ANNUAL REPORT 2018 OUR MISSION

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Message from the CEO ...... 3

Year in Review ...... 4-10

By the Numbers ...... 11

Treasurer’s Report ...... 13

Financial Report ...... 14-15

Board of Trustees ...... 16

Message from the Board Chair ...... 17

Donor List ...... 18-23

Volunteers ...... 25

Photo Collage ...... 26-29 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

In some ways, 2018 felt like the beginning of an end. After more than a decade of intense fundraising, planning, designing and building, the final project of the Master Development Plan was ready to get underway.

The crowd was gathered. The board chairs who initiated the plan were lined up. The architects and builders looked like proud parents. Representatives from the City and County of Denver spoke of more than 60 years of partnership. Volunteers and staff gathered around with looks of enthusiasm and a little disbelief. And a phalanx of donors stood and graciously accepted waves of appreciation.

The crescendo came when Ginny and John Freyer and Bob and Judi Newman took turns breaking the ground for the new science, art and education center that would bear their names. They tossed soil into a pot that would be home to a cutting from a juniper planted at the Gardens’ original site in City Park. As it grows, it will be planted in the gardens surrounding the Freyer – Newman Center.

And then the realization hit. Completing a project, even the last and largest one, in a Master Development Plan is not an ending. These projects were all carefully chosen because of how they will serve future generations.

As the Center rises, we are dreaming of possibilities. How much biodiversity can the herbaria document? Which scholars will be drawn to the rare books collection? We can envision the auditorium activated every day, the classrooms teeming, the art galleries showcasing international legends and local protégés. The neighborhood will have a wonderful new gathering place. And there will be storage – that elusive, unquenchable need – lots of storage.

Wrapped together, this Master Development Plan will surpass $115 million in improvements and endowment support. And as we begin with these new assets, we are beginning to see new projects on the horizon. Three York Street gardens need attention. And why not begin a new Master Development Plan for Chatfield Farms?

Add in countless new partners, programs and services, and you quickly realize that at Denver Botanic Gardens, it’s all about beginnings.

Brian Vogt Denver Botanic Gardens CEO

2 3 YEAR IN REVIEW

EXHIBITIONS, ART AND LEARNING ENGAGEMENT CHATFIELD FARMS

Six exhibitions were presented throughout the year A record 57,564 people attended Corn Maze and including Pixelated: Sculpture by Mike Whiting and the haunted maze. Invisible Links: Botanical Art & Illustration. Small-scale installations rounded out visitor experience through Renovations were completed on the exterior of the interactive video games, music generated from plants Wayne Christian Center, which houses staff offices. and glass poppies in honor of the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. Director of Chatfield Farms Larry Vickerman spoke about soil management strategies for achieving Interpretation efforts at Chatfield Farms yielded 40 water efficiency in small-scale agriculture at the bilingual interpretive and wayfinding signs; at York Water, Food, Energy and Environment Nexus with Street biodiversity and water conservation themes the UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme in were highlighted through 264 bilingual plant labels Artist-in-Residence Asuka Hishiki Perugia, Italy in November. and signs. Iris Garden at Chatfield Farms The School of Botanical Art & Illustration (SBAI) Private rentals set a record for number of events and Lavender Festival highlighted a ½ acre of new served nearly 1,500 registrants through 140 courses, Ten students received a foundational certificate in total revenue. garden with 1,250 plants representing 10 new including programs at El Charco Botanical Garden in botanical illustration. Mexico. This marks an almost 30 percent increase in lavender varieties. registrations over 2017. Spanish language capacities increased with the addition of a bilingual Learning Engagement & Despite the comparatively small size of the Republic Dr. Krishnan traveled to Tashkent, Uzbekistan as part As artist-in-residence, Asuka Hishiki from Japan Interpretation Coordinator. of Georgia, it is rich in plant and ecosystem of a delegation of the Plant Collecting Collaborative documented Colorado native plants, working with diversity. Germplasm from the region is broadly for a workshop hosted by the Uzbekistan Institute collections and curatorial staff. adaptable to a variety of climates throughout the of Botany Central Academy of Sciences. This United States, and particularly so in the mid-Atlantic workshop brought together representatives from and Midwestern states. In collaboration with the botanical institutes from other middle Asian countries CENTER FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVES Plant Collecting Collaborative (a consortium of – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. At the end 15 U.S. botanic gardens), Panayoti Kelaidis, of the workshop, the “Tashkent Accord” was signed In September, Dr. Sarada Krishnan, director of Identified as one of the four major steppe regions of director of outreach and senior curator, travelled to strengthen collaboration between participating horticulture and Center for Global Initiatives, presented the world, the Lesotho highlands are an important there targeting seed collections of selected geophyte institutions in joint scientific ventures, plant a lecture at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region for Denver Botanic Gardens to visit, collect taxa and their various geographical variants. Fifty- expeditions and exchange of information. (ASEAN) capacity building workshop in Laos on the from and gain an understanding of its flora. Curator four accessions were brought back to Denver and Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic of Steppe Collections Mike Bone joined scientists and are undergoing testing. Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFRA). The goal horticulturists from the Munich Botanical Gardens in is to bring together the ASEAN Member States (AMS) Lesotho to collect seed and to provide horticultural Lesotho, photo by Mike Bone to understand the gap in capacities related to PGRFRA training to staff members of the Katse Alpine and promote agricultural development, food security Botanical Garden. During this trip, 176 accessions and rural viability through four workshops focused were collected. The seeds are currently undergoing on region-wide sharing of PGFRA and developing germination tests. collaborations for joint breeding. The Gardens continued a partnership with the Instituto The first teacher workshop on World Food Prize Global National de Technologia Agropecuria (INTA) in Food Security was held at the Gardens to equip Argentina. Seeds received in 2017 were germinated teachers with the tools to offer the World Food Prize and are undergoing field trials. Seeds collections Youth Institute program at their schools. were made in 2018 to be received in early 2019. The agreement between INTA and the Gardens was extended through December 2020. 4 5 DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) The fourth year of Glow at the Gardens™ was a huge awarded the Gardens a $250,000 grant for the success: move to the Freyer – Newman Center; it will assist o Attendance: 17,444 (sold out all five nights) in moving, housing and cataloging the institution’s invaluable library, archival, natural history and o Attendance Revenue: $286,028 art collections. o Overall Gross Revenue: $354,480.45 Urban Food Initiatives continue to attract individual and foundation funders for the Chatfield Farms Spring Plant Sale was record-breaking: Veteran Farm Program and farm stands in o Attendance: 14,337 underserved parts of Denver. o Gross revenue achieved: $379,402.47 Architectural rendering of the Freyer — Newman Center In April 2018, the Gardens began asking gift shop (23% higher than 2017) The Sturm Family Foundation committed to a customers if they would like to donate to the Gardens ™ challenge grant of $2,050,000 to finish the funding by rounding up their purchase to the next dollar. In Blossoms of Light , the Gardens’ largest event, of the Freyer – Newman Center. The challenge was nine months, 22,605 transactions of less than a dollar welcomed 145,406 visitors and $1.6 million in completely met by year end, with a total of each totaled $10,728.27 in new gifts to the Gardens. revenue, which exceeded the revenue goal by $43 million raised for the capstone project of the $500,000. Master Development Plan. Contributing Memberships at $2,500 and above reached record numbers of 78 member households UMB Bank committed to another two years representing revenue in excess of $308,000. At the Plains Conservation Center, in partnership Thanks to a collaboration between the Helen Fowler (2019 and 2020) as the Presenting Sponsor of the with the City of Aurora, the Gardens provided Library and IT staff, access to JSTOR (the digital Summer Concert Series as well as the naming of the programming, lunch and transportation to at-risk library for scholars, researchers and students) UMB Bank Amphitheater. north Aurora students. was improved for users at York Street and Chatfield Farms. This was the seventh year of Five Seasons of EDUCATION AND LIBRARY Cherokee Ranch Nature and Bird Hikes; all hikes For the fifth consecutive year, the Gardens hosted the sold out. Daisy Welcome to the Flower Garden program in Children’s Education offered its first Arid Climate The Gardens hosted the second annual Early collaboration with the Girl Scouts of Colorado. This Terrarium Program to Denver Arts and Culture Childhood Health Outdoors (ECHO) Summit in The classes accompanying Lavender Festival at program has grown significantly over the past five Venue Summer Enrichment Scholarship recipients. October. The ECHO initiative is a partnership between Chatfield Farms sold out. years. Children planted an arid climate plant and explored the National Wildlife Federation, Qualistar and the adaptations of succulents, connecting back to the Natural Learning Initiative and aims to provide training Youth One Book One Denver book that was set in the to early childhood programs in Colorado to include Arizona desert. natural learning environments to their programs. The number of participants increased from 100 to 121 The Teacher Professional Development effort ran more early childhood professionals. classes at more locations than ever, including a new series on the World Food Prize drawing on horticulture The Bonfils-Stanton Series brought 46 programs to staff expertise. 1,179 adult students, reflecting a deliberate increase in the number of small classes. The Helen Fowler Library was gifted the Connors Rare Book Collection, a donation from Trustee Librarians assessed the circulating books and serials Edward Connors. collection in preparation for moving the collections.

