The University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Annual Report July ,   June , 

“The proposed pledged funds would be used and expended in the construction and development of the Botanical Gardens as a beautiful and outstanding facility of its kind, with every effort made toward scientific experimentation and the introduction of a wide range of species of plants, trees, and shrubs, to the end that this facility would compare with or surpass in excellence the finest of such facilities wherever now existing.”

Frederick C. Mattaei, Sr., gift proposal to Regents, September 1957  Years of Stewardship

“… one can foresee that in twenty-five years the farmer’s woodlots will be put under sale of the Iroquois property, University funds and grants from the National Science cultivation for timber, the bogs will be drained, and no land will be left where Foundation covered the $,, construction cost of the new facilities. vegetation can be studied in natural conditions,” stated Dr. Frederick Newcombe Donors have played a major role in shaping plant collections. Two of the most notable in remarks to the Regents urging acceptance of a . acre gift from Walter and Esther were the gift of cacti and succulents from Professor Elzada Clover and the gift of an Nichols a century ago. That gift was combined with city owned land and other land gifts to extensive bonsai collection from Professor Maurice H. Seevers. In , a generous grant create the University Botanical Garden and Arboretum. Today, well over  biologically from Ford Motor Company Fund allowed development of five Gardenscapes for a New diverse acres are managed as Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum. In our Millennium. Currently, private donations are funding the array of new display gardens and centennial year, it’s worth reflecting on some key gifts that helped to shape the places we trails that are transforming outdoor spaces at the Botanical Gardens and Arboretum. now enjoy. Looking forward, we are building endowment funds to provide stable income. Current Other gifts combined with University support helped to make Nichols Arboretum a endowments include the Julie Norris Post Heathdale Collection Endowment established by cherished community resource. In , Dr. W. E. Upjohn donated a major collection Helen and Norris Post and family that supports the care of the Heathdale and Laurel Ridge of peonies (see article by Richard K. Meader). Later, Detroit Edison donated  acres – at Nichols Arboretum, the Geoffrey and Marian Norman Memorial Endowment that Dow Field — one of the largest native prairie remnants in Washtenaw County. In , supports care of the outdoor collections at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, and the Natural the University and community rallied together to move the  Burnham House Areas Fund that provides on-going stewardship of our natural areas. and smokehouse to the Arb to serve as the James D. Reader, Jr. Urban Environmental Education Center. Critical support came from Helene and James Reader, Sr., Forest Hill As we celebrate our centennial year, I am constantly reminded of how the generosity Cemetery, the Wilkinson Foundation, the Detroit Edison Foundation, the Benard L. Maas of donors, both in time and money, has enabled the development of our gardens, Foundation, the University and others. Cultural programs at the Arb got a real boost in conserved key natural lands, and continues to provide critical support as we look to  when a major gift from the Ford Motor Company Fund helped establish our annual the future. I truly hope you will enjoy this year’s report with its images from our gardens, Shakespeare in the Arb productions in partnership with the Residential College. current and past, and I also hope you’ll join with us as we look towards our second century!

The Botanical Garden had split from the Arboretum in  moving to Iroquois Street, but that site was plagued by poor drainage, the encroachment of the city, and lack of biodiversity. In , Frederick C. and Mildred Hague Matthaei donated  acres and cash for the purchase an additional  acres of the adjoining Matteson Farm. This new site contained a rich diversity of ecosystems along Fleming Creek. Additional gifts, the Robert E. Grese, Director

Above from left: Reader Center; Robert Simonds, grandson of Arb designer O. C. Simonds, and Bob Grese, O. C. Simonds impersonator; anniversary cake  The Peony Garden:  years in the Making

Every June, a swarm descends on the Nichols Arboretum. Attracted by the brilliant accessible to visitors of all ages and physical ability and is a favorite spot for hospital colors and subtle aromas of the peonies, it is undeterred by the thousands of ants seeking patients able to venture outside and enjoy the healing powers of nature. nectar from the flowers. This isn’t a swarm of insects, it’s thousands of human visitors who throng to the garden: to take pictures, to picnic, to ponder. For many it’s an annual ritual, The next time you visit the garden, we invite you to think about its history, and take for others it’s a first-time visit, but all who come, on purpose or by happenstance, leave a moment to thank Dr. Upjohn for how you, your children, and grandchildren will amazed by the sensory splendor. enjoy this garden in years to come.

