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2011 ANNUAL REPORT

ThE missiON of Denver Botanic Gardens is to connect people with plants, especially plants from the Rocky

Mountain region and similar regions around the world, providing delight and enlightenment to everyone.

ThE fOUR cORE vALUEs of the Gardens – transformation, relevance, diversity and sustainability – spell out

the Gardens’ intentions in the years ahead. These core values, along with the Gardens’ brand platform, strategy, icon and capital

campaign, are cohesive and serve as a map to chart our course. With the support of friends, we set out to ensure Denver Botanic

Gardens will forever flourish.

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mEssAgE fROm ThE cEO

Just beneath the surface, amazing things were happening at Denver Botanic Gardens in 2011.

After a couple of frenzied years, with 30 construction projects from the small to the grand, all

seemed quite calm. It was a time to learn from our new facilities and infrastructure, to build

program details and to double check all of our foundational policies and procedures.

In fact, we developed an inclusive, department by department, owner’s manual; everything from

the history and mission of each individual garden to the staging, timetable and budget history

for each major event. No details were overlooked; if something leaks or breaks in one of our

mechanical rooms, there is a clipboard with all of the basic information needed to fix the problem.

Thinking about future generations instead of next week was at the core of most important work in

2011. We also looked at some powerful, historic issues. We had a major exhibition of sculpture

and drawings by the renowned artist Allan Houser, along with a half dozen prominent contemporary

Native American artists, reminding us of a distinctive relationship between man and nature that

harkens back to early civilization.

We focused on native plants, celebrating them throughout the Gardens and protecting them

throughout the Rocky Mountain West. With support from the Gladys Cheesman Evans Fund, we

opened our new Conservation Genetics Lab, which facilitates the identification and safeguard of

endangered species, and the Tissue Culture Lab, which enables propagation of many species.

A new garden of native plants will soon surround the Earl J. Sinnamon Visitor Center at Chatfield,

which opened in 2011. This long-awaited addition is the final major project in the Chatfield Master

Development Plan, written years ago in conjunction with the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Attendance, membership and support of all kinds remain strong at Denver Botanic Gardens,

keeping us in the top five most-visited botanic gardens in the country. To all who visited, donated,

joined and volunteered, thank you for another grand adventure in 2011. With your ongoing

support, dreams will continue to come true.

Onward!

Brian vogt

Chief Executive Officer

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LEARN mORE

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CORE VALuE 1: sUsTAiNABiLiTy

Over $300,000 in new commitments were raised towards the construction of the Bill Hosokawa

Bonsai Pavilion and Tea Garden. Simultaneously, 2011 marked the partnership of Denver Botanic

Gardens with prominent members of the Japanese American communities of metropolitan Denver.

Dedication of this garden, including the expansion of our much loved Japanese Garden, will take

place in early summer 2012.

We continued to strengthen and affirm the important partnership with the Associates of Denver

Botanic Gardens. This body of volunteers and friends to the Gardens committed $100,000 for the

renovation of the Cheesman Gate.

Mordecai Children’s Garden’s second season was ever better than the first. To see it continue to

thrive, in 2011 we completed efforts to raise endowment dollars for Mordecai Children’s Garden

with over $1.6 million in new endowment to support the educational and horticultural programs

in the Children’s Garden.

Corporate partnerships were strong again in 2011. We welcomed new partners such as Century

Link, InColor and AquaScapes, and celebrated the continuation and growth of some of our core

partnerships with others, including uMB Bank, Perry & Co, Chipotle and Swingle, to name a few.

Looking beyond our own walls, Denver Botanic Gardens, in partnership with Sterling Ranch,

helped create low-water sustainable landscapes at a demonstration site at Allis Ranch in Douglas

County. Sterling Ranch will be Colorado’s first rainwater-harvesting community and this project will

set a new standard for water conservation in Colorado.

The Botanical Art and Illustration Program continued to thrive in 2011, now offering 133 courses

to an astounding 1,415 students. This represents a 34% increase in registrants over 2010. The

program shows no signs of slowing down.


At Chatfield, Trail of Lights had a very successful year, grossing a record $156,613. Due in part

to expanded open days, a total of 18,986 people attended the country holiday light display.

Denver Botanic Gardens values its members, old and new. To welcome new members to the

Gardens, we instituted new member tours in 2012, helping us gain the highest-ever number of new

members during Spring Plant Sale and Mother’s Day weekend. Members also enjoyed a special

preview of Native Roots | Modern Form: Plants, Peoples and the Art of Allan Houser in April 2011.

Over 150 volunteer-led, guided tours were given at York Street, serving more than 1,700 visitors.

In 2012, volunteers will also act as docents to deliver even more varied experiences.

Operations continued to repair, build and keep the Gardens looking gorgeous. Twenty-five worn

and cracked Plexiglas panels on the Conservatory were replaced and the Chatfield greenhouses

underwent extensive repairs after rough winds caused significant damage. The Earl J. Sinnamon Visitor

Center at Chatfield was also opened, with the masonry work all completed by the Gardens’ mason.

The Research and Conservation Department continued its work with Colorado flora in 2011. There

are 16 species of plants in Colorado listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered

Species Act; we were able to collect seed of four of them in 2011. We also collected seed of an

additional six rare species in Colorado. Many of these efforts were funded from new or continued

projects and partnerships.

Always pioneers in the botanical research field, with help from adjunct researcher, Dr. Scott Bates,

and programmer Ed Gilbert, we initiated the first portal for mycology collections specimen data

from institutions in the uS for use by scientists and mushroom enthusiasts.

The Gardens continued its participation with Plant Select® in 2011. Panayoti Kelaidis, director of

outreach, cut the ribbon for a brand new, one-acre Durango Botanical Garden at the public library

in Durango, which is the newest Plant Select display garden. Many Plant Select plants have been

direct or indirect products of research conducted at Denver Botanic Gardens.


Denver Botanic Gardens was one of six uS botanic gardens to partner in the creation of a National

Botanic Garden in Haiti. Director of Horticulture Sarada Krishnan presented at an international workshop

in Haiti on the horticultural aspects of a botanic garden and the role it plays in the community.

Our first Front Yard Makeover was installed in September 2011. This was a collaborative project

with Colorado Nursery and Greenhouse Association working with the selected neighbor. Plants

were donated by green industry partners. The dramatic transformation highlighted the Gardens’

focus on water-smart design.

There were approximately 100 people in attendance at the reception for the grand opening of the

Earl J. Sinnamon Visitor Center in late September. During the reception the Connors Family Trail

was unveiled to Ed Connors and family members in honor of his long time commitment to Denver

Botanic Gardens. The Sinnamon Visitor Center provides a clear welcome to Chatfield and much-

needed offices for Chatfield administration.

Community Supporting Agriculture (CSA) at Chatfield more than tripled its production in only its second

year of production. At almost four acres, it had 151 subscribers enjoying fresh, local produce weekly over

the summer and early autumn months. In addition to vegetables, the CSA began offering subscribers fresh

cut bouquets and Colorado-grown fruit shares from Ela Family Farm. Overall, the CSA produced 45,000

lbs of vegetables in 2011, with 4,000 lbs donated to various charity organizations.

Working in tandem with the Exhibitions Department, our operations staff transformed the landscape

of the Gardens, removing the Henry Moore sculptures during especially harsh winter conditions. A

few months later, the staff was busy installing the works of Allan Houser for 2011’s Native Roots |

Modern Form exhibition.

While the artistic transformation was visible to all, just below the surface we created a new

research lab at the Gardens. The state-of-the-art lab is designed specifically for our needs and

increases our capacity to delve into new projects. It also provides additional space for the ever-

growing Research and Conservation Department.

The most advanced scientific work requires the best people. In 2011, the Research and Conservation

Department bolstered its scientific capacity by increasing its staff to 11 people. Collectively, the Research

CORE VALuE 2: TRANsfORmATiON


and Conservation Department published one manuscript in a scientific journal; submitted one manuscript

for publication; and gave eight presentations on scientific work at five national – and international

meetings. There are now four PhDs and one PhD graduate student in the department with diverse skill sets,

expanding our collaborations and ability to apply for National Science Foundation funding.

Because the Gardens is a living museum, cataloging our collection is vital to the institution. More

than 750 new image records were cataloged in 2011, representing 641 species; we have over

9,900 images cataloged representing almost 4,500 (31%) of the taxa in Denver Botanic Gardens’

living collections. Likewise, 17,964 living plants, or approximately 71% of the collection, are now

mapped in the BG-Map cataloging software.

PROPAgATiON & PROdUcTiON sTATisTics:

• Number of plants produced by seed propagation for annual displays: 23,416

• Number of plants produced by vegetative propagation for displays: 4,800

• Number of plants produced by seed propagation for CSA: 15,422

• Plants propagated for Plant Select distribution and trials: 2,128

• In-house propagated plants sold at the Shop at the Gardens: 3,300

• In-house propagated plants sold at the Spring Plant Sale: 5,268

• In-house propagated plants sold at the Fall Plant Sale: 1,200

hORTicULTURE sTATs

3,256 plant accessions were added to our living collections in 2011.

ThE gARdENs’ LiviNg PLANT cOLLEcTiONs sTATisTics fOR 2011: • Total plants: 34,035

• Total accessions: 21,515

• Number of taxa represented: 14,174

• Number of species: 8,683

• Number of genera: 2,093

• Number of families: 258


In 2011, the Helen Fowler Library circulated 5,275 items, an 11% increase over 2010. We

shared our collection with other institutions as well; 168 items were lent to other libraries via

interlibrary loan, reaching academic and public libraries, varied government institutions, and

fellow botanic garden and museum libraries in 27 states.