Archives received a large donation of materials about Children’s Education offered its first offsite Family George Kelly, local gardening author and first acting Workshop, Build a Fairy Garden, which was held at director of Denver Botanic Gardens. Riverdale Regional Park in Adams County.

6 7 HORTICULTURE Salix humilis, or the dwarf prairie willow, is a From the Gardens’ living collections, 170 accessions deciduous, colonial shrub native to North America, were distributed in the form of leaf samples for Dan Johnson, curator of native plants, conducted a Mike Kintgen, curator of alpine collections, and mostly east of the Mississippi river with a range from molecular research, propagules for horticultural collection expedition for Jeffery pine, Pinus jeffreyi, Michael Guidi, horticulturist, made a seed-collecting Nova Scotia to Florida. One of the most drought- research/breeding, and plants and plant parts for on the east side of Lake Tahoe. Collections included trip to the Bighorn and Beartooth mountains in tolerant native willows, Salix humilis is found not educational displays and collections. Some of the cones for seeds and scion material for grafting Wyoming to expand and diversify the Gardens’ only in riparian transitional areas, but in sandy interesting research use of our collections include: from specific trees selected for their unique tree living collections. External participants included and dry upland patches of prairie. Its potential for o Continuation of the Penstemon scent and characteristics. Germination rate has been high and representatives from the Gardens on Spring Creek, Fort use in the Denver landscape and the horticultural many grafts survived. Once large enough, several will Collins, Yampa River Botanic Park, Steamboat Springs pollinator studies by researchers at Uppsala community is vast and should be explored. Mike University, Sweden be distributed to Denver city parks for planting. Several and a visiting scientist from the Czech Crop Research Bone, curator of steppe collections, and Kevin characteristics justify the effort to increase the Jeffery Institute. Altogether, 120 collections representing 102 Philip Williams, horticulturist, undertook a six-day o Molecular research of Phacelia at Colorado pine’s use in cultivation: taxa were made. Pending ID verification of several collection trip searching Iowa and North Dakota State University o Excellent heat and drought tolerance collections, 10 new taxa and 23 new wild collected for specimens of Salix humilis and associated taxa will be added to the Gardens’ living collections. species. Collections were taken from 12 specimens, o Molecular research of Opuntia spp. at Arizona o Very ornamental, with the longest needles of any including six selections of Salix humilis (five wild, State University to study the viral diversity and cold-hardy pine for our region The Timber Press field guide “Wildflowers of the Rocky one cultivated) and eight different habitat-associated distribution within Opuntia spp. and related Mountain Region” was published and is available at species. Selections will be installed throughout species to characterize newly identified o Very resilient under heavy snow loads most retail and online book outlets, as well as the Shop the Gardens. viruses, look for recombination signatures at the Gardens. Authored by 11 staff experts, this as well as their evolutionary dynamics and o Tall and generally slender in maturity with spire- easy-to-use reference is a comprehensive publication correlations to potential host like silhouette As the International Registrar of Nymphaceae covering the entire Rocky Mountain range from New through the International Waterlily and Water o Anatomical research of various species at o Adaptable to many interior growing conditions Mexico to Canada, separated into three main regions: Gardening Society, Tamara Kilbane, senior University of Denver that included spectroscopy of the American West the Southern Rockies, the Middle Rockies and the horticulturist, aquatics, registered 38 new waterlily of pollen for a project entitled “Development of Northern Rockies. cultivars from the U.S., 34 from nine different an inexpensive fluorescence spectrometer for o Rarely used in the Denver/Front Range area; this hybridizers in China, and one from Italy. adds diversity to urban forest canopy bioaerosol detection and analysis.” The Gardens hosted six interns and a Doctor of Plant Health intern, which was a specialized internship through the University of Nebraska. Participants MARKETING & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY were enrolled in or recent graduates from horticulture programs from Wisconsin, Nebraska, Colorado, The Gardens and Metropolitan State University of Minnesota, Pennsylvania and New York. Denver became partners in the United Nations Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture through their jointly managed One World One Water Center. Authors of “Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountain Region” This partnership will facilitate joint research on and application of water-efficient agricultural practices in the developing world.