In , William E. Upjohn (MD, ), founder of The Upjohn Company, and peony aficionado donated hundreds of peonies to the University. Arboretum Director Aubrey Tealdi Article by Richard K. Meader hoped to honor this gift by creating a garden specifically for those peonies. He sculpted the land at the Washington Heights entrance to create a flat area and designed the planting scheme so that there was a flow of color-coordinated bloom from back to front. The original plan called for pairs of  cultivars and was surrounded by a fence along which shrub and climbing roses were planted. The Peony Garden opened to the public in , nearly five years after the peonies were donated by Dr. Upjohn. Ten years later, the garden had reached its full splendor and included over  cultivars. As with any garden, over the years, varieties were lost and often not replaced or were replaced with modern cultivars not fitting to the original vision.

Recognizing that the garden is in need of revitalization, efforts have begun to restore the original vision of Director Tealdi: climbing roses now grace a split rail fence that mimics the  plan; award-winning, pre-World War II cultivars have been sought in order to give the garden historic significance; and new plants will be added to recreate the wave of color-coordinated bloom. It will become the largest collection of historic peonies in the United States, and a place for students of all ages to learn about this treasured plant.

No other place in the Arb attracts such a varied group of visitors as the Peony Garden. It has been the backdrop for countless wedding, graduation and family photos. It is

 “This locally-treasured jewel is emerging as a national resource. Few, if any, institutions in North America, approach our depth in nineteenth and early twentieth century peony cultivars.”

David Michener, Associate Curator Dr. William E. Upjohn was a prominent collector and grower of peonies. Peony roots have long been used in Chinese and Japanese medicine for pain relief, seizures, “female complaints,” intestinal troubles and more. Dr. Upjohn may have first become interested in the plants from a medical standpoint, but his love of the plants for their own merits overshadowed any medicinal interest. He grew over  varieties of peonies, along with other medicinal plants, at his Brook Lodge country home near Augusta, Michigan. His granddaughter Mary Upjohn Meader recalls that he used to refrigerate the blooms in order to have indoor bouquets for longer periods of time. He was a founder of the American Peony Society. He frequently sent peony bare roots across the country to other enthusiasts. The original plants in the Arb came from Dr. Upjohn’s Brook Lodge Garden. “I wish that all the children of the present day, as well as their fathers and mothers, could have some place to go where they could sit quietly and enjoy nature, or where they could romp about and play on the grass, or go in wading or swimming; a place where they could become acquainted with the shapes of all the leaves and their habits of growth; with the perfume of the linden and lilac, with the songs of the thrushes and cat-birds, with the motions of the chipmunk, and, in short, all the charms of the country.”

Ossian Cole Simonds, Arboretum's Landscape Gardener, 1909

 Nurturing a Love of Nature

Walter and Esther Nichols gave their land to the University so that “the University nature and the environment as they visit our woods, prairies, wetlands and gardens. We students of the future and the school children would have a field within fifteen are adjusting our school programs so that children at each grade level can enjoy hands-on minutes’ walk of the Campus where practically all the lessons taught by vegetation learning while meeting the state’s curriculum goals. growth could be learned.”1 During our first century, we at MBGNA have not forgotten that mandate. We provide many diverse programs to help children of all ages learn We are expanding our internship and work study programs to meet the needs of University about nature through direct experience: school tours, scouting programs, displays in the students as they explore careers in the environment, landscape design and education. We Conservatory, signs in the gardens and on the trails, internships, work study opportunities, are creating more opportunities for students to volunteer and give back to the community: and family and community programs. through our children’s program, “Go Blue, Discover Green,” created by students on our environmental education team; participating in our ecological restoration workdays; or As we look forward to another century of teaching children who are increasingly afflicted learning about organic gardening and vermi-composting through “Cultivating Community.” with “nature deficit disorder,” we are constantly re-evaluating our programs and exploring Additionally, we continue to support student research projects as well as the faculty’s use of ways to improve them. We are developing materials to help families explore and discover our lands as living laboratories for field studies and artistic expressions of many sorts.