To better serve our library visitors, the library reformatted its Web page to include more information on

library events, history, policies and procedures, as well as images from the collection and easier access

to the catalog. New range finder signage was also installed on library shelves for better user experience.

The Gardens is stunningly beautiful, but visitor experience is further enhanced through interpretative

signage throughout. In 2011, there were 10,300 calls to the cell phone audio guide and 13

permanent interpretive panels were created and installed.

To keep visitors informed throughout the year, 45 seasonal horticulture interpretation signs were created

and installed in 2011, with wide-ranging topics including the sacred Citrus medica in the Orangery, the

Plant Select® program, and pollination in Birds and Bees garden. Signs for Native Roots | Modern Form

– many in English and Spanish – were also created to guide visitors through the exhibition.

In 2011 we saw a 14% increase over 2010 in overall, unrestricted operating support. This includes

annual fund, contributing memberships, operating grants, corporate sponsorships and the increased net

revenues from both the Plant Sale Preview Party and the Fête des Fleurs.

Private gifts and grants enabled 4,660 low-income children to participate in the Gardens’ wealth

of onsite and outreach programs through the “In Full Bloom” scholarship program. Support for this

program provides free and reduced programs and transportation funding to schools with 60% or higher

participation in the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program (FRLP). Denver Botanic Gardens aims to

ensure that all children in the metro area can participate in the Gardens’ education curriculum.

Denver Botanic Gardens education programs reached over 34,000 children, offering hands-on

experiences, standards-based science lessons and the marvels of the plant world.

We were also able to take advantage of expanded opportunities for family programs in Mordecai Children’s

Garden. Participation in children’s and family programs increased by a remarkable 112% in 2011.

CORE VALuE 3: RELEvANcE


The Gardens offers a variety of classes and programs designed to serve the entire community.

In 2011, we held five after-hours Family Fun Nights, which gave families the opportunity to

explore Mordecai Children’s Garden at night, participate in themed activities and participate it an

interactive performance. The Wintergreen Outreach and Summer Sensory programs served 387

people from the developmentally disabled and the elderly populations in nearly 40 sessions.

Along with the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, Denver Botanic Gardens

hosted the Center for Plant Conservation annual meeting. The meeting was a gathering of more

than 50 conservation professionals from botanic gardens and federal agencies nationwide.

The Gardens helped to identify two rare type specimens, which are now housed in the herbaria. These

species new to science - a flower called Packera mancosana and a rare mushroom species (and possibly

new genus), Smithiomyces crocodilinus – demonstrate a need to continue exploring native flora.

Because so much of the research work we do takes place out of the public eye, in 2011 we initiated our

Re-search the Gardens: Meet Our Scientists lunchtime lecture series. The inaugural year had three talks,

with six planned for 2012. Topics ranged from herbaria maintenance to fungi exploration.

Recognizing the growing popularity of gardening, Denver Botanic Gardens teamed up with FOX

31, providing a weekly “garden guru” segment with Panayoti Kelaidis, director of outreach and

senior curator, on Friday mornings. The segments have been well-received and continue into 2012.

Panayoti Kelaidis also led several field trips to the mountains of Colorado. With unprecedented

snowfall, 2011 was a banner year for wildflowers in the Rockies. Mr. Kelaidis hosted several

trips for horticulturists from the uS and abroad. Several classes and programs have spun off these

explorations, and several unfamiliar plants and forms for cultivation were found.

All 91 plots in the Denver Botanic Gardens Community Garden were rented, with 141 registered

gardeners participating. For the months of March through October, there were 2,958 recorded

visits to the garden. Over 200 lbs of produce grown in the Community Garden was donated from

June to October.

A plant exploration trip to Argentina, funded by Plant Select®, was conducted by Curator of Native

Plants Dan Johnson and Senior Horticulturist Mike Kintgen. The purpose of the trip was to scout for

steppe plants with potential as good candidates for our Colorado landscape. This will be followed

by a collecting trip in 2013 after acquisition of proper collecting permits.


The Gardens organized or hosted 12 exhibitions in 2011, including those on the York Street grounds,

Gates Garden Court, El Pomar Room and offsite locations such as Denver International Airport, Front

Range Community College, university of Denver Museum of Anthropology and Republic Plaza.

Denver Botanic Gardens signature exhibition, Native Roots | Modern Form: Plants, Peoples and

the Art of Allan Houser, was a catalyst for seven guest lecture programs and was supported

specifically by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Colorado Creative Industries, the

Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, and Xcel Energy. Collaborations included

working with Denver Indian Center and Museo de las Americas.

The Botanical Art & Illustration program looked beyond the walls of Denver Botanic Gardens,

successfully arranging four distance learning courses in 2011. Two courses were offered at El

Charco in Mexico to 29 registrants.

In the spirit of offering new and different ways to engage with the Gardens, 2011 saw the increased

use of new technologies and social media to reach out to new audiences, donors and long time

supporters of Denver Botanic Gardens. The endowment campaign for Mordecai Children’s Garden

employed Web-based giving, blogging and other electronic communications, in addition to traditional

means of solicitation. On a related note, of the generous individuals who gave to Denver Botanic

Gardens as part of Colorado Gives Day, 30% were first time philanthropists to our organization.

Our Horticulture Therapy program served 34 facilities with approximately 350 participants in 40 sessions

through the Winter Green and Summer Sensory Programs. The program complements the recently

renovated Sensory Garden at York Street.

One of the most attended events each year takes place at Chatfield. In advance of Pumpkin Festival,

approximately 35,000 pumpkins were produced on 10 acres in 2011, leading to record pumpkin sales

of $76,000. Total attendance at Chatfield was over 104,000 people in 2011.

Thanks to a donation from the Washburne Family, in memory of Mary Washburne, the Chatfield

horticulture staff replanted the historic orchard adjacent to the Hildebrand Ranch House, establishing

the Mary Marsh Washburne Orchard. The orchard includes over 20 apple, plum and cherry trees.

Tree varieties include newer dwarf and semi-dwarf trees, as well as heirloom varieties that have

historically been grown in this area.

CORE VALuE 4: divERsiTy


The average number of member households in 2011 was 29,000, peaking at 30,000 in April. It was

the highest membership count in Gardens’ history

More than 500 school programs were delivered, serving over 25,000 school children. Of those, 29.5%

children were served by the Gardens’ “In Full Bloom” scholarship program.

In an effort to meet growing demand by schools for Guided Exploration programs, we added the

Garden Sense-ations and Science Labs programs. Garden Sense-ations provides the youngest students

(Pre K – Kindergarten) a unique opportunity to engage their senses as they discover a diversity of plants.

Science Labs offer an up-close look a specific topic through experiments and activities to build students’

understanding. Both programs were very well received and our onsite Guided Programs increased by

63% overall.

The Gardens continued its participation in the urban Advantage program, a collaboration between the

Gardens, Denver Zoo, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver Public Schools, Aurora Public

Schools and Adams 14 Public Schools. This National Science Foundation-funded program works to

improve science literacy among middle school students and provides teachers and students with resources

to think and explore like scientists. In 2011, the Gardens participated in Family Science Nights at

participating schools, hosted a Family Science Day at the Gardens, hosted all participating students on

a field trip, hosted teacher professional development and participated in similar programs at the other

participating institutions. In the 2012-2013 school year, a major research project will take place to

compare achievement of urban Advantage schools with their non-urban Advantage peers.

Special events provide an opportunity for people to experience the Gardens in new and

unexpected ways. Our events take place at both York Street and Chatfield. In 2011 we saw

record attendance at Garden Grapes and Hops and at Holiday Sale. Several of our events

were upgraded with new attractions, including the jumping pillow for kids at Corn Maze; the

dancing light show set to holiday music in the uMB Bank Amphitheater during Blossoms of Light;

and a whimsical light show in the children’s area at Trail of Lights. We also introduced a new

event in 2011 – Dia de los Muertos. We more than doubled our expected attendance at Dia

de los Muertos, with over 1,300 people in attendance. Dia de los Muertos at the Gardens was

incredibly popular; in fact, it outgrew the original space after its first year.

Denver Botanic Gardens played an integral roll, in collaboration with the Associates of Denver Botanic

Gardens, in the Garden Conservancy tour. Director of Outreach Panayoti Kelaidis offered tours of his

private garden and assumed stewardship of the Garden Conservancy tours on behalf of the Gardens.


I am pleased to report on the Denver Botanic Gardens Inc. (“DBG”) results of the year ended

December 31, 2011, as detailed in our accompanying audited combined financial statements. The

DBG is a nonprofit corporation formed in 1951, organized for the establishment and maintenance

of botanical gardens and arboreta in cooperation with the City and County of Denver (the “City”),

pursuant to a long term cooperative agreement with the City. In accordance with this agreement

DBG manages and operates the facilities including the buildings, plantings and all other properties

that constitute Denver Botanic Gardens and Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield for the benefit

of the public.

The accompanying financial statements also include the accounts of the Denver Botanic Gardens

Endowment Inc. (“DBGE”), a separate nonprofit organization established in 1991 that holds a

majority of the DBG endowment funds and also includes the accounts of two affiliated volunteer

organizations: the Associates of Denver Botanic Gardens and the Denver Botanic Gardens Guild,

who work for the betterment of Denver Botanic Gardens by providing volunteer assistance and

financial aid. The volunteers, the DBGE and DBG are collectively referred to as “the Gardens.”