Students from University of Colorado Boulder's Environmental Design program designed and built two ticket booths to help the Gardens welcome and process visitors to public events at both York Street Día de los Muertos attracted more than 11,000 people and Chatfield Farms. The booths not only keep staff to the Gardens on November 3. The ninth annual and volunteers comfortable year round, but their event included onsite and offsite collaborations with external illuminated panels against a wood and metal Museo de las Americas, the Denver Broncos and the frame impressed design judges around the world. The Westwood neighborhood/BuCuWest. booths won awards from the City of Denver and the Architectural MasterPrize, awarded in Bilbao, Spain.

8 9 OPERATIONS

The Tropical Conservatory entrance in the Boettcher BY THE NUMBERS Memorial Center was replaced with a new, solid structure. January through December 2018

The El Pomar waterwall was given a facelift with Visitors Seed collected Education Programs colorful tile and a new scupper to cast the waterfall Total annual attendance: 1,346,456 for conservation: 49,428 School children served: 28,933 Scouted 30 species across Colorado, out into the pond. Different schools served: 376 Membership collected seed from 10 populations of 9 species. Family and youth The parking garage lighting system was upgraded to Total member households: 43,655 Outreach participation: 70 events program attendance: 12,167 entirely LED. Staff engaged 3,386 people Family and youth program offerings: 516 Full-time, part-time and Community Garden Construction of the Freyer — Newman Center A brick pathway was laid through the new Secret seasonal staff: 278 Adult class and Garden, adjacent to the Welcome Garden. Rented plots: 90 workshop attendance: 12,998 Excavation for the Freyer -- Newman Center was Communications Registered gardeners: 155 gardeners Adult class and complete by the end of 2018. Total online pageviews: workshop offerings: 645 The irrigation control system was upgraded and 7.2 million Produce donated to SAME Café: 1,190 lbs fully mapped. Visits via mobile device: 54.7% The flat roof surrounding the Boettcher Memorial Total email subscribers: 180,000 Visitors to the garden: 4,220 Helen Fowler Library Tropical Conservatory was re-lined. Social media followers: 175,000 Horticulture Therapy Program Circulation: Living Plant Collection Participants per category items checked out: 2,501 RESEARCH & CONSERVATION Plant families: 255 SPARK: 120 people items used in house: 1,758 Genera: 2,288 Summer Sensory: 120 people periodicals used in house: 825 Mycology staff launched the Colorado Mycoflora Species: 10,874 Winter Green: 180 people JSTOR periodicals used: 1,108 Project to document Colorado’s macrofungal species Taxa: 18,674 Low Sensory Mornings: 70 people Patrons: diversity and distribution to create a functional new patrons were added: 312 Accessions: 32,366 Rocky Mountain Cancer Center mycoflora, which will enable the conservation Meditative Walks: 48 people visitors to the library: 22,477 and preservation of Rocky Mountain forests. The Plant Propagation & Production Rocky Mountain Cancer Catalog: project launch was successfully funded through the Plants produced for displays: 57,098 Bonsai Program: 12 people new items/records added to the library collection: 1,080 fundraising platform Experiment.com. Plants produced for CSA and Sensory Garden Volunteer Program: Market Garden: 71,131 served 27 people with disabilities eBooks added to the library collection: 6,745 Staff are conducting restoration experiments at Spring and fall plant sales: 20,291 Possibility Pool job placement: Chatfield Farms to understand invasive species hired 2 groundskeepers library records edited/corrected: 2,436 Index Seminum Seed Program InterLibrary Loan: removal methods and appropriate species and Interpretation and techniques for restoration plantings. This work Institutions that ordered seeds: 39 items lent to other libraries: 70 Researchers at the High Line Canal Visitor Engagement is being conducted by a graduate student at the Countries that participated: 14 items borrowed for staff York Street: 241 tours served Herbarium staff led 10 weeks of collecting along Distributed seed packets: 426 and members: 235 University of Colorado Denver, and a postdoctoral 3,381 people the High Line Canal with the support of seasonal Accessions acquired: 430 Reference questions answered: 2,279 researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder. Chatfield Farms: 8 tours served Gardening Help employees and volunteers. More than 1,600 137 people specimens were collected along the canal, creating Research & Conservation questions answered: 2,065 Using herbarium specimens to look back in time and Mount Goliath: 19 volunteers engaged Tissue samples collected for Global a baseline of data. In addition to plant collecting, 1,675 people assess flowering date for several hundred species, Genome Biodiversity Network: Rentals and Private Events a University of Colorado Denver graduate student it was found that, on average, species that showed approximately 2,100 Roving docent interactions: Chatfield Farms: 195 events, $705,337 conducted a bee survey along the canal. earlier bloom times than in previous years bloomed Plant specimens collected: over 7,200 York Street: more than 11,000 people in revenue (an almost 70% increase over 2017) 39 days earlier at the end of the 61-year study than Fungal specimens collected: 332 York Street: 258 events, $766,688 Through a commitment to train the next generation at the beginning. These results speak to the sensitivity Chatfield Farms: more than 200 people in revenue Arthropod specimens collected: 4,011 of conservation practitioners, the Research and of these species to climate change. This work was Science Chats: 485 Peer-reviewed scientific articles Conservation Department engaged with local (more than 18,000 visitor interactions) published in the scientific publication Biodiversity published: 11 universities to mentor three graduate students and host More than 46,000 words were and Conservation. Presentations at national and translated from English into Spanish 12 undergraduate interns, as well as taught courses international conferences: 19 through the University of Colorado Denver and the Urban Food Initiatives and science and research continue to be for interpretation purposes. University of Colorado Boulder. large focuses of the Gardens. For detailed information on these 2018 endeavors, see separate reports on our website.