1Proceedings of the Board of Regents, July .  Interns



Dear Mr. and Mrs. Post, less the task at hand; at the private firms, the workers are crude, often cruel, and truly anti-intellectual – the emphasis is on brute force to make the job appear Your generous financial support of the Heathdale Collection at the Nichols done, a.s.a.p. Here at the Arboretum, each and every one of my co-workers (and Arboretum has greatly enriched my life! bosses) spoke kindly and possessed a clear knowledge of, and respect for, the plants with which they worked. Here at the Arboretum, lunch conversation was I have always loved the outdoors of the Southern Lower Peninsula. From my intellectually rich, and work was done at a safe, deliberate pace. I made friends, childhood studies with a local naturalist to my seven years of employment with and thanks to you, I earned money, my first pay out of college. private landscaping firms, I have gravitated, time and again, to outdoor employment and recreation. After graduating (...) this June, with a history degree, I realized Most importantly, this internship has alerted me to a whole new arena of that I was not content to spend my working life at a desk. On pure dumb chance, employment. As of now, I plan to explore the field further through continued I overheard a friend of a friend mentioning an open intern spot in the Nichols labor at this or similar collections. Once I am able to isolate the specific areas of Arboretum. Lucky for me, Tom O’Dell, Natural Areas Collection Specialist, expertise that most interest me, I hope to undergo further schooling, and eventu- thought it fit to hire me. And so, here I am, looking fondly back at a summer of ally, make a career out of working outdoors. Without the financial support of service in Heathdale. I made new friends, learned from wise and thoughtful men- the Julie Norris Post Endowment, I might still be stranded indoors, aspiring to tors, and enjoyed numerous other personal benefits. become a pompous historian.

I cleared enormous patches (small forests, really) of invasive raspberry, blackberry, Your support has changed my life. and thimbleberry plants from Heathdale. I mulched the trails and the rhodo- dendrons, providing protection for the plants’ shallow roots. I laid the forms for Best Regards, concrete bench pads. I pumped water to sustain thirsty azaleas. In so doing, I not only added to my knowledge of this ecosystem, but also strengthened my body.

This internship was very different from previous land management jobs that I have worked. At the private firms, few people really care about the plants, much MaxMax SchultzSchultz

 We have set a new goal for Internship Endowments. In the next five years, we will be seeking a total of $,, to support an Internship Endowment. This program will help us provide hands-on learning experiences for University of Michigan undergraduate and graduate students. 

Editor's Note: This publication was designed by a talented intern from The University of Michigan School of Art & Design, Kara Kilmer.  Financial

MBGNA Revenues - Fiscal Year 2007 Amount Percent MBGNA Revenues - FY 2007 University Direct Contribution 1,517,107 61.9% Membership and Gifts 406,580 16.6 Endowment Distribution 59,788 2.4 Interest Income 95,629 3.9 Program Fees, Admissions & Sal Program Fees, Admissions & Sales 372,820 15.2 Interest Income Total Revenue $2,451,924 100.0% Endowment Distribution Membership and Gifts In-Kind Support University Support (Utilities and Plant) $362,074 University Direct Contribution Volunteers (6.8 FTE at $50K each) 340,000

Value of Endowments $861,885

MBGNA Expenses - Fiscal Year 2007 MBGNA Expenses - FY 2007 Salaries and Fringe Benefits 1,884,364 57.8% Scholarships/Fellowships 14,405 0.4 Supplies 271,021 8.3 Construction Costs (Conservatory Roof) Travel/Transportation 28,549 0.9 Miscellaneous Expenses Internal and External Services 214,295 6.6 Internal and External Services Miscellaneous Expenses 201,915 6.2 Travel/Transportation Construction Costs (Conservatory Roof) 647,616 19.9 Total Expense $3,262,164 100.0% Supplies Scholarships/Fellowships Salaries and Fringe Benefits

Change in Fund Balances 2005 2006 2007 Change U-M Support 251,813 193,227 173,145 (20,082) Sponsored Programs 3,717 18,500 - (18,500) Gifts* 1,146,816 1,961,734 1,173,011 (788,723) Activity-Based Revenue 220,530 244,766 261,760 16,994 Total 1,622,877 2,418,227 1,607,916 (810,311)