In 2011 the Gardens continued to pursue its mission of connecting people with plants with an

operating budget of $15.6 million, which is down significantly from the 2010 operating budget of

$28.1 million. We ended the current year with a slight operating loss, primarily attributable to the

accounting treatment for contributions that requires the Gardens to recognize contribution revenue

when a pledge is received even though the expenditure occurs in a subsequent year.

It is important to also note that the agreement with the City necessitates that most capital

improvements are expensed in the Gardens’ operating budget rather than added to assets. In

2011, approximately $1.5 million in capital improvements are reflected as expenditures as

opposed to $15 million in 2010, as a result of our completion of several Master Development

Plan projects.

When non-recurring capital improvements are excluded, total program services expenditures

(representing core programs in the areas of horticulture, research, education and Denver Botanic

Gardens at Chatfield), increased by approximately $1 million - or 10.4% - compared to 2010 and

the total supporting expenditures decreased by 1.7%.

TREAsURER’s REPORT


The Gardens’ combined revenues, gains and support in 2011 was $14.2 million versus $28.1

million in 2010. The $13.9 million reduction in revenue was primarily due to:

• A decrease in the funding from the City and County of Denver of $10.6 million as a result of the final

disposition of Better Denver bond proceeds used to construct the new Greenhouse Complex.

• A decrease of $407,000 in Capital Campaign gifts in 2011 that was reflective of the

completion of several Master Development Plan projects supported by multi-year commitments

made in previous years. DBG is presently raising capital campaign funds for several new

projects in the Master Development Plan.

• A decrease of $2.5 million in investment income that is primarily related to a reduction in

the realized and unrealized losses on investment held by the DBGE due to lower market

returns in 2011 that resulted in a 1.6% loss compared to the 13.7% gain in 2010. The

DBGE’s investments are stated at fair market value each year and for 2011 the change in fair

value resulting in the loss of 1.6% was slightly more than its target benchmark that reflected a

loss of 0.24%. The investment portfolio is diversified to limit the endowment’s investment risk

and the DBG board of trustees establishes the portfolio’s investment policy. Since its inception

in July 1992, the portfolio has earned a compound annual growth rate of 7.7%. The ending

market value on December 31, 2011 was $17.1 million, compared to $18 million the

previous year.

During 2011 the finance committee of the board of trustees, the chair of the board, the CEO and

the CFO met regularly to review financial statements and results. This committee also approves the

annual operating budget, the Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and makes recommendations

on various policy decisions to the board of trustees and the CEO. The audit committee also met

regularly in 2011. The committee has met with the independent auditors in 2012 to review the

2011 audit and related management letter.

On behalf of the Denver Botanic Gardens I would like to thank the members, donors, the Scientific

and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), and the City and County of Denver for their foundation of

support as we endeavor to ensure that Denver Botanic Gardens will forever flourish.

shawn A. simmons

Treasurer, Board of Trustees


2011 2010

cURRENT AssETs

Cash & Cash Equivalents $926,564 $1,296,232 Accounts Receivable $1,748,401 $1,803,844 Prepaid Expenses $100,916 $55,126 Inventory $201,158 $ 148,987

TOTAL cURRENT AssETs $2,977,039 $3,304,189

OThER AssETsInvestments $17,069,177 $17,995,638 Capital Campaign Contributions Receivable $937,081 $1,530,349 Bond Proceeds $2,041,527 Supplemental Lease Payment Fund $634,011 $624,282 Real Estate and Water Rights $418,523 $418,523 Improvements and Equipment $282,461 $233,785

(Less Accumulated Depreciation of $126,089)Total Other Assets $19,341,253 $22,844,104

TOTAL AssETs $22,318,292 $26,148,293

LiABiLiTiEs ANd NET AssETs

LiABiLiTiEsLiabilities $695,168 $3,007,003 Deferred Revenue $168,292 $134,812 Total Liabilities $863,460 $3,141,815

NET AssETsunrestricted $4,916,843 $3,692,511 Designated $3,801,338 $5,321,186 Temporarily Restricted $5,836,996 $8,005,390 Permanently Restricted $6,899,655 $5,987,391 Total Net Assets $21,454,832 $23,006,478

TOTAL LiABiLiTiEs ANd NET AssETs $22,318,292 $26,148,293

REvENUEs, gAiNs ANd sUPPORTGeneral Donations $1,895,069 $2,589,004 Capital Campaign $505,112 $911,958 SCFD $3,193,855 $3,072,485 Investment Income(Loss) ($269,965) $2,215,595The Shop at the Gardens and Guild Sales $376,306 $373,256 Contributed Goods & Services $343,966 $232,538 Education/Public Programs $2,477,082 $2,625,769 Horticultural Outreach Programs $449,575 $376,711 Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield $689,197 $676,923 Membership Dues $1,897,169 $1,963,386Plant Sale $210,343 $219,003 City and County of Denver Operating Funds $1,088,999 $1,076,983 City and County of Denver Capital Funds $421,978 $11,064,240 Other $914,514 $734,490

TOTAL REvENUEs, gAiNs ANd sUPPORT $14,193,200 $28,132,341

ExPENdiTUREs PROgRAm sERvicEs ANd cAPiTAL imPROvEmENTs Program Services $11,105,453 $10,059,811 Capital Expenditures $1,487,102 $15,009,571 Total Program Services and Capital Improvements $12,592,555 $25,069,382 Supporting Services $3,040,303 $3,091,629

TOTAL ExPENdiTUREs $15,632,858 $28,161,011

Change in Net Assets Before Collection Items Not Capitalized ($1,439,658) ($28,670)Collection Items Not Capitalized $111,988 $102,497 Change in Net Assets ($1,551,646) ($131,167)Net Assets at Beginning of Year $23,006,478 $23,137,645

NET AssETs AT ENd Of yEAR $21,454,832 $23,006,478

f iNANciAL sTATEmENTs


2011 REvENUEs, gAiNs & sUPPORT

horticulture at denver Botanic gardens

Educational/Public Programs

capital improvements

denver Botanic gardens at chatfield

marketing/Public Relations

Administration

fundraising

Research

membership services

Program marketing

gift shop

Plant sale

horticultural Outreach Programs

membership development

500,000 1m 1.5m

$6,305,257

$1,634,250

$1,487,102

$1,330,376

$1,190,484

$955,290

$834,507

$679,988

$540,197

$211,790

$201,881

$105,478

$96,236

$60,022

2011 ExPENdiTUREs

scfd support

Educational/Public Programs

membership dues

general donation

city and county of denver

Other

denver Botanic gardens at chatfield

capital campaign gifts

horticulture Outreach

gift shop & guild

contributed goods, services & facilities

Plant sale

investment income

500,000 1m 1.5m 2m 2.5m 3m

$2,477,082

$1,897,169

$1,895,069

$1,510,977

$914,514

$689,197

$505,112

$449,575

$376,306

$343,966

$210,343

($269,965)

$3,193,855


Volunteers are the critical connection between people and plants, and between Denver Botanic Gardens

and our community. They extend our ability to serve the public, inside and outside the Gardens, and are

essential to achieving our mission. In 2011, the number of active volunteers almost doubled from 1,000

to 1,900. Volunteers contributed a total of 62,050 hours - the equivalent of 29 full-time staff.