10 11 TREASURER’S REPORT

The accompanying financial statements also include the accounts of Denver Botanic Gardens Endowment Inc. (“DBGE”) a separate nonprofit organization established in 1991 that holds a majority of the Gardens endowment funds and also includes the accounts of Denver Botanic Gardens Guild, an affiliated volunteer organization that works for the betterment of the Gardens by providing volunteer assistance and financial aid. In 2018, the Gardens continued its mission of connecting people with plants with an operating budget of $22.5 million. We ended the current year with an operating surplus of nearly $2.4 million, compared to $2.6 million in 2017. Non-operating activity included: endowment and capital campaign contributions for the Freyer – Newman Center for Science, Art and Education of more than $5.1 million; investment return on the endowment (net of distribution) of minus $2.5 million; and capital expenditures of $6.6 million. In addition, the Gardens received the first $4.8 million out of $18 million in bond proceeds allocated for construction of the Freyer – Newman Center under the Elevate Denver bond program. Under the operating agreement with the City all capital improvements are assets of the City and as such are not reflected as the Gardens’ assets in the accompanying financial statements. These capital improvements, however, are central to our mission and the experience of visiting the Gardens. Total program services expenditures (representing core programs in the areas of horticulture, research, education and Chatfield Farms) totaled $19.3 million. Endowment net assets declined from $30.1 million in 2017 to $28.3 million in 2018 after contributions, realized and unrealized gains, and a $985,000 distribution to the Gardens’ operating budget. Endowment investments are stated at fair market value each year and for 2018 the change in fair value resulted in a loss of 4.9%. In accordance with the endowment’s investment policy, determined by the DBGE Board of Directors, the portfolio is diversified to limit risk. Since its inception in July 1992, the portfolio has earned a compound annual growth rate of 7.4%. During 2018, 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 approved the annual operating budget, the Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and made recommendations on various policy decisions to the Board of Trustees and the CEO. On behalf of the Gardens, I would like to thank the members, donors, the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) the City and County of Denver, and the staff and volunteers for their foundation of support as we endeavor to ensure that the Gardens will forever flourish.

Michael Imhoff Treasurer, Board of Trustees

13 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2018

ASSETS 2018 2017 COMBINED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 2018 2017

Cash and Cash Equivalents $5,657,948 $4,116,515 Operating Revenues, Gains & Support Cash Restricted for Capital Projects 13,320,349 7,662,280 SCFD $4,657,267 $4,429,136 Supplemental Lease Payment Fund 936,313 335,629 Membership Dues 3,370,997 3,271,160 Accounts Receivable 1,620,000 1,789,892 Admissions 2,739,637 2,528,064 Bond Proceeds Receivable 1,284,027 – Special Events and Facility Rentals 4,235,593 4,080,887 Contributions Receivable 6,983,246 9,618,402 Contributions and Grants 3,098,242 2,585,020 Prepaid Expenses 225,809 144,658 Chatfield Farms 2,144,468 2,069,467 Inventory 333,763 257,115 City and County of Denver 1,089,928 1,058,183 Investments 28,294,782 30,004,373 Educational/Public Programs 1,196,911 1,033,857 Property, Plant and Equipment – Net 972,448 809,979 The Shop at the Gardens 865,665 788,003

TOTAL ASSETS $59,628,685 $54,738,843 Endowment Distribution 985,309 941,521 Other 534,099 520,274

TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES, GAINS & SUPPORT $24,918,116 $23,305,572 LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS

Liabilities Operating Expenditures Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities $3,293,16 $1,786,396 Program Services 19,280,956 17,297,946 Deferred Revenue 677,097 533,511 Supporting Services 3,246,572 3,442,061 TOTAL LIABILITIES 3,970,263 2,319,907 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES 22,527,528 20,740,007

Net Assets Change in Net Assets from Operating Activities 2,390,588 2,565,565 Without Donor Restrictions 13,898,762 12,139,477 Non-Operating Activities With Donor Restrictions 41,759,660 40,279,459 Endowment and Capital Campaign Contributions 5,101,544 13,648,609 TOTAL NET ASSETS 55,658,422 52,418,936 Capital Improvements (6,560,776) (1,730,219) TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $59,628,685 $54,738,843 Bond Proceeds Received for Capital Projects 4,760,396 – Investment Return on Endowments, After Distribution (2,452,266) 2,965,626 Change in Net Assets from Non-Operating Activities 848,898 14,884,016

Net Assets at Beginning of Year 52,418,936 34,969,355

NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $55,658,422 $52,418,936

14 15 MESSAGE FROM THE 2018 BOARD CHAIR

Best wishes from the Board of Trustees of Denver Botanic Gardens. Due to the tremendous support from our members, neighbors, volunteers, donors, staff and board committees, 2018 was a spectacular year for the Gardens. We thank each and every one of you.

Due to our many visitors – we were one of the most visited public gardens in the U.S. during 2018 – and extensive media coverage, you have probably attended or heard about many of our successful programs and events, such as Lavender Festival, Pumpkin Festival, Corn Maze and Santa’s Village, all at Chatfield Farms, and the Summer Concert Series, Glow at the Gardens and Blossoms of Light, at York Street. You may even have visited the amorphophallus titanum (corpse flower) when it bloomed again in August and shared its stinky fragrance!

But, 2018 was also significant because the Gardens continued to be a leader in conservation and water stewardship, projects which are extremely important to all of us in the Rocky Mountains’ semi-arid climate. The Gardens and Metropolitan State University of Denver jointly manage the One World One Water Center (OWOW) which collaborates on research and education in water-efficient agriculture. OWOW recently became a partner in the United Nations’ Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture. Through the efforts of OWOW and the Gardens’ Center for Global Initiatives, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed on March 22, 2018 between Denver and the City of San Luis Rio Colorado in Sonora, Mexico that creates several cross border collaborations which further water-wise landscape and agricultural practices.

Also, during 2018, through collaboration with Zero Mass Water, the Gardens installed four solar- powered atmospheric water harvesters – three at York Street and one at Chatfield Farms – which use Back row (left to right): Catherine Hance, Jeanette Pryor, Joe Black ,Margie Soileau, Caroline Schomp, the power of the sun to convert water vapor into water for residential and commercial use. Although Dawn Wood, Nancy Schotters, Dick Clark, Kathy Hodgson, Vicki Eppler, Al Gerace, Scott Richards, Missy Eliot, currently small in scale, these experiments in technology could benefit people world-wide who live Cindy Scott, Mary Lee Chin, Wy Livingston, Jane O’Shaughnessy, Patricia Lepiani, Mike Imhoff, in water challenged environments. In June, the Gardens hosted the fourth annual Watershed Summit Christina Caulkins, Tish Maes, Marianne Sulser, BJ Dyer which was attended by nearly 200 water professionals to discuss technology, innovation, sustainable Front (seated left to right): Ed Connors, Bea Taplin, Janet Mordecai development and water wise agriculture.

Not Pictured: Jandel Allen-Davis, Dawn Bookhardt, Papa Dia, Rhonda Fields, Cory Freyer, Happy Haynes, The Gardens is committed to showcasing beautiful gardens, attractive landscaping and productive Ding Wen Hsu, Richard Kirk, Jim Lochhead, Allyson Mendenhall, Judi Newman, Abe Rodriguez, Ryan Ross, agriculture for semi-arid climates by advancing water-efficient gardening, proper agriculture Harold Smethills, Charlie Woolley principles, and water conservation.