* Prior year balances included significant project revenue, particularly the Conservatory roof replacement  Donors Plan for the Future Elizabeth and Gary Elling Mack Fuhrer Thanks to Our Jean Forrest Brewster and Anne Gere Contributors Rebecca and William Horvath Grantham, May, Nancy and Robert Kauffman Van Otterloo & Co. Cedric and Moragan Richner Jane and Daniel Hayes Cumulative Lifetime Major Sally Rutzky William and Bernadette Heston Supporters (over $100,000) Herbert E. Sloan, Jr. Millicent Higgins Anonymous Lois A. Theis Jeff Hunter Robert and Marjorie Alpern Joan and Jon Wolf Kenneth and Joan Israel The Andrah Foundation Koko and Masato Koreeda Sally and Ian Bund Phyllis and Michael Korybalski Charles and Tribute Honorees Richard and Elizabeth McLeary Margaret Buswell Estate Betty Jean and Brownson Murray DTE Foundation Endowment Gift Roger and Coco Newton Ford Motor Company Anne Howe Stephen T. and Ann Norman Thomas and Jeanette Gaffield Pfizer Foundation The Graham Foundation Trees Rudolph E. Reichert, Jr. The Matthaei Family Andy Bensinger John and Marilyn Rintamaki The Nash Family Master Gardener Association of Bill and Sheila Sikkenga L. Norris and Wayne County Herbert E. Sloan, Jr. Helen Stegeman Post Walk to Remember 2006 Sheryl and Sorin Teodoru The Richner family: Roxie, Moragan, Cedric, Sorbie The Reader Family Alwin Wied University of Michigan Rudolph E. Reichert, Jr. Credit Union When most people think of planned giving, they do not think of a family in the Wilkinson Foundation Suzanne and Carl Van Appledorn early phases of life. They do not think of a father with young children at home. Gifts Lisa and Thorn Vogel They automatically think of retirees. We, at MBGNA, are fortunate enough to Helen D. Weaver have a family, who when thinking of their own future plans, thought of Matthaei over $100,000 Marshal D. Wied Endowments Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum and its future. Winifred B. Chase Fellowship Thomas and Jeanette Gaffield Ann and Clayton Wilhite William D. Drake Fund Woman’s National Farm Carol Holbrook Memorial Fund $50,000 – 99,999 & Garden Association, “With the pressures of increased development, the din of our city, and the Nanette R. LaCross Fund Anonymous Michigan Division unique modern phenomenon of ailments such as “nature deficit” in our children, Matthaei Botanical Gardens Fund Lawrence and Sylvia Wong Nichols Arboretum represents a kind of oasis that allows our family to readily $25,000 – 49,999 Mildred Hague Matthaei Fund reconnect with the natural world at a moment’s notice. It is truly an outdoor Harrison L. Morton Fund The Andrah Foundation $500 – 999 Natural Areas Fund Cheryl L. Kirby, Gerard and Lizabeth Anderson learning laboratory that is becoming increasingly scarce. I put Nichols Arboretum Geoffrey and in memory of Anne Howe Ann Arbor Garden Club in our estate plan because it is a place that was meaningful to my ancestors, Marian Norman Fund Jesse and Juanita Logan Christian is relevant for my family today, and it is a place that I want to know will be Julie Norris Post Fund $10,000 – 24,999 Bill and Dorothea Coleman educating students, faculty, and families of all kinds for generations to come. The Jeanne and Kenneth Levy-Church Howard Cooper Research Endowment Fund provision I added to my estate plan calls for the Arb to receive a percentage of my Frances H. Seevers Bonsai Fund L. Norris and Helen and Charles Drake Woman’s National Farm and Helen Stegeman Post Anne and Jim Duderstadt estate at the time of my death. In this manner, the greater my estate over time Garden Association, Inc., Donna and Hal W. Estry the more impact my gift will have. In the same way that dedicated volunteers Michigan Division $1,000 – 9,999 Versile and Judith Fraleigh and staff are good stewards of the land at both the Arb and Gardens, as well as Ann Arbor Bonsai Society Elizabeth Needham Graham other natural areas around the University, I feel confident that they are also well John and June Bassett Bob and Susan Grese qualified to look after financial contributions in their care. By contributing to Planned Giving and Bequest Robert Bishop Mark and Susan Griffin Donors Frederic Blow and Dwight Lewis Keturah T. Haab the Arb, I believe I am not only investing in a great local amenity, but a great Anonymous Sally and Ian Bund Craig Hammerberg University as well…” Carol L. Brandon Geraldine Drake Steven and Sheila Hamp Charles Cares Michael and Marie-Pierre Ellmann Ruthann and Jerry Helmer Planned Giving can happen at any stage of life. The Richners are a wonderful Sue Frazier The Herb Study Group Donald and Kathy Duquette example of the idea: “it’s never to early to start planning.” John and Martha Hicks Howard L. Garrett Robert and Katherine Aldrich Oke K. Chung Virginia Fox Janet and Wallie Jeffries Carol and Gregory Josefowicz Daniel and Norma Green Paul M. Allen Scott and Beth Clipper Elizabeth and Willard J. Frey Johnson Controls Foundation Ray Juracek Sondra Moore Gunn American Rhododendron Society Sherry Cogswell and Martha and Thomas A. Friedlander Dana B. 