2011 vOLUNTEERs

TOTAL AcTivE vOLUNTEERs: 1,900

TOTAL vOLUNTEER hOURs: 62,050

200+ hOURs AwARdsJim Arneill 256

Fran Augenblick 320

John Bayard 305

Nevin Bebee 328

Rosa-Lee Brace 581

Judy Brown Santambrogio 259

Janet Burgess 410

John Burkert 490

Elaine Carr 229

Anita Cox 470

Eleanor Edwards 487

Mo Ewing 228

Jan Fitzpatrick 215

Shirley Geist 249

Michael Gellner 506

Linnea Gillman 263

Marsha Hennessy 205

Barbara Horovitz 210

Kerstin Karloev 233

Kathryn Killberg 384

Emily Kosina 217

Sook Lee 257

Ed Lubow 296

Margaret Merritt 270

Linda Meyer 310

Breakdown of hours by department and Affiliate volunteer groups

• Horticulture 14,238

• Special Events 10,050

• Research and Conservation 5,190

• Chatfield (CSA, Horticulture, FRAPA) 3,560

• Children’s Education 2,585

• Visitor Center Information Specialist 2,611

• Docents 2,097

• Library 1,020

• Administration Board of Trustees 790

• Development / Membership 667

• Green Team 607

• Marketing/PR 453

• Gift Shop 368

Breakdown of hours by Affiliate volunteer groups

• Associates of 10,592 Denver Botanic Gardens

• Denver Botanic Gardens Herb Guild 8,891

• Master Gardeners Garden Help 680

• Garden Club of Denver 662

volunteer Award Recipients

• “Pete” Petersen Award Pat Carter

• Volunteer of the Year Award Jim Arneill

• Excellence in Event Leadership Lisa Biggs


iNdividUAL vOLUNTEERs & gROUPs

Violet Aandres

Bill Adams

AIMCO

Alan Akell

Scott Alber

Denny Albrecht

Lorraine Alfini

Benjamin Allen

Lucy Allen

Mallory Allen

Todd Allen

Jandel Allen-Davis

Larry Allison

Midori Allmeyer

Mika Alshamali

Andrea Alston

John Andersen

Ellen Anderson

Jennifer Anderson

Jill Anderson

Kylee Anderson

Linda Anderson

Nancy Anderson

Tom Anglewicz

Jan Appelbaum

Allison Appelhans

Suzanne Arend

Kristina Arko

Grace Armstrong

Roger Armstrong

Jim Arneill

Tudi Arneill

Jill Arnson

Hiroko Asaeda

Connie Asher

Front Range Antique Power

Association

Bill Atkinson

Fran Augenblick

Jessica Avila

Patricia Babiarz

Fiona Bailey

Jonathan Bair

Katie Bair

Barbara Baldwin

Pam Baldwin

uMB Bank

uMB Bank

Angus Barber

Eleanor Von Bargen

Lois Barnes

Gerri Baron

Gordon Baron

Lisa Barr

Donald Barrett

ursula Barsch

Maureen Bartizal

Ann Bartlett

Ginny Bartlett

Richard Bartlett

Hilary Barton

Matt Bates

Jo Bausch-Hammergren

John Bayard

Nora Kathleen Beales

Anne Beard

David Beaujon

Nevin Bebee

Jeff Bell

Mary Bellamy

April Bender

Janie Bennett

Phyllis Bennewitz

Janis Bente

Ruth Benton

Eloise Berg

Jeannette Berke

Diane Bernat

Gabriella Bertelmann

Mary Bettinger

James Bicknell

Sue Bicknell

Chris Bierman

Lisa Biggs

Gail Bills

Patti Bindner

Yvonne Black

Cara Blatter

Hannah Blatter

Vivian Blau

Caroline Bloom

Anne Bobal

Andy Boian

Neide Bollinger

David Bolt

Dylan Bolt

Andrew Bonnett

Megan Bowes

Jessica Bowman

Wayne Boykin

Mike Boyle

Sally Boyson

Rosa-Lee Brace

John Brackney

Erika Brandt

Beth Brenneman

Beth Brocklesby

Tamera Brooks

Richard Brough

Miryam Broughall

James Brown

Kathryn Brown

Sara Brown

Sherwood Brown

Susan Bruce

Elizabeth Brunk

Susan Brunk

Deborah Bruton

Ian Buchanan

Monterey Buchanan

Claire Buhl

David Bull

Adam Burch

Janet Burgess

William Burgess

John Burkert

Jackson Burkholder

Ramona Bystrom

Christine Cain

Preston Camp

Cheryl Campbell

Sharon Montague 230

Peggy Morrison 599

Daniel Moskowitz 281

Herman Motz 202

Frieda Pfahl 219

Mel Preusser 240

Jeanette Pryor 282

Chris Ross 478

Joyce Ross 576

Irene Shepard 205

Julia Sherry 297

Elizabeth Singer 244

Marilyn Skelton 768

Edward Stearns 545

Elise Storey 241

Michelle Thomas 297

Cheryl Tittsworth-Lavender 269

James Todd 233

Pat Todd 203

Tonny Van Loij 491

Eleanor Von Bargen 220

Gary Waggoner 233

Donna Walker 323

Jean Williams 426

Loraine Yeatts 553

2011 vOLUNTEERs

Carol Canon

Joseph Cantalini

Ariday Caraveo

Hadley Carmichael

Mary Carnegie

Kathleen Carothers

Elaine Carr

Linda Carr

Rick Carrasco

Patricia Carter

Kathleen Caruso

Lee Cassin

Matt Casto

Noel Cathey

Christina Caulkins

Leslie Cavness

Ellen Cawthra

Developmental Disability

Resource Center

Karyn Chaffin

South Metro Chamber

Lisa Chambers

Barbara Chapman

Joyce Chapman

Lori Chappell

Janette Chase

Fran Chasson

Mary Chavez

Kathy Childs

Mary Lee Chin

Lorna Chorn

Ryan Church

Sarah Cieciek

Adrienne St. Clair

Peggy Clark

Rebecca Clark-Boll

Harlan Cleaver

Karen Cleaver

Elizabeth Clermont

Christine Cloud

Ashley Cloutier

Pam Clute

Donna Coates

Patricia Coffey

Steven Cogswell

George Cole

Josh Cole

Ben Coleman

Service Community

Erin Conner

Edward Connors

Carolyn Cooley

Dennis Coombs

Pamela Cornelisse

Daniel Corrigan

Charlene Costain

Catherine Costigan

Diana Couvertier

John Cowling

Anita Cox

Sandy Cox

Audrey Coyle

Susan Crane

Bonnie Crawford

Eleanor Cruise

Angela Crump

Florentina Cruz

Sandy Cudlip

Lee Curtis

Lisa Dahl

Lisa Damm

Bill Daniels

Deborah Darnell

Jack Darnell

Gillian Davies

Bob Davis

Teddy Davis

Vineta Davis

Pete Day

Sue Day

Gina DeCrescentis

Amanda Deerr

Jerimiah Deerr

Trish DeLett

Jo Delgado

Doris Dempsey

Garden Club of Denver

Jean Derr

Rose Desmond

RG Deubel

Lynn Dexter

Carla Deyoung

Annie Dial

Laura Diedrich

Cristen Dixon

Kathryn Dole

Ryan Dole

Mary Dooley

Art Dorsey

Ken Doss

Nancy Downs

Sarah Doyle

Paul Dudzic

Jayne Duey

Leanne Duncan

Wilma Dunias

Gloria Dunn

Kari Dunn

Michelle Dunn

Madeline Eagleton

Dorothy Eberhard

Gwendolyn Eden

Eleanor Edwards

Rian Edwards

Lindsay Eichman

Debra Elbeck

Mary Elliman

Beth Ellis

Missy Ellis

Eva Ernevad

Karina Escobedo

Linda Espinosa

Geneviene Estes

Lisa Estrada

Stephen Euler

Andrea Evans

Mo Ewing

Victor Fabrizio

Jan Fahs

Janet Fairs

David Falconieri

Deborah Fallin

Micah Farfour

James Farrell

Elyana Feldman

Bruce Ferguson

Fete Fete

Madalene Fetsch

Kathy Fiebig

Faith Field

Jill Fielder

Linda Fields

Carla Finch

Rachel Fine

Valerie Finholm

Tina Fiorini

Emily Fisher

Fran Fisher

Joanne Fisher

Marilyn Fiske

Jan Fitzpatrick

Kelly Fitzpatrick


2011 vOLUNTEERs

Devra Fogel

Alan Forrest

Jeanne Fowle

Brenna Fowler

Raymond Fowlkes

Sylvia Francis

Soffia Frangos

Margy Frank

Joan Franson

Jennifer Fredrickson

Doris Freestone

Leonard Freestone

Judy French

Keith French

John Freyer

Bob Frichtel

Jane Frobose

Jean Fryefield

Juli Furgeson

Emily Furseth

Marta Garay

Celena Garcia

Marie Garcia

Laura Gardner

Ellen Geier

Shirley Geist

Michael Gellner

Judy Genrich

Betsy Georgitis

Al Gerace

Rick Gershman

Karen Gettinger

Carmen Gibson

Lori Giesecke

Ashley Giles

Kathleen Gill

Linnea Gillman

Katherine Gilruth

Sydney Glick

Mary Gloven

Deborah Godshall

Jim Golanty

Sunny Golder

Alexander Gonzales

Janice Gonzales

Julian Gonzales

Dana Goodier

Arianna Goodman

Humsini Gopal

Char Gottlieb

Mindy Gottsegen

Jo Ann Graham

Christine Grawemeyer

Anne Green

Rick Greene

Kim Greenwood

Daniel Gregory

Jamie Gregory

Paul Grenney

Marcia Gresty

Kathi Grider

Carol Griesemer

Lindsey Griffin

Kathleen Grisby

Ghislaine Griswold

Martha Groebe

Barbara Grohoski

Individual Volunteers and

Groups

Sharon Guenther

Alexander Gunn

Robert Von Gunten

Leigh Ann Guthrie

Robert Haddock

Nancy Haldi

Doug Hall

Annetta Halog

Mary Hamilton

Patricia Hamilton

Kathleen Hamm

Christa Hammel

Cindy Hanna

Derek Hannon

Shirley Hanson

Taylor Hanson

Marianna Harris

Lori Harryman

Beth Hart

Kathy Hartman

Katie Harwood

Susie Hawes

Sebastian Hayman

Don Hazlett

D.J. Head

Christina Heard

Kris Hedberg

Fred Hegel

April Heilshorn

Betsy Henderson

Marsha Hennessy

Andine Hennig

Ann Henson

Warren Henson

Andy Herb

Candace Herbic

Mary Hewett

JeanAnn Vander Heyden

Brenda Parsons - Hier

Peter Hier

Laura Higgins

Rob Hilken

Joan Hitt

Robert Hoffman

Andrea Holzberger

Kittie Hook

Sally Hooks

Jennifer Hoots

Patricia Horgan

Barbara Horovitz

Gerald Horst

Theodosia Hoskell

Sandie Howard

Lauren Hoylman

Joan Hruby

Rosemary Huff

Dale Huffner

Joe Huggins

Nancy Hughes

Rick Hum

Kelly Hummel

Linda Hundley

Pat Hunt

Peggy Hupp

Julie Hurley

Beth Hurliman

Tokiyo Imanaka

Cristina Insler

Van Gilder Insurance

Intuit

Larry Jackel

Elaine Jackson

Ellen Jacobson

Trina Jacobson

Amonrut Jaimoon

Carol Jandrlich

Chuck Javernick

Kathy Jeffrey

Judy Jehn

Noel Jensen

Margaret Jespersen

Jorge Jimenez

Louise St. John-Lee

Barbara Johnson

Kay Johnson

Paul Johnson

Ruthie Johnson

Raymond Jolly

Ann Jones

Nancy Jones

Barbara De Jong

Holly Joyce

Lois Kahn

Deborah Kaller

Joshua Kamien

Sabrina Kane

Kerstin Karloev

Mark Karlok

Sharon Keith

Charlene Kelly

Connie Kelly

Rachel Kelly

Julaine Kennedy

Robin Kennedy

Michelle Kerr

Barbara Kieswetter

Kathryn Killberg

Terri King

Walter King

Mary Kirby

Richard Kirk

Susana Kirk

Brian Kirsch

Kerry Kirschman

Susan Klein

Anne Klenk

Melissa Klenk

Karen Klerk

Toni Knight

Larry Knowles

Joyce Koch

Emily Kosina

Jennifer Kurtz

Paula Kurtz

Lee Kuruganti

Amanda Lacy

Jerry Ladd

Ellie Landry

Elayna Langbecker

Anna Maria Larsen

Denise Larson

Barbara Laudeman

Jan Leavitt

Jennifer Leavitt

MJ Lechner

Sook Lee

Gloria Lefree

Sarah Lehan

Karen Lehrer

Hui Lin Leung

Barry Levene

Karen Levin

Alan Levine

Chelsy Lewis

Nancy Lewis

Teri Linn

Les Lippy

Carla Littlefield

Dominic Lloyd

Patricia Lloyd

Elaine Lockey

Harold Logan

Tonny Van Loij

Autumn Long

Merrie Longfield

Joan Van Loozenoord

Jonathan Lorincz

Ed Lubow

Ikuko Lubow

Goldie Ludovici

Nancy Luginbill

Pamela Lugo

Kelly Lynch

Judy Lynn

Gerald Lieberman, M.D.

Karen Maccluskey

Jan MacKenzie

Lisa Mackessy

Susan MacNicholas

Tasha Maestas

Mae Magee

Claire Magrath

Monica Lynne Mahoney

Mary Beth Mainero

Dale Major

Gregory Makar

Maureen Makin

Susan Mamich

Cathy Mandel

Nancy Mandel

Richard Mandelson

Preston Mann

Janet Manning

Heather Manone

Marlowe Marbry

Paula Marchionda

Rebecca Marquardt

Stewart Marshall

Courtney Marsters

Jessica Martin

Elizabeth Marzonie

Jim Marzonie

Carla Mascarenas

Joe Mascarenas

Jennifer May

Tina May-Gamboa

Linda Mayer

Robyn Mayer

Lois Mayerchak

Leah Mayhew-Lomo

Anne McCready

Carol McDaniel

Shirlee McDaniels

Diane McDougall

Sherrie McGee

Kate McGhee

Mari Lu McGinnis

Pam McGivern

Michael McGrane

Eugene McGuire

Barbara McIntire

Jackie McLauchlan

Donna McLellan

Jeff McMahan

Diana McMeeking

Kate McMurtry

Shawn McQuerry

Shirley Meier

Mike Meisinger

Angela Meislahn

Diane Melara

Wendy Menefee

Margaret Merritt

Connie Merz

Rosalie Metzger

Linda Meyer

Tara Michelli

Jessi Miller

Pene Miller

Rodney Miller

Tamar Miller

Anne Mills

Dawn Mitchell

Nancy Mitchell

Mary Moeser

Peg Montagne

Neil Montague

Sharon Montague

Daphne Moo-Young

George Moo-Young

Ann Moore

Ann Moore

Rena Moore

Juanita Morales

Jan Moran

Janet Mordecai

Ed Morgan

Frank Morrey

Elizabeth Morrin

Jerry Morris

John Morris-Reihl

Peggy Morrison

Daniel Moskowitz

Herman Motz

Nancy Moulton

Jon Mugglestone

Brian Mulligan

Shelby Mulverhill

Joan Mund

Michael Murphy

Taylor Murray

Jolaine Murrell

Alizabeth Muscia

Jeanne Najar

Kazuko Nakayama

Maisa Nammari

Purna Nanawala

Maya Neff

Helen Nelson

Jeannette Nelson

Nancy Neupert

Werner Neupert

Lynda Newbold


Ellen Nielsen

Sharon Noe

Julie Nolan

Bob Nold

Nazli Nomanbhoy

Kay Norman

Lynn Novitsky

Marion Nutt

Nancy O’Brien

Ruth O’Brien

Maryann O’Connor

Corinne O’Doherty

Diane O’Donnell

Linda O’Leary

Dr Bruce Ogin

Danielle Okin

Sara Oldham

Gary Olds

Marge Oleson

Nate Olk

Peggy Olsen

Connie Olson

Jeanne Olson

Reiko Omura

Gordon Onstot

Mary Onstot

William Otto

Stephanie Owens

Tony Owens

William Owens

Karen Pacyga

Kevin Padgett

Anne Paetz

Betty Jo Page

Ronda Palsulich

Eileen Pappas

Jane Parker-Ambrose

Tracey Parrish

Stephanie Pastore

Karen Patton

Heidi Pawlowski

Mary Pedzick

Kaiser Permanente

Kristine Persun

Les Petrash

Tracey Petruff

Judy Wallace Petty

Christine Pfaff

Frieda Pfahl

Cindy Phelps

Kristi Phillips

Barbara Pickering

Kathy Pielsticker

Kathleen Pietrafeso

Susan Pigott

Arunkumar Pillai

Marilyn Pittman

Nick Pizzuti

Cathy Poe

David Polich

Howard Pollack

Ted Pomeroy

Monica Pope

Jonathan Powell

William Powell

Hillary Presecan

Mel Preusser

Charlene Pritchett

CONTECH Construction

Products

Ann Prouty

Jeanette Pryor

Annastasia Psitos

Kimberly Pugliese

Fazia Qureshi

Jeff & Judy Race

Judith Racine

Sharon Rafferty

Leila Raim

Gerardo Ramirez

Jeane Ratliff

Alison Recek

Jean Reding

Suzanne Regan

Frances Regner

Susan Rehrig

Connie Resley

Rebecca Rhyme

Ken Rich

Alan Richardson

Juliann Richardson

Angie Rick

Samatha Ricks

Peggy Rideout

Tom Riedel

Amy Rittenhouse

Annie Roberge

Ann Roberts

Donna Roberts

Jody Roberts

Tori Roberts

Gesa Robeson

Nichole Robillard

Sheila Robinson

Roselee Robison

Kenneth Roche

Angelique Rodriguez

Mackenzie Roebuck-Walsh

Valery Rosenow

Chris Ross

Joyce Ross

Helga Roths

Jeanne Rubin

Natalie Ruhe

Lillian Ruiz

Bob Rushmore

Paula Rutan

Robert Rutherford

Tina Rutherford

Renee Ryan

Susan Ryke

Lisa Sabia

Andrea Sahlen

Judy Brown Santambrogio

Emi Scala

Bob Schaffer

David Schallert

Bill Schapley

Lindsey Schmalz

Ryan Schmitt

Russell Schmuhl

Karen Schoen

Ralston Valley High School

Crystal Schooley

Nancy Schotters

Vernon Schreiner

Kathleen Schroeder

Marilyn Schroeder

Beth Schutt

Joan Schwarz

Cynthia Scott

Pat Scott

Sally Selim

Judy Sellers

Kevin Sexton

Rosemary Shaffer

James Shaney

Jill Shannon

Susan Shannon

Armine Shanoyan

Debbie Shapiro

Susan Sharp

Mary Shaver

Connie Shaw

Kristin Shaw

Mark & Kathy Sheehan

Rod Sheffield

Andrea Shelby

Yi Shen

Irene Shepard

Julia Sherry

Pam Shillam

Gabe Shilling

Kate Shimer

Sherice Shiner

Judith Sholl

Philip Shrigley

Ayisha Siddiqua

Candy Siderius

JoAnn Simmon

Shawn Simmons

Bruno De Simone

Laura Simpkiss

Elizabeth Singer

Georgia Sipes

Mike Sipes

Marilyn Skelton

Linda Smith

Phyllis Smith

Stanley Smookler

Sandy Snyder

Heather Soistmann

Joseph Solomon

Joyce Solomon

Peggy Solomon

Bertha Solov

Jill Sousa

Kathy Speicher

Nancy Sprague

Connie St.Clair

Staff Staff

Kay Stafford

Marilyn Stark

Jan Stauffer

Edward Stearns

Hallie Steinbach

Jean Stevenson

Sean Stevenson

Michelle Stevinson

Anna Stewart

Kathleen Stewart

Valerie Stewart

Anita Stockton

Mimi Stockwell

Elise Storey

Terry Stumpf

Eric Suggs

Marlys Sukut

Karen Sulzer

Sydney Summers

Judy Svenson

Emily Switzer

Paula Szilard

Karol Talbert

Jennifer Tallmadge

Myles Tangalin

Bea Taplin

Carolyn Taschdjian

Anne Tatlow

Breck Tatum

Judy Tauchen

Jacquie Taylor

Teresa Taylor

Tech Team

Milo Tedstrom

Ryan Teliczan

Diana Thomas

Michelle Thomas

Dana Thompson

Margot Thompson

Jay Bea Thorniley

Andrea Thurber

Virginia Till

Beverly Tinnell

Cheryl Tittsworth-

Lavender

Hazuki Tochihara

Amanda Todd

James Todd

Lisa Todd

Patricia Todd

Ana Tolentino

Mariko Tominaga

Trevor Toms

Alex Tonkinson

Darlene Toomey

Marie Torreano

Margaret Towle

Barbara Trotsky

Steffan Tubbs

Janet Tucker

Becca Turbov

Kate Turrill

Robyn ukockis

Johnson and Wales

university

Heather utecht

Cindy Valdeck

Jan Vandevanter

Andrea Vansteenhouse

Linda Vargas

Michael Vaughn

Katarina Veljkovic

Jennifer Verprauskus

Robert Vick

Katie Vidic

Kat Viverito

Gary Waggoner

Lanny Waguespack

Rebecca Wahlberg

Mary Lou Waldman

Julie Waldner

Aimee Walker

Donna Walker

Joyce Walker

Laurie Walker

Charles Walters

Debbie Walters

Meghan Wanucha

Karen Warren

Richard Warren

Betty Waschall

Lucia Waterman

Genie Waters

Caroline Watson

Sammie Watson

June Watzman

Tracy Wazny

Bea Weaver

Martha Weaver

Olie Webb

Michael Weber

Molly Weber

Jewel Wegs

Barbara Weintraub

Riley Weisenburger

Madeliene Weitzner

Florence Welch

Lisa Wermeling

Isabel Werner

Ellen Westbrook

Julie Westerdahl

Jessica White

Ernie Whitford

Carol Wickham

Shilo Wilkinson

Liz Willcockson

Annemarie Williams

Jean Williams

Leslie Williams

Nancy Williams

Peggy Williams

Carl Wilson

Hope Wilson

Linda Good Wilson

Marianne Winans

Rachel Wojcik

Nelda Wojsznarowicz

Heather Wood

Myke Woods

Charlie Woolley

Marcia Wright

Susan Yates

Loraine Yeatts

Barbara Yochem

Core Power Yoga

Seiko Yoshikawa

Adrienne Young

Barbara R. Young

Barbara Young

Mark Zammuto

Linda Zaparanick

Tracy Zarlengo

Linda Zinn

2011 vOLUNTEERs


2011 gifTs & dONATiONs


S. Lorraine Adams and Deborah M. Horner

Hartman Axley

Patricia Baker