I have been honored to serve with our wonderful board, staff, volunteers and donors which make our sites wonderful places to observe and appreciate floral beauty, but also places to research, study, and learn about the importance of water stewardship and conservation.

Dick Clark Chair, Board of Trustees

16 17 2018 GIFTS & DONATIONS

$25,000 and Above Andrisen Morton Co Ms. Ellen Scott Catherine Hance Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Woolley II James Ingalls and Citizens of the Scientific & Cultural Anonymous Judy Sellers Heartland Financial Wallace and Cynthia Zellmer Quitanne Delano Ingalls Facilities District Richard and Anne Baer Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Mrs. Harley G. Higbie, Jr. Henry and Pura Isham Anonymous Dennis E. Baldwin Marianne and Tim Sulser Mr. and Mrs. Graham E. Hollis $2,500-$4,999 Diane and Larry Jensen The Anschutz Foundation Bank of America Kari Summers Ms. Christine L. Honnen Weldon Abbott Mr. and Mrs. John L. Jordan, Jr. The Barton Family Foundation Betty B. Dutton Charitable Remainder Trust Kenneth N. Swartz and Pamela Simko Dr. Michael C. Hosokawa Amaranth Apartments Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Kany Mrs. Laura Barton and Dr. Vance Bray and Synergy Fine Wines Mr. and Mrs. Michael Imhoff Applewood Seed Company Karen J. Glanert Charitable Trust Mr. William Matthews Mr. William Mitchell III United Healthcare Services Inc JPMorgan Chase & Co Mary Louise Ayers and Philip E. Canova Kelly Family Charitable Fund William and Sondra Bechhoefer The Denver Foundation: Virginia W. Hill Foundation Kaiser Permanente Julie Bachman Johanna Elizabeth Kelly and Buzz Yancey Boettcher Foundation The Sylvia Knobloch Brown Fund Mr. Brian R. Vogt Margaret and John Kelly Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Kevin and Dorota Kilstrom Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Mrs. Mackintosh Brown Karen Woods Laurie and Peter Korneffel Mr. and Mrs. John F. Bayard Mr. Richard A. Kirk The Clinton Family Fund Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zaparanick Christopher K. M. Leach Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Bertoli Peter J. Kirsch and Pat Reynolds Colorado Garden Foundation Butler Rents Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP Barbara Bohlman Koelbel and Co. Edward P. and Hope S. Connors Mr. and Mrs. Brown W. Cannon, Jr. $5,000-$9,999 Lockton Companies, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bouc Lori and Bill Kurtz Denver Botanic Gardens Guild Centura Health AARP Nancy and John Lockwood Christina and John Brickley David Lettin Denver Debutante Ball George and Christina Caulkins Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis and Mabel Y. Hughes Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Peter Buche Little Pub Company The Denver Foundation: Colorado Doorways, Inc. Mr. Anthony Davis Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Manning, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Burdick Hal and Ann Logan Thomas and Beatrice Taplin Fund Colorado Homes & Lifestyles American Online Giving Foundation Marczyk Fine Foods Mr. and Mrs. Rick Burger Ms. Kimberly Lucas El Pomar Foundation Bob Connery William Atkinson MarkWest Energy Partners Mr. Robert K. Burger Ms. Susan B. Mammel Elevated Third DBC Irrigation Supply Nancy and Timothy Buese Kathy and Alex Martinez Mr. Roy L. Burger and Caroline and Justin McMorrow Missy and John Eliot Denver Center for the Performing Arts Mrs. Cameron Burn Mrs. Eileen Honnen McDonald and Ms. Deborah Garrity The Louis R. & Dorothy M. Estate of Elizabeth T. Kirkpatrick Ms. Catherine Dews Edwards and Capital One Mr. Ed McDonald Frank and Jen Callahan Meister Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. Philip Edwards Center for Plant Conservation Mike's Camera Mrs. Jan W. Chase Melville Foundation Harmes C. Fishback Foundation Mrs. Jocelyn Ege Charles Schwab John R. Moore Mary Lee Chin and James Wagenlander Kathy Merkin Mr. and Mrs. John E. Freyer Estate of Eva Spitz Chase Mrs. Janet R. Mordecai City of Lakewood Mr. and Mrs. Marc Miles Gates Family Foundation Carolyn Fineran Children’s Hospital Colorado Morrison & Foerster LLP Isabelle Clark Anne B. Mills GH Phipps Construction Companies Ms. Tamara Fischer and Children’s Museum Denver M. Elizabeth Morton and Dudley Morton Pamela R. Clute Dr. Mark Mills Mrs. Frederic C. Hamilton Mr. Charles G. Kellogg The Chill Foundation The Norris Family Mrs. William B. Collister Gene and Dee Milstein JoAnn and M. Patrick Swingle Trust Atsuko Folks Chipotle Mexican Grill Ms. Jane O'Shaughnessy Colorado Mycological Society Peter Nielsen Jonathan Merage Foundation Andi and John Freyer Citywide Banks Mr. Donald Peterson Ms. Anita Cox Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel Lisa and Robert Kessler Mr. Pat Giarritano and Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Clark Plante Moran Mr. Sam Coyle and Ms. Beth Coyle OnQ Strategy The Ladd Foundation Ms. Janina Kozacka Colorado Cider Company The Ponzio Family Davis, Graham & Stubbs, LLP Palestra Investments Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Ladd Adam Goldman The Colorado Health Foundation Porter Adventist Hospital Mr. Peter D. Durst and Ms. Ellen Seale PDC Energy The Minneapolis Foundation: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gordon Davis Partnership Architects Michael Porter and Cheryl Longtin Ron Eccles Jennie Peterson Terriquez Family Fund Ms. Susan McLoon Hodson The Denver Foundation: Patricia Powell Elite Hydration Marcie and Koger Propst Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Newman John C. Eaton Memorial Fund Lorraine and Harley Higbie Fund The Precourt Foundation Emerson Charitable Trust Hugh L. Rice and Mary B. Schaefer Robert and Judi Newman JT Family Partners LLLP Salazar Family Foundation Fund Prologis Emerson Mr. Abe Rodriguez and Family Foundation Diana Kinsey and Mike Kinsey The Hamilton Family Charitable Fund Ms. Martha Records and Paul and Rebecca Erlendson Ms. Cassie Rodriguez Becky and Brian Schaub Family of Richard & Patricia Pate Deloitte Mr. Richard Rainaldi Estate of Alice M. Zwanzig Jennifer & Daniel Rohan Schlessman Family Foundation Land Title Guarantee Company Demiurge LLC Courtney and Jonathan Ringham Etch Design Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Barney Schotters Macy's Ms. Beth Dickhaus and Mr. Darrin Sacks S&P Global FirstBank Holding Company Alexis Rudisill Schwab Charitable Fund Dr. and Mrs. J. Michael Maloney Dickson Family Fund Lola Salazar George J. & Elizabeth Park Robinson Trust Lisa Runyon Sidney E. Frank Foundation Ms. Jennifer Milo Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dickson SavATree Mr. and Mrs. Alex C. Gerace Ms. Ashley Cole Seidman Katie Stapleton Howard Matz Donald C. Peterson Fund Mrs. Cynthia Y. Scott and Mr. Peter Scott Mrs. Sissy Gibson Mrs. Merrill Shields and Mr. and Mrs. Walker Stapleton Merrill Lynch Molly and Gregg Engles Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shannon Newell and Judy Grant Dr. M. Ray Thomasson State Historical Fund Michelle and Kevin Mize Estate of Richard R. Richards Sprouts Farmers Market Mr. Neal Groff St. Charles Town Company, LLC Sturm Family Foundation Peine Family Fund Experiment.com Sterling Ranch Development Company Halcyon Hotel Cherry Creek Teammates Commercial Interiors Mrs. Thomas E. Taplin Perry C. Peine Faegre Baker Daniels The Records-Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Cannon Y. Harvey The Sam & Beth Coyle Family Ms. Joey Terriquez Perch Fidelity Brokerage Services Family Foundation, Inc. Honnen Equipment Company Charitable Fund UMB Bank Jim Perlberg and Carla McConnell Ms. Mary D. Fowler The Wollenberg Foundation Ms. Kittie Hook and Mr. Charles Shelden Two Octobers United Airlines Perry & Co. Realtors Ms. Cory Freyer Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Thompson Mr. and Mrs. George M. Hopfenbeck, Jr. UBS Walter C. and Jaynn M. Emery Charitable Pitt Miller Family Foundation Gelatt-Gephart Foundation Inc Mr. Thomas W. Toomey Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Hurtt Mr. and Mrs. Jeff J. Wagner Remainder Trust Jeanette Pryor Mr. and Mrs. Brent Gephart TRT Holdings, Inc. Johan Huwaert and Kelly Casterline Don and Bonnie Walls Xcel Energy William D. Radichel Foundation Mr. Thomas J. Gibson and Welby Gardens Company, Inc. IBM International Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Travis White Trude Ridley Mr. Nathan Williams Dr. John L. Wiberg The Denver Foundation: Katie and John Wickliff $10,000-$24,999 Ms. Shan Ring and Mr. Steven Ring Mr. Robert S. Graham Connie and Alex Wiegers Imhoff Ohlson Family Fund Wiegers Family Foundation AIA Industries, LLC Rocky Mountain Human Services Brian and Paige Hamilton Wilderness Bond Partnership Jeanne and Chris Root 19 2018 GIFTS & DONATIONS (CONTINUED)