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Scanlon Mary and Maris A. Vinovskis Daniel Newman and Lisa Levit John and Helen S. Schaefer John L. and Susan M. Wacksmuth Nancy Niemela and Peter and Elizabeth Schick Florence S. Wagner Orest Mykolenko Susan Schreiber and Elizabeth A. and David C. Walker Dorothy D. Noren Andrew Nagy Jo Ann Ward Helen M. O’Connell Axel and Doris Schremmer Zelma H. Weisfeld The Gaffield Children's Garden Old House Gardens Antique Donna and Edward L. Schumann Darragh H. and Bulbs Jane Schwertfeger Robert O. Weisman For many years, friends and visitors have expressed an interest in a children’s garden Constance and Matthew R. Scott Susan West and Jeff Porter Charles E. Olson, Jr. Mary R. Shell Mary H. Westhoff at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. In 2006, Tom and Jeanette Gaffield made a gift that Elizabeth Ong Candace and John Shelly Frank and Ruth Whitmyer started this dream on its journey to reality. “It is our desire to excite children about Anthony and Theresa Opipari Jean and Thomas Shope Alexander and Sarah Wiener our environment. To provide them with the opportunity to not only appreciate the Bert Ortiz Karen Sikkenga and Charlotte and Charles Wilder beauty of a garden, but also provide a space where they can learn about how it can Judith Parsons and Dennis Purcell Richard Rickman Elizabeth and Robert Wilkinson be preserved for future generations,” said Jeanette and Tom. Laura and Robert Payne Silver Maples of Chelsea Norah and John H. Williams Charles Peirce and Diane Pierce Faye L. Silverstein and Kathryn and Mark Winterhalter Margaret and Rory Marks Jean Wong and Ralph McKee Like ripples in a pond, the Gaffield’s gift has expanded outward through our Frank K. Penirian, Jr. Robert and Elaine Sims Nelson and Suzanne Wood community. Tom plays the piano at Silver Maples, a retirement community in Patricia A. Peyser Barbara Sinclair Ann F. Woodward nearby Chelsea. Many of the residents, upon learning about the planned Gaffield Marilyn and Malcolm Pierce Nancy Gregg Sippel Susan and Jon Wooley Children’s Garden, made gifts in Tom’s honor. Tom has also been a docent at Richard and Diane Pierce Gary G. Smith Elizabeth Young and Kathleen Crispell and Nancy Foster Smith Peter Hinman MBGNA for many years; when fellow docents heard about the plans, they too Thomas Porter Lois and William Solomon Smilka Zdravkovska stepped up to the plate and added their donations. The Ann Arbor Branch of the Barbara and Wallace Prince Katharine and E. Philip Soper Sarah Zearfoss and Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association, where Jeanette has been a long- W. Scott and Suzanne Purvis Lisa Ann Stahl Stephen Hiyama time member, also came forward. They pledged $15,000 from their annual Garden David and Stephanie Pyne Elizabeth and Dorothy and Henry Zelisse Walk this past June in support of the Gaffield Children’s Garden. Ralph and Sara Rabinovitch Theodore J. St. Antoine Charles E. Zill David and Alisande Read Kathy Stark and Gary Flum Gene and Harry J. Regenstreif Kathryn and William Stebbins $50 -99 The generosity of the Gaffields is a symbol of how much can change with one gift. John C. and Linda Remsberg Dorothy W. Steiner Ramaswamy Aditya and Their gift opened new doors and brought back old friends. We hope you will join Stephen and Jean Retherford Dana and Diana Stetson Heather Fitzgerald them in building this monumental garden. Anton A. and Susan A. Reznicek Christine Stier and Thomas Fricke Varkey Albin and Anita Joseph Timothy Richards and Frances S. Stofflet John Alexander and Constance McGuire Patricia and Paul Stuckey Carolyn King Suksri Alexander Elizabeth S. Bishop Leon M. 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Polgar Joan P. Shields Mercedes A. and Karen E. Zaher James L. Melby Camilla M. Noah Phyllis Ponvert Pamela H. and Edwin B. Shultz Benjamin N. True Constance Zatsick Cheryl Mellas Ross and Janet Nord Barbara Powell Douglas and Barbara Siders Shirley H. Tuck Cynthia Zeitz Joan A. and Peter M. Merritt North Farmington Garden June E. Powers Susan Silagi Priscilla K. Tucker Kristina S. Zink Marta Metz Club of Farmington Hills Linda Prieskorn Elizabeth Silver and Ann P. Tully  In this fiscal year, volunteers contributed , hours of their time. That’s equivalent to ,.$ We are grateful for their assistance and support. Volunteers make it possible for us to do more in all aspects of the organization. Editor: Dorothea Coleman, [email protected] Designer: Kara Kilmer, [email protected] Photo credits: staff except as noted Gateway Garden - Mark F. O'Brien Peony Garden (black & white) - G. R. Swain Upjohn - Clarence L. 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