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Baldwin

Dr. Paul H. Barrett

Ms. C. C. Barton

Florence Best

Anne T. Bobal

Dorothy and Jim Borland

Dr. Sally J. Boyson

Rosa-Lee Brace

Mrs. Mackintosh Brown

Mr. and Mrs. George C. Bulpitt

Mr. and Mrs. William P. Burger

Ms. Charlene Butler

Mrs. Frances F. Cameron

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Clark

Mr. George Cole

Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Connors

Ms. Ann L. Crammond

Jane B Davis and Tim Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ebrahimi

Mrs. Walter C. Emery

Stephanie J. Franklin

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Freyer

Mr. Thomas J. Gibson

Solange G. Gignac

Marilyn Girouard

Ms. Syd Glick

Deborah and James Golanty

Linda Goto

Ms. Janet Grant

Newell and Judy Grant

Ms. Cindy Hagerman

Ms. Carole Harrison

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hasday

Susie and Michael Hawes

Mrs. Jane C. Hays

Ms. Sarah T. Hodge

Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Hurtt

Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Kany

Lisa and Robert Kessler

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kirk

Bonnie J. Kissling

Col. Robert L. Krueger

Mr. and Mrs. James B. Kurtz

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Littlepage

Mr. and Mrs. Michael McLaughlin

Barbara Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Milzer

Mrs. John C. Mitchell, III

Ms. Harlyn Mlynek

Mrs. Janet R. Mordecai

Ron W. Neel

Ms. Susan E. Osgood

Mrs. Marjorie A. Petersen

Ms. Deborah Phillips

Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Rainer

Dr. Kenneth A. Switzer and Dr. Charlotte A. Redden

Mrs. Paul Roads

Dina and Ken Robke

Chris & Jerry Ross

Debra Schaefer

Mr. and Mrs. David Schultz

Mary A. Schultz

Mrs. Merrill Shields and Dr. M. Ray Thomasson

Dr. Moras L. Shubert

Florence Smith

Ms. Gayle Stallings

Mrs. John C. Stears

Carol Svendsen and Jay L. Mead

Mrs. Mickie Thurston

Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Turetzky

Bob Valerio

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff J. Wagner

Ms. Barbara N. Walton

Andrea and John Westcott

Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. White III

Mrs. Esther L. Witte

Ms. Carol Wolf

Linda & Bob Zaparanick

PERENNiAL fRiENds sOciETy mEmBERs As Of JUNE 6, 2012

In gratitude to our foresighted friends who have demonstrated their commitment to Denver Botanic Gardens through a planned gift, the Gardens has established the Perennial Friends Society. Membership is open to all individuals who have made an estate provision for the Gardens or a planned or deferred gift.

Wells FargoWynkoop Brewing Company

$2,500 – $4,999AccentureKatie and Adam AgronMr. and Mrs. Thomas AljinovichDr. Jandel Allen-Davis and Mr. Anthony DavisMrs. Barbara H. BaldwinMr. and Mrs. Dennis E. BaldwinBank of America Charitable FoundationJames BarlettMr. and Mrs. Bennett BertoliMs. Katherine S. Borgen and Mr. Bjorn K. BorgenCassidy Turley Fuller Real EstateFrances Charsky FundMrs. Janette W. ChaseClif Bar & CompanyMr. and Mrs. William B. CollisterPeter and Meredith CoorsMs. Michelle Crystal and Mr. Darren CrystalDenver Rose SocietyMr. Garry Edwards and Ms. Evette WilsonMr. and Mrs. John P. FischerJerry Gart Family FoundationSissy and George GibsonStan and Holiday GoodreauMr. Robert S. GrahamMr. and Mrs. David GrawemeyerCarol Tierney GriesemerMr. and Mrs. Frederic C. HamiltonThe Frederic C. Hamilton Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Harley G. Higbie, Jr.Lorraine and Harley Higbie FundHonnen Equipment CompanyMs Kittie Hook and Mr. Charles SheldonMr. and Mrs. Michael H. HurttMichael and Betsy HusebyMolly F. Jansen & Associates, P.C.Mr. Charles G. Kellogg and Ms. Tamara FischerJohanna Elizabeth Kelly and Buzz YanceyKinder - Morgan Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. KirkFrank and Monty KugelerLand Title Guarantee CompanyMr. Dominic LloydLoews Denver HotelCharles and Brooke MaloyMr. Terry J. MatherMundus Bishop DesignMr. and Mrs. Mark MurrayMurray Motor ImportsNexus GreenhousesHoward Noble and Susan NobleAllison and Nelson PerkinsMr. Steven Ring and Ms. Shan RingMrs. Jan RosenMs. Mary Ann SchultzMrs. Cynthia Y. Scott and Mr. Peter ScottKaranina Sohn and Min Young SohnThe Sohn Family FoundationStamper Family FoundationThe Ruth and Vernon Taylor FoundationThe Louis R. & Dorothy M. Meister FoundationMr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. TrevorVan Gilder Insurance CorporationDr. and Mrs. Andrew VeitMr. and Mrs. Ian WolfeMr. and Mrs. Charles H. Woolley IIMr. and Mrs. Evan Zucker

$1,000 – $2,499Ms. Cherry AguirreAlerio Technology GroupMr. and Mrs. Bruce D. AlexanderMr. and Mrs. Tony AlishioAnadarko Petroleum CorporationLisa AndersonAnonymousGail ArmstrongMr. and Mrs. William D. ArmstrongDenise ArnoldHartman AxleyMr. Derek Bamonte

2011 gifTs & dONATiONsmORE ThAN $25,000Citizens of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities DistrictAnna and John J. Sie FoundationThe Anschutz FoundationAssociates of Denver Botanic GardensBardsley FoundationBellco Credit unionBoettcher FoundationBonfils-Stanton FoundationBP America, Inc.CenturyLinkColorado Garden Show, Inc.Mrs. Stasia DavisonThe Denver FoundationMr. Kevin Duncan and Ms. Leanne J. Paez Duncan

Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. EllimanMr. and Mrs. John E. FreyerGertrude GrantMr. and Mrs. Peter GrantMabel Y. Hughes Charitable TrustHelen K. & Arthur E. Johnson FoundationKaiser PermanenteMr. and Mrs. Lance KittMr. and Mrs. Jerry D. LaddThe Ladd FoundationMr. and Mrs. Harold R. Logan, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter Paul LucePeter and Betsy Luce Family FundJonathan Merage FoundationMrs. Janet R. MordecaiDaniel and Janet Mordecai FoundationSchlessman Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Barney SchottersMrs. Thomas E. TaplinThomas and Beatrice Taplin FunduMB BankDr. John L. Wiberg

$10,000 – $24,999AMG National Trust BankMrs. Sue M. CannonChristina CaulkinsColorado Creative IndustriesThomas and Noel CongdonDBC Irrigation SupplyDenver Botanic Gardens GuildDenver Center for the Performing ArtsDenver FoundationDenver Post CharitiesKatie and Mark DicksonEbrahimi Family FoundationMrs. Walter C. EmeryGloria J. Englefield EstateHarmes C. Fishback FoundationThe Garden Club of DenverGay & Lesbian Fund for ColoradoThe Grainger FoundationW.W. Grainger, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Newell M. GrantMrs. William W. GrantHewit Family FoundationIntrepid Potash, Inc.Kenneth King FoundationMr. and Mrs. William C. Kurtz, Jr.Katherine Loo and Jim RaughtonTimothy & Bernadette Marquez FoundationMcDonald’s CorporationMerrill LynchNational Museumof the American IndianPerry & Co. Real Estate ProfessionalsMrs. Marjorie A. PetersenWilliam D. Radichel FoundationMrs. Benjamin F. StapletonMr. and Mrs. Walker StapletonMr. and Mrs. Pete TaylorTed Washburne

$5,000 – $9,999Association of Zoological HorticultureBaker Hostetler, LLPAndy and Alexis BoianMrs. Frances F. CameronCenter For Plant ConservationChipotle Mexican GrillMr. and Mrs. Edward P. ConnorsMrs. Cortland DietlerDovetail SolutionsMr. James R. ErwinMr. and Mrs. Alan F. FoxGH Phipps Construction CompaniesMr. Thomas J. GibsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas GordonHallador Petroleum CompanyMrs. Eileen HonnenMr. and Mrs. Donald J. KanyLisa and Robert KesslerKessler & Company Investments, Inc.Ms. Kathy MartinezMs. Holly McDonaldThe McGraw-Hill CompaniesNewmont Mining CorporationNorthern Trust BankNorthwestern MutualKathy and Ken PetersonPorter Adventist HospitalEdward T. and Eleanor Quick FoundationDr. and Mrs. W. G. RainerMs. Susan G. RaymondChris & Jerry RossDick Schmidt EstateMs. Ellen ScottDr. and Mrs. Dilworth P. SellersSwingle Lawn, Tree and Landscape CareMs. Michelle Sie Whitten and Mr. Tom WhittenMr. and Mrs. John H. StamperSterne-Elder Memorial TrustMr. Don S. TokunagaToyota - Denver Region Toyota Dealers Assn.Mr. David VermeerMr. Brian R. Vogt

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Laura Barton and William MatthewsMrs. Pamela BeardsleyMr. and Mrs. Peter BeaupreMr. and Mrs. Don BechterMr. and Mrs. John BeckBell Plumbing & Heating Co.Mr. and Mrs. Richard BellonMr. and Mrs. Bruce BensonBruce and Virginia C. Benson FoundationMr. and Mrs. George BermantMr. and Mrs. Andrew BerminghamBermingham FundMr. and Mrs. Scot BestickCheryl BlankemeierMr. and Mrs. Christopher BockMrs. Brooke BorgenMr. and Mrs. Justin BorusJim and Darleen BoyleMs. Mary BradleyTim BradleyMr. Marc BrombertMr. and Mrs. Ben BrownMr. and Mrs. Trevor S. BrownMrs. Mackintosh BrownSylvia Knobloch Brown FundTimothy and Nancy BueseMark and Jan BundyJim BurdickJane Schultz Burnett and Bart BurnettThomas BurnsMr. and Mrs. Glen T. Cahill, Jr.The Cahill Charitable FundMr. and Mrs. Jim CampbellMr. and Mrs. Brown W. Cannon, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Scott CarpenterMs. Lelia CarrollCaulkins Family FoundationLeslie and Charles L. CavnessTerry Cekola and Julie GoreMr. and Mrs. Chris ChaneyMs. Carol CiluffoMs. Isabelle ClarkMrs. Sheila Cleworth

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce ClintonThe Clinton CompaniesDeborah and Jeff CoburnMr. Don CollinsColorado Business BankColorado Metalsmithing AssociationMr. and Mrs. John CouzensMr. Joe CovellJohn and Kay CowlingMs. Anita Cox Mr. and Mrs. Tim DavisDr. Robert Dellavalle and Dr. Lisa SchillingDenver WaterMs. Kristi DinnerJulia K. DobbinsThe Dobbins FoundationCharles and Lisa DukeLisa and Scott EldredEnCana Oil & GasMr. and Mrs. Ron EnglanderMs. Peggy Epand and Ms. Beth WeisbergEdward Erickson and Dea R. SheaDana and Chuck FarmerMr. and Mrs. Kelly FergusonMr. and Mrs. John FinnMs. Maureen FitzgeraldDr. Kevin Fitzpatrick and Lon B. MasonDr. Carlton FloydTerrie Fontenot and Scott RichardsMs. Vickie FresquezMr. and Mrs. Robert K. FullerMs. Patricia Gage and Mr. Rob HolwayRick and Margaret GarbeMr. and Mrs. Ken GartThe Gart CompaniesJerry Gart Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. George P. GastisMr. and Mrs. Brent GephartMr. and Mrs. Alex C. Gerace, Sr.Ms. Jennifer GiffordMr. and Mrs. Robert KaufmannMr. and Mrs. Parmer GillespieMr. Philip Good

Mr. and Mrs. James Goodwyn IIIGreat-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co.Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. GrossmanGulley Greenhouse, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Nick J. HackstockJudge Kerry HadaMr. Charles Halaska, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Michael HammellThe Hartford Life Insurance CompanyMr. and Mrs. William HarveyMs. Jane HastingsSusie and Michael HawesMr. and Mrs. Matthew S. HayesGina Heathman and Rick RomanoHGTVMrs. Deanne HoaglundMr. and Mrs. Thane R. HodsonMr. and Mrs. Graham E. HollisHollis Family FundMr. Lynn E. Hornbrook and Ms. Lynda A. McNeive

Mr. and Mrs. William R. HudonMrs. Deidre HunterMs. Patricia HuntleyMs. Kathryn HuwaldtMargaret Jackson and Michael StenbergMr. Mark G. JenningsMrs. Deborah JohnsonMrs. Leslie A. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Douglas JonesMichael and Yun Hui KehoeBarbara J. KelleyTonya and Patrick KellyMr. and Mrs. Nick KempMr. and Mrs. Mariner KemperMs. Deborah KennedyMs. Diane KimmellMr. and Mrs. Jeremy KinneyDiana Kinsey and Mike KinseyMrs. Suzanne KintzeleMr. Peter J. Kirsch and Ms. Pat ReynoldsMr. and Mrs. Rob KlugmanMr. and Mrs. Tom Konkel

2011 gifTs & dONATiONsMr. and Mrs. James B. KurtzAnna Maria and Les LarsenScott LauckMrs. Kay LawrenceThe David & Katherine Lawrence FoundationDr. Kathleen A. LeavyMr. and Mrs. Charles LeoneMr. and Mrs. Rick LofgrenMr. and Mrs. John Madden, Jr.Mr. Shawn Zinnen and Mrs. Lisa MaierMaintenance of Denver, Inc.Dr. and Mrs. J. Michael MaloneyMrs. Susan B. MammelMr. and Mrs. Richard MandelsonMr. and Mrs. Timothy MarquezMr. Larry W. MartinJenifer and Lance MarxMrs. Jan MayerRichard D. McClureMr. Jay McDonaldMr. and Mrs. Jeff MerageMicro MotionMrs. Barbara MillerHeather and Mike MillerMr. and Mrs. Ronald A. MilzerMr. and Mrs. John MorrisonLaura Jane Musser FundMr. and Mrs. Lee NelsonMs. Alexandra Nelson-Hill and Mr. James R. HillMs. Gay Niermann and Ms. Susan StearnsMr. Philip J. Byrne II and Ms. Judy NoerrMr. John F. OlmsteadMs. Karen Ortiz and Mr. Rick HumMs. Victoria C. OvitzMs. Ronda PalsulichMr. and Mrs. Daniel PaulienMs. Katherine Peck and Ms. Marla J. WilliamsPedro’s PlanetMr. and Mrs. Ben C. PeternellMrs. Nicholas PetryElmer F. Pierson FoundationMr. and Mrs. Theodore A. PinkowitzMichael Porter and Cheryl Longtiv

Mr. and Mrs. Jim PotterMs. Susan S. ProbeckMs. Nan ProcknowMr. and Mrs. David ProkupekMs. Joan Prusse and Mr. Robert E. MusgravesMs. Jeanette Pryor and Mr. Linn WilsonMrs. Carol PurdyMr. and Mrs. Joseph RadeckiMs. Catherine ReedyMr. Jim Reichert and Mr. Michael GrageMr. Hugh L. Rice and Ms. Mary SchaeferEric and Cari RiedlinMr. Daniel L. RitchieMr. and Mrs. Thomas RodenoMr. Richard Roman and Ms. Clara RestrepoMr. and Mrs. David RoneyMr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Rood, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Chris RootDavid and Sandy RousseauMs. Martha Rudolph and Mr. Robert BrownMr. Darrin Sacks and Ms. Beth DickhausMr. and Mrs. Hank SchallerMr. and Mrs. Gary SchlessmanDr. Evan SchwartzMr. and Mrs. David ShafferRobert and Cynthia ShaimanMrs. Warren SheridanMs. Julia SherryMrs. Merrill Shields and Dr. M. Ray ThomassonMr. Mike ShimizuSilver Dollar QuestersMr. and Mrs. Shawn SimmonsMr. and Mrs. Thomas Sisk, Jr.Nancy and Gary SlimakMs. Patricia SomervilleMr. Dennis SouthwickSally P. Stabler and Carl WhiteMr. and Mrs. Mathew StavaMs. Clarie StilwellMs. Kathy StrandbergMr. Kenneth SuessMr. William O. SweeneyMr. Joey Terriquez


Mr. James Theye and Ms. Dee ChirafisiMr. and Mrs. Hubert ThomasonJack and Konnie ThompsonStephanie Titus and David CardegnaMr. and Mrs. Donald ToddMr. John TruebloodMr. Steffan TubbsMr. and Mrs. Charles J. VasiliusMr. and Mrs. Thom VernonKevin Vollmer and Brigid Vollmer O’ConnorWagner Equipment Co.Joy WallMr. James WallaceWeckbaugh FoundationMr. and Mrs. David E. WelchMs. Nicole WestbrookMrs. Joan M. Whitbeck and Mrs. Kate CerulloMr. and Mrs. Travis WhiteMr. Eddie D. WilliamsMs. Marla J. Williams and Ms. Katherine PeckMs. Ann Wilson and Mr. Barney WilsonMr. and Mrs. James S. WilsonMs. Rebekah WilsonMs. Carol WolfMr. Frederick WolfeWolfe Design House, LLCMr. and Mrs. Randy WoodsLinda & Bob ZaparanickTracy and Tim ZarlengoMr. and Mrs. Curtis A. ZeiglerWallace and Cynthia Zellmer

$500 – $9991375 High StreetAIA Industries, Inc.American Clayworks & Supply CoEleanor AndradeApplewood Seed CompanyBarrett D. and Kristin K. BakerMrs. Maureen BarkerBarre ColoradoTheresa and Scott Beck

Mr. Christopher BiermanJoseph B. BlakeBotanical Interests, Inc.Lawrence and Joan BrennanMr. and Mrs. John BroganBurwell Industries, Inc.| Margot Elena Design Library

Mr. and Mrs. Buzz CalkinsMr. and Mrs. Robert CamachoDale Cantwell and Pamela RayMr. and Mrs. Frank CarterMary Lee Chin and James WagenlanderColorado Dermatologic SocietyColorado Federation of Garden ClubsMr. Robert W. Cox, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John CoyleMr. and Mrs. Kent DavisLisa and Brian DavisSebastian De Atucha and Kristina BakerMs. Robin DoerrKathryn and Gary DudleyMrs. Maud B. DukeEchter’s Nursery & Garden CenterMr. and Mrs. Ronald J. EngebretsenRobert FossMr. and Mrs. Jack E. FoxFriends and Neighbors, Ltd.Front Range Antique Power AssociationMr. and Mrs. John FullerFuller Family FundMr. and Mrs. Vere GaynorGaynor Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Howard B. GeltMr. and Mrs. Paul GillisMarsha and Mark GiordanoMs. Lynda GoldsteinDr. Burton P. GolubMs. Sue L. GraceRustin and Tinku GreenstreetBonnie & Paul V. GrenneyMr. and Mrs. David HammondMartin and Julie HarringtonMs. Marilyn Harris and Mr. Bob Harris

Adam and Hilary HaynesJeffrey and Judith HermMr. and Mrs. Robert F. HillMs. Judith M. HireMrs. Darlene HolbenMr. and Mrs. Curt HullMr. and Mrs. George G. HutchisonIBM International Matching GrantsMr. and Mrs. Dennis M. JacksonJBK Landscape, Inc.Joe Lynch Electrical Co.Kirk Johnson and Chase DeForestMr. Robert KellerMs. Polly A. KempMrs. Walter KoelbelMr. and Mrs. Richard KorinekDeane Kreitler and Ansley KreitlerDr. Sarada KrishnanMr. and Mrs. Robert M. LandgrafMr. Scott M. LinnDr. and Mrs. Edison LiuMr. and Mrs. Kevin LuffMr. and Mrs. James LyonsMr. and Mrs. Claude M. Maer, Jr.Marshall-Rodeno AssociatedMr. and Mrs. J. Landis MartinMr. Douglas R. McCallum and Ms. Diana NeffMr. and Mrs. James McCotterMr. and Mrs. Don McCourtBrian and Angela MidtboJack Finlaw and Gregory MovesianDrs. Jennifer and Richard NealeMr. and Mrs. Edward C. NicholsMs. Patricia NicholsMs. Tricia NicholsMr. and Mrs. Will F. Nicholson, Jr.Judith O’Connor and Paul BriggsPaul R. Ost and N. William BilesBaba and Tom OwenMs. Angela OxenreiderLisa and Jonathan PerlmutterPrologisMs. Shannon Rapp

2011 gifTs & dONATiONsAmy and John RassmanRepublic National Distributing CompanyDr. and Mrs. John F. RobertsMr. Gregory Ross and Mr. Brad WellensMs. Shuiko SakaiMr. and Mrs. Mark N. SavitMs. Mary B. SchaeferMr. Richard SchirrmacherMs. Elizabeth SchlosserB.J. ScottMr. George Sellman and Ms. Julie MordecaiSeventh Generation/Marketing WerksDr. Moras L. ShubertMr. and Mrs. William Sinclaire IIAnne SmithMs. Mary SmithMr. and Mrs. Tom StanleyMr. and Mrs. Leonard StrearMr. Andrew A. Sweet and Ms. Nancy RainwaterNick and Jo ThomaidisMr. Dominic R. ThompsonNancy TiekenMr. Robert K. TimothyMr. and Mrs. John TriggMr. and Mrs. David O. Trybaurban RootsVerizon FoundationMs. Meredith A. VogelThe Vogel Charitable FoundationJamie and Steve WalkerMike Walker and Donna CurtisRosie and Christopher WiedenmayerMrs. Erin WilliamsMs. Joyce WitteWong Strauch ArchitectsAnn and James Young

iN-kiNd gifT dONATiONsApplewood Seed CompanyAquacita, LLCAvery BrewingC. C. BartonBridgeline Digital, Inc.Canyon WindChick-Fil-AChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.Clif Bar & CompanyColorado CascadeColt and GrayMs. Naomi EpelMr. & Mrs. Lon GarrisonGround FX Landscape & Design, LLCHigh Country GardensKeesen Enterprises,IncMr. Rob KervenLeopold BrothersLumiere - Cooper LightingPearl Street GrillPedro’s PlanetRain Bird CorporationRain Bird Services CorporationRocky Mountain Popcorn CompanyDiane C. SchnabelSeccoJane and Kim SikoryakSilver Oak WineryP.R. SmithStrings RestaurantTagawa GreenhousesViaWestMr. Robert H. WalshWaterWise Land and WaterscapesWelby Gardens Company, Inc.Whole Foods Market- Cherry CreekThe Wine GroupWolfe Design HouseWynkoop Brewing Company


OfficersBoard chair

mrs. Nancy schotters

Vice chair

mr. Andy Boian

Treasurer

mr. shawn simmons

secretary

mrs. Anna maria Larsen

immediate Past chair

mr. dominic Lloyd

Term TrusTeesdr. Jandel Allen-davis

mr. Andrew Boian

ms. christina caulkins

mrs. Janette chase

ms. mary Lee chin

ms. Leanne duncan

mrs. mary Elliman

mr. Al gerace

ms. Laura higgins

ms. kittie hook

ms. Anna maria Larsen

mr. dominic Lloyd

mrs. Janet mordecai

mr. howard Pollack

mrs. Nancy schotters

ms. cynthia scott

mr. shawn simmons

ms. Teresa Taylor

mr. steffan Tubbs

mr. michael vaughn)

mayOral TrusTeesmr. Roger Armstrong

ms. christine grawemeyer

ms. Elizabeth h. mccann

mr. charles woolley

life TrusTeesmr. Edward P. connors

mr. Richard A. kirk

dr. moras L. shubert

mrs. Thomas E. Taplin

TrusTees emeriTimrs. Barbara h. Baldwin

mr. Jerry d. Ladd

mrs. Judy sellers

ex-OfficiO TrusTeesms. Janet Burgess

ms. Anita cox

mrs. Audrey coyle

mrs. mary Elliman

mr. John E. freyer

mrs. chantal Unfug

One would be hard pressed not to be awed by the beauty of the Gardens – both at York Street

and Chatfield - any month of the year. The vagaries of Colorado climate aside, every day reveals

something large or small to inspire wonder, whether it is the majesty of a champion tree dusted

with snow, a tiny Alpine flower emerging, the subtle beauty of an Allan Houser sculpture nestled

among native plants or the constant changing landscape of the Perennial Walk.

This past year saw the Gardens settle into its new facilities, with a revitalized Shady Lane and incredible

gardens inside and along the new greenhouse facility. Mordecai Children’s Garden is growing just like

its young visitors, and has proved to be a special place for exploration and education. The new Earl

J. Sinnamon Visitor Center and CSA at Chatfield extends our reach to the southern portion of the metro

area, and affords us educational opportunities and horticultural experiences in the native Colorado set-

ting. The work behind the scenes, both in the greenhouses at York Street and Chatfield, as well as the

important research being conducted in our renovated lab, is just a fraction of the important work being

done to promote our core values of transformation, relevance, diversity and sustainability. Denver Botanic

Gardens has also furthered its reach through strategic relationships with, and participation in, efforts with

botanic gardens, horticulturists and researchers in the united States and around the world, positioning us

as a world-class institution.

All of our growth and achievements could not have happened without the inspired and enthusiastic

leadership and commitment by every member of the staff, and the legion of donors, members and

volunteers who support us. We continue to maintain impressive levels in attendance, membership

and education with an ever-changing array of activities and offerings to appeal to the diverse

interests of our visitors. We are committed to the completion of our Master Development Plan while

constantly assessing and improving the programs and experiences we offer.

Whether you visit the Denver Botanic Gardens for inspiration, education, sustenance, solace or a

safe place for the kids to explore, we welcome you and appreciate your support and validation

of our mission.

Sincerely,

Nancy schotters

Board Chair

LETTER fROm ThE BOARd chAiR2011 BOARd Of TRUsTEEs


1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206 www.botanicgardens.org

EdiTOR: David Rubin gRAPhic dEsigNER: Jessica Lammert

PhOTO ANd vidEO cREdiTs: Scott Dressel-Martin

Special thanks to Tom Aljinovich, Heather Boor, Mary Bradley, Sara Buys, Matthew Cole, Lisa M. W. Eldred, Panayoti Kelaidis, Johanna Kelly, Sarada Krishnan,

Jennifer Ramp Neale and Larry Vickerman, who contributed to this report.

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