Mr. Mark W. Williams Jim and Sharon Butler Mrs. Sharon L. Fanning and Kathryn and Jens Husted Mr. and Mrs. Max Martin Nadja Pisula-Litoff and Kari Shohet Mr.and Mrs. James S Wilson Kathleen and Bruce Butterfield Mr. Thomas S. Fanning Ms. Kathryn Huwaldt Mr. and Mrs. J. Landis Martin Jim Pisula Mrs. Patti Shwayder-Coffin The Winthrop Foundation Eileen Byrne Ms. Teresa A Ferguson and Image Audiovisuals MassMutual Colorado Denise Pitner and Stan Siefer Mr. and Mrs. Ian Wolfe Yvonne and Robert Camacho Mr. Kelly Ferguson Robert Imhoff Dr. Manning Mauldin and Michelle Puyear Cliff and Sandra Siegel Lise Woodard and Dr. John Reilly Mrs. Sue M. Cannon Mr. and Mrs. John Finn Margaret Jackson Margie Mauldin Cintra Pollack Dr. Bennett Siew Ms. Lelia Carroll and Ms. Brooke Brown Mr. and Mrs. John P. Fischer Mark G. Jennings Karen May Nan and Hillary Procknow Singer Family Foundation, Inc. $1,000-$2,499 The Carson Foundation Ms. Maureen Fitzgerald Jens and Kathryn Husted Mrs. Jan Mayer Lanny Proffer and Ms. Andrea Singer Pollack A Line Boutique Laurel and John Catto Chelsea and Bill Flagg Charitable Fund Mr. Douglas R. McCallum and Carolyn Goble and Mr. Bill Hankinson Mike Ackerman and Courtney Harris Caulkins Family Foundation Flowe Foundation Megan Jensen Ms. Diana L. Neff Ms. Joan Prusse and Lynne Sirpolaidis Katie and Austin Akers Ellie Caulkins Dr. Rey Fraga and Ms. Rachel Lange Susan and Brad Johnson Ryan and Emily McGee Mr. Robert E. Musgraves Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sisk, Jr. Allied Integrated Marketing George P. Caulkins Ms. Gina Fratarcangeli and Amy Jones John McKinney Quiznos Terri and Richard Slivka Alpenglow Foundation Terry Cekola and Julie Gore Mr. Richard Nahabedian Mrs. Karen Jones Tom and Barb McLaughlin Catherine Reedy Frank and Kathie Smith Ms. Gail Anderson and Ms. Carol Chamberlain Kimberley Fritzler Dr. Stephen M. Jordan and Amy and Paul McPheeters Ms. Joanne E. Reilly and Ms. Julia E. Smith Ms. Barbara Edwards Donald Charles Paul and Darcie Frohardt Mrs. Ruth Jordan Julie Mensing Ronald T. Otsuki Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Mrs. Sarah Anderson Mary Chenoweth Alan Frohbieter JPMorgan Chase Foundation David and Laura Merage Lindsay Reimers Southwick John Angelo and Lucy Strong City and County of Denver Sarah and Robert Fugazi Junior League of Denver, Inc. Mile High United Way Kent Rice and Ann Corrigan Paul Sparks and Sue Sparks Teri Appell Robert and Kathleen Clark Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kaeuper Barbara Miller Robert and Myra Rich Kathryn Spuhler Apple Inc. Mrs. Sheila Cleworth Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Fuller Michael and Michele Karas Mr. Bruce W. Miller Mr. Scott Richards and Sally P. Stabler and Dr. Gail Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Clinton David and Chris Fullerton Bob and Wendy Kaufman Heather and Mike Miller Ms. Terrie Fontenot Carl White Ms. Kathryn Ashenfelter and Wendy and Steven Cohen Ms. Patricia Gage and Mr. Rob Holway Barbara J. Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Milzer Eric and Cari Riedlin Ms. Laurel Stadjuhar Bob Weyand Coldwell Banker Devonshire Charles Gannaway Kelly & Walker Law, LLC Celesta Miracle Casey Ritt Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Stava Carl and Kristina Ashkin Kathy Cole Margaret S. Garbe Kentwood Real Estate Marie and James Monroe Mr. Kenneth M. Robins and The Strear Family Dr. Dan Atkins and Ms. Mary Ervolina Colorado Dermatologic Society The Gilman Family Foundation Keith and Leyla Kimmel Ms. Kim Morss and Mr. Mrs. Judy Robins Foundation, Inc. Dr. V. Karen Augustitus and G. K. and Virginia Conwick Pat Givens Ms. Diane E. Kimmell Richard Dehncke Dina and Ken Robke Suzanne and Michael Strear Mr. George L. Sfirri, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Cook Dr. Alan Glickman and Kinder Morgan Foundation Moss Adams Rock Bottom Brewery Mr. Kenneth Suess Mr. Hartman Axley Norma Corio Ms. Nanette Santoro Marcee and Rick Kinning Laurel Muir Mr. Richard Roman and Jim Theye and Dee Chirafisi Eugene H. Baber II and Gale Johnson Jane Costain Global Denver Peggy Kirkegaard Juan and Nancy Munoz Ms. Clara Restrepo Wendy Thomas Melvin Ball Corporation Cherry Crandall and John Dunkelman Linda and Steve Goldstone Elizabeth and Ryan Kirkpatrick Beth Myers Carol Ann and Paul Rothman Janet Tobin Katy and Gregory Bante Ms. Judy Crawley Dr. Burton P. Golub Mrs. Sharon Kirts Nature Box Pet Emporium Ms. Martha Rudolph and Judi and Bryan Tointon Ms. Susan Barnes-Gelt David & Laura Merage Foundation Linda Good Wilson and Mark A. Wilson Rachelle Klammer Drs. Jennifer and Mr. Robert Brown Theresa Tomich Dr. and Mrs. William J. Barrett Jane and Tim Davis Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grant Rob and Kathy Klugman Richard Neale Robert and Greer Ryan Ann Torgerson Kathleen Battan and Kate Corning Dianne and Dale Dawson Philip and Susan Greenberg Donald and Mary Lou Kortz New Engen Mr. Richard Sabo and Mr. Richard Trenholme and Ms. Kathryn Bauer Ms. Patricia Dean and Lynn Steele Mr. Ryan Gregory and Ms. Patti Kramish Ms. Judy Noerr and Ms. Maureen Sabo Ms. Marta Osuna Mrs. Pamela Beardsley Jennifer and Lourdes Delgado-Cheers Dr. Tara Gregory Janet and Stuart Kritzer Mr. Philip J. Byrne II Mr. and Mrs. James Sadler Jeff and Laurel Tropeano Dr. Kathleen Beatty and Dr. Robert Dellavalle and Dr. Lisa Schilling Dr. and Mrs. James Griesemer Mrs. James B. Kurtz Dag and Alicia Nummedal Nina Saks and Richard Terrye Underwood Mr. Michael Beatty The Denver Foundation: Allison Groff Jeff Laird and Bruce Guest Dr. and Mrs. Richard Obregon B. Robinson US Bank Foundation Don and Cara Bechter Fuller Family Fund Barbara Grogan Scott and Rebekah Lauck Mr. Stuart Ogilvie Ms. Judy Santambrogio Mark Valerio Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bell Garbe Family Fund Margaret and Stephen Hahn The David & Katherine Ms. Stacy Ohlsson Teresa Sauer Ms. Patrice van Vleet and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bellon Hollis Family Fund Heidi Hammell Lawrence Foundation Claire R. Opel Mrs. Jeanne Saunders and Glenn Guenterberg Dr. Sean Bender The KJ Community Fund Andrew Haney Mrs. Katherine Lawrence Mrs. Griffen O'Shaughnessy Mr. Dick Saunders Theresa VanderHeiden and Scott Benson Thomas P. Owen Family Fund Linda Hanselman and Kimberly and Abe Laydon Mr. Paul R. Ost and Savills Studley Dr. Todd F. VanderHeiden Ms. Ruth N. Benton Susan DeRose Brit Probst Cindy Linquist Mr. Will Biles Theresa Schaefer Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Veit Paul Berger and Alisa Davidson Katherine Dines and David Miller Susan and Michael Hawes Mr. and Mrs. Rick Lofgren Mr. David Oswald Mr. and Mrs. Hank Schaller Vine Street Pub & Brewery Travis Berry Ms. Kristi Dinner Hill Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Scott Logan Ms. Victoria C. Ovitz Diane Freyer Schneider and Ms. Carol Waddell and Hermine and George Blau The Dobbins Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hill Joanna Love Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Owen William Schneider Jr. Julie Junkin Martha Bombel Julia E Dobbins and Coble Thurman Ray and Carol Hilliard Nancy Luthy and Pappas Foundation, Inc. Karen Schoen Glenda and James Wahe Bonnie Brae Liquor Heather Donahue Mrs. Lynn Hinkle William Tate Norman and Susie Pappas Taylor Schollmaier and Melissa Wahe Ms. Katherine S. Borgen and Ann W. Douden Mr. and Mrs. A. Lyft Jeff Parker and Eric Johnson Kimberly Schollmaier Lisa and Brian Wallace Mr. Bjorn K. Borgen Echter’s Nursery & Garden Center Barry Hirschfeld M.D.C/Richmond American Dr. Kevin Patterson and Mrs. Jane Schultz-Burnett and Ms. Ellen K. Waterman Mrs. Kristen Boublik and Mrs. Rebecca Eden Doug and Kathy Hodgson Homes Foundation Ms. Ann Hovland Bart Burnett WCR/Economy Data Dr. Martin Boublik Christy and Paul Eisman Steve and Elizabeth Holtze John Maher Paul & Amy McPheeters Mr. Mark Schweizer Foundation Ingrid Boyd Britten Elizabeth Mrs. Mary Nell Howe and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mr. Daniel Paulien BJ Scott Mr. and Mrs. David Weaver Ms. Mary Bradley Karen and Gregory Engel Mr. Randall Howe Mandelson Lisa Peloso and Vikas Patel Hollie Seeley and Steve Weil Jennifer Brooks Ms. Peggy Epand James Hrusovsky and Shannon Buckvold Marc Pinto Family Fund Pensco Trust Company Ashley Calhoun Marjorie and Dennis Charles C. Brown Mr. Edward Erickson and Patty Rolnick Ding Wen Hsu The Marcus Foundation Karen E. Pfeifer Dina and William Shaheen Weingardt Mark and Jan Bundy Dani Espinosa Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hudon Claire Markovitz Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Pinto Robert and Cynthia Shaiman Wells Fargo Philanthropy Fund Edith A. Busam ExxonMobil Foundation Michael and Betsy Huseby Marshall-Rodeno Associated Ms. Judith Shine Cora and Jeff Wheeler 21 2018 GIFTS & DONATIONS (CONTINUED)

Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Mr. Steve W. Burton and Minerva Galvez Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Republic National Distributing Company Amy Wood Christopher K. M. Leach White III Judy Morley Garden Club of America Landgraf Paula Reynolds Matt and Amanda Yonan Beverly Littlepage Danna and Buzz Wiepking Carole and William Buyers The Garden Club of Denver Dr. Claire S. Lanier Mrs. Rachael Rhine Andrew York Dr. Patrick McCrann and Ms. Elaine Williams Mr. and Mrs. Jim Campbell Jessica and Mikhail Garfinkel Robin and Todd Larabee Chris and Shari Ribordy Nonnie Young Dr. Elizabeth McCrann Ms. Marla Williams Mark Campbell Mrs. Laura Lee P. Gastis and Latitude 40 Apartments Rio Grande Co. Kimberly Zingale and Phillip Zelnar Mr. and Mrs. Michael McLaughlin Ms. Ann Wilson and Dale Cantwell and Mr. George Gastis Katharine Lee and RJ Clark Family Fund Ms. Joanne Meras Mr. Barney Wilson Pamela Ray Caleb and Sidney Gates Daniel Shurz RK Capital Management, LLC Perennial Friends Barbara Miller Larry and Debra Wilson Mr. Robert D Chamberland Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gelt Loretta and Leigh Norgren Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc S. Lorraine Adams and Heather and Mike Miller Ms. Carol Wolf and Mrs. Eleanore Dr. Philip Good and Foundation Rose Community Foundation Deborah M. Horner Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Milzer Mr. and Mrs. Art Wolfe Chamberland Christine Carcano Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Luff Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Roundtree Anonymous Mrs. John C. Mitchell, III Wolverine Investments CO State Society of Daughters Dr. Thomas Gottlieb and Judy Lynn Mrs. Jane Russell Mr. Hartman Axley Mrs. Janet R. Mordecai Richard Wood of the American Revolution Ms. Charlotte Gottlieb Mrs. Megan Mahncke Father Mel Rycus and Mrs. Barbara Rycus Patricia Baker Mr. and Mrs. Ron W. Neel Dotty and Kelly Woods Amy Cole Mr. Patrick Gourley Gail Martz Barbara and Geri Saye Dennis E. Baldwin Susan E. Osgood Dr. Tambra Woods and Colorado Cactus & Ms. Elizabeth Grant Cecelia Matson Ms. Coral Scherma Dr. Paul H. Barrett and Ms. Sally Barrett Linda R. Patille Ms. Anna Wegleitner Succulent Society Ms. Gertrude Grant Karen and Gavin Maurer Mr. Todd Schlafer Ms. C. C. Barton Mrs. Marjorie A. Petersen Xcel Energy Foundation Community First Foundation Great Divide Brewing Mr. Frank J. Mauro Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Shamos William and Sondra Bechhoefer Ms. Deborah Phillips Grace and Jim Yeager Frederick K. Conover and Company Jane McConnell and Marilyn H. Shaw Anne T. Bobal Patricia Powell Mr. and Mrs. Tim Zarlengo Jacquelyn Wonder Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Grenney TJ Heyman Barbara and David Sheldon Dorothy and Jim Borland Keith Pryor and John Hayden Mr. Shawn Zinnen and Pete and Marilyn Coors Richard Grisinger Don and Purnee McCourt Lydell Simmons Mr. and Mrs. George C. Bulpitt Dr. Charlotte A. Redden Mrs. Lisa Maier Corrigan Rice Educational Dr. and Mrs. John M. Haas Mary McGowan Davis Mrs. and Mr. Sinclair Thomas Burns Dina and Ken Robke Fund Mr. Donald Hagengruber Bruce McGrath Mr. and Mrs. George Sissel Ms. Charlene Butler Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Ross $500-$999 Mr. Dennis Coughlin and Margaret Hainey Mr. and Mrs. Michael Amy Slothower Mrs. Frances F. Cameron Ms. Debra Schaefer Kevin Ahern Mrs. Sharon Coughlin Monika Hallman McLaughlin Anne Smith Mrs. Jan W. Chase Mr. and Mrs. Barney Schotters Dr. Barbara A. Allen David Culbertson Susan and Steven Halstedt M-E Engineers, Inc. Shaun Spaid Raymond and Linda Clark Mr. and Mrs. David Schultz Alpine Bank Charlene D'Amore and Family Mr. and Mrs. David Hammond Patricia Meinhardt Bryanna Spaulding Dale T. Colclasure Mary Ann Schultz Anadarko Petroleum Mrs. Mary Ann G. Davis Eleanor Harrison and Robin Miller Tiffany N. Stamper George Cole Mrs. Merrill Shields and Corporation Patricia Delano Gedeon LaFarge Mrs. Amber Misgen Andrea Steinberg Edward P. and Hope S. Connors Dr. M. Ray Thomasson Todger and Mary Anderson Denholm Family Trust Allegra Haynes and Mistler Family Foundation Leonard and Irma Strear Ms. Anita Cox Ms. Florence Smith Mrs. Eleanor Andrade Dianne D. Denholm Franita Ware Dr. Megan Mistler Mrs. Jerome Strickland Ms. Ann L. Crammond Ms. Gayle Stallings Arrow Stage Lines Ruth Dewton and Peter Heineman Ann Mitchell Jean Sutherland Jane and Tim Davis Dr. Pat Sutton Harrison Augur and Elizabeth Kane Richard Hess, Jr. and Mrs. Judy Molberg Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas E. Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ebrahimi Ms. Carol Svendsen and Jay L. Mead Julia Augur Dickhaus Charitable Gift Fund Alison R. Hess Elene and Tom Mooney Mr. William O. Sweeney Susan Eslick Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Turetzky Mr. and Mrs. Barry Baker Joy and Chris Dinsdale Ms. Ann Hinkins Angie Morrison The Center Family Foundation, Inc. Ms. Stephanie J. Franklin Mr. Brian R. Vogt Nancy and Joseph Baker Nicholas DiPasquale Ms. Mervi M. Hjelmroos-Koