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
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
Dan and Beth Bird- South Adaptive Native - Big Wildcat - Bed 55
Loren & Martha Wade - Rose Sculpture - Bed 73
Dr. Paul Jennings - Rose Garden Sundial -Bed 76
Dan & Cheryl Yunk - Time to Smell The Roses - Bed 75
Structures
Miles W & Lois (Windiate) George - Pergola South Visitor Garden - South Visitor Garden
Mary Flower - Rose Garden Entry Arbor
Riley Co Research and Extension/Master Gardeners - Rose Garden Plaza and Kaleidoscope
Dorothy & Darrell Westervelt Family - Visitor Center Garden Gateway
Fountains
Orville W Bidwell - Bidwell Fountain - Conservatory Garden
Sam & Una Sidebotham Fountain - Visitor Center Garden
Benches and Chairs
Duane & Norma Benton - Peony Collection -
Gwen and Fletcher Booth - Conservatory Gateway Gardens & Daylily Collection
Arthur and Lavonia Dayton - South Visitor Center Gateway Gardens
Jim & Dorothy Congrove - Bidwell Fountain
Andrew Crawford - North Cottage Garden
Emporia Gardeners of America - Visitor Center Upstairs
Fred & Gwen Eshbaugh - Visitor Center & Pergola
Ernest & Eva Eyestone - Pergola Visitor Center Garden
John Fulkerson - Daylily Collection
Fred and M Lyle Glanville - Bidwell Fountain
Art & Georganne Hiser - North Cottage Garden
Bill Hurst - Bidwell Fountain
George & Mildred Hurty - Pergola Visitor Center Garden
Johnson C.o. K-State Research & Extension Master Gardeners - South Cottage Garden
K-State University Housemothers Club - North Cottage Garden
Anita Leitz Kesler - Peony Collection
Ken & Joanne McGinness - Bidwell Fountain & Adaptive Native Garden
Ken McGinness - Stone Adaptive/Native Garden
Delores "De" McGlashon - Iris Collection
Donna F (MacVay) Medlin - Adaptive Native Garden
Edward F & Constance A. Mulholland - South Visitor Ctr Gateway Garden
Redgy W. Nail - Visitor Ctr/Upstairs
Julie A Schraeder - Conservatory South Gateway Gardens
John Bernard Sjo - North Adaptive Native Garden
Appolonia Strathman - Rose Collection
John & Joan Strickler - North Visitor Center Gateway Gardens
Jack Layne Thorne - Adaptive Native Garden
Town & Country Garden Club - North Cottage Gardens
Vogel & Schaake Families - Iris Collection
Charles "Chuck" Vopata - Daylily Collection
Planters
Mark & Samuel Unger - Peony, Daylily, Iris Collections & Rose Entry
Keith & Sheri Westervelt - Visitor Center 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
Pavestone Pavers - Daylily Collection block and pavers
J&C Imaging -www.jcimaging.com
Blueville Nursery - www.bluevillenursery.com
Hillside Nursery - www.hillsidenurseryinc.com
Lee Creek Garden - Retired
Spring Valley Nursery - Retired
The City/University Projects Fund