Gift Recognition and Gift Location
Please note, there are many financial donations that are not recognized here and, of course, they are essential to The Gardens and greatly appreciated.
The listing below includes gifts for specific features or other items that can be found in The Gardens. Many are in honor or memory of a loved one. This list is designed to recognize the gift and note it's location which is next to the name of honoree or donor.
1. Garden Area - An absolute essential garden ingredient divided into three categories: Garden Sponsorship, Garden Display Beds, and Plant Material with Bed Number
Garden Sponsorship
John E Tillotson Sr. - Visitor Center Garden
John L. Johnson - Butterfly Garden
Debora Morrison - Cottage Garden
John E. Tillotson Sr. - Adaptive/Native Garden
Lois Ottaway - Rose Garden
Conservatory Garden
Flint Hill Iris Society - Iris Collection Garden
Magnus - Peony Collection Garden
Garden Display Beds
Linquist Family - Cottage Garden - Bed 51
Ann Scott - Butterfly Garden - Bed 68
John Sjo - North Adaptive Native Garden and Tree - Bed 63
Claudene Pillsbury - Pi Kappa Phi Red Rose Garden - Beds 13-16
Plant Material
Thornton Edwards - Tree in North Adaptive Native Garden - Bed 62
Carolyn A. Johnson - Tree in North Cottage Garden - Bed 37
Pramila Tummala - Tree in North Peony Collection - Bed-20
Leon & Mary Delmez - Plants in Daylily Collection - Bed 1-2
Delmez Family - Daylilies Plants - Bed 1-2
Flint Hills Daylily Society - Daylily Plants- Bed 1-2
Town & Country Garden Club - Daylily plants - Bed 1-2
2. Features - Add beauty, information or a place to relax and reflect -- such as fountains, structures, sculptures, benches, and pathways etc.
Sculptures
Deloris Berland - "Children Climbing A Log" - Conservatory Site
Dan and Beth Bird- South Adaptive Native - Big Wildcat - Bed 55
Artie Dayton - Butterfly Garden - Serenity - Bed 67
Arthur Dayton - North Adaptive Native Garden - Native Birds - Beds 62-66
Dayton Family - Marsh Garden - Blue Heron - Bed 27
Dr. Paul Jennings - Rose Garden Sundial -Bed 76
Loren & Martha Wade - Rose Sculpture - Bed 73
Dan & Cheryl Yunk - Time to Smell The Roses - Bed 75
Structures
Miles W & Lois (Windiate) George - Pergola South Visitor Garden
Mary Flower - Rose Garden Entry Arbor
Elmer & Majorie Heyne - Stone Fence Post - Cottage Garden
Riley Co Research and Extension/Master Gardeners - Rose Garden Plaza and Kaleidoscope
Dorothy & Darrell Westervelt Family - Visitor Center Garden Gateway
Beth & Dan Bird, and Warren & Carol Weibert, - Reflection Pool Arbors - North Conservatory Garden
Beth & Dan Bird, Warren & Carol Weibert, Robert & Jonelle Bidwell, Steve & Deloris Berland, Lee & Jackie Hartman Borck, Charley & Nancy Cole, Brad & Jenne Streeter - Reflecting Pool - North Conservatory Garden
Leland & Janice Reitz - Aquatic Plant Pool (east side of reflecting pool)
Don and Linda Glasser - Aquatic Plant Pool (west side of reflecting pool)
JP & Mary Mross - Reflecting Pool Plaza
Fountains
Orville W Bidwell - Bidwell Fountain - Conservatory Garden
Sam & Una Sidebotham Fountain - Visitor Center Garden
Benches(B) and Chairs (C)
Duane & Norma Benton - Peony Collection - B
Gwen & Fletcher Booth - Conservatory Gateway Gardens & Daylily Collection
Jim & Dorothy Congrove - Bidwell Fountain - B
Melvin & Mary Cottom- Reflecting Pool Area - B
Andrew Crawford - North Cottage Garden Alcove - B
Arthur & Lavonia Dayton - South Visitor Ctr Gateway Gardens - C
Navrang Dholakia & Vinodini Dholaskia - B
Don & Sandra Emley - Reflecting Pool Area - B
Emporia Gardeners of America - Visitor Ctr Upstairs - B
Fred & Gwen Eshbaugh - Visitor Ctr - B
Ernest & Eva Eyestone - Pergola Visitor Ctr Garden - 2 C
Elmer & Mae Forsberg - Peony Garden - B
John Fulkerson - Daylily Collection - 2 C
Fred & M Lyle Glanville - Bidwell Fountain - B
Art & Georganne Hiser - North Cottage Garden Alcove - C
Rex Leroy Goff - Reflecting Pool Area - B
Bill Hurst - Bidwell Fountain - B
George & Mildred Hurty - Pergola Visitor Ctr Garden - B
Johnson Co. K-State Research & Extension Master Gardeners - South Cottage Garden - B & 2 C
Kansas State University House Mothers Club - North Cottage Garden Alcove - B
Anita Leitz Kesler - Peony Collection - B
Larry Langemeir - North Conservatory Garden - B
Ken & Joanne McGinness - Bidwell Fountain & Adaptive Native Garden- B
Ken McGinness - Adaptive/Native Garden - B (missing plaque)
Delores "De" McGlashon - North Iris Collection - B
Donna F (MacVay) Medlin - Adaptive Native Garden - B
Edward F & Constance A. Mulholland - South Visitor Ctr Gateway Garden - B
Redgy W. Nail - Visitor Ctr/Upstairs - C
Rita K. Perrin - Reflecting Pool Area - B
Arthur Rothbun - Reflecting Pool Area - B
Julie A Schraeder - Conservatory South Gateway Gardens - B
John Bernard Sjo - North Adaptive Native Garden - B
Appolonia Strathman - Rose Collection - B
John & Joan Strickler - North Visitor Ctr Gateway Gardens - B
Jack Layne Thorne - Adaptive Native Garden - B
Town & Country Garden Club - North Cottage Gardens Alcove - C
Sam & Beth Unger Family - Reflecting Pool Area - B
Navrang Dhclakia & Vinodini - Reflecting Pool Area -B
Vogel & Schaake Families - Iris Collection - B
Charles "Chuck" Vopata - Daylily Collection - C
Beverly Warner - Iris Collection - B
Jon & Ruth Ann Wefald - Reflecting Pool Area - B
Wildcat - North Alcove (under exterior stairs) - B
John Raymond Young & Betsy Young - Reflecting Pool Area - B
Planters
Mark & Samuel Unger - Peony, Daylily, Iris Collections & Rose Entry
Keith & Sheri Westervelt - Visitor Ctr Gateway Entrance
3. Professional Services and Equipment & Supplies - various necessary items that are less glamorous, yet extremely important including: tools, utility vehicles, mowers, office equipment, etc.
Equipment & Supplies
Professional Services
Bayer Stone - Conservatory Garden Entrance Gate - www.bayerconst.com
Blueville Nursery - www.bluevillenursery.com
Hillside Nursery - www.hillsidenurseryinc.com
J&C Imaging -www.jcimaging.com
Lee Creek Garden - Retired
Pavestone Pavers - Daylily Collection block & pavers - www.pavestone.com
Spring Valley Nursery - Retired
The City/University Projects Fund