrangea Garden, Meadow and areas in and around Baker Hall and the Education Building.
The Foundation would like to thank its donors, past and present, who have had the foresight and generosity to contribute to the Foundation, helping to ensure the viability of Norfolk Botanical Garden for generations to come.
Garden Foundation
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You have made a remarkable difference in helping the Garden flourish. You help us connect with local communities, provide educational programs for children & adults and inspire environmental stewardship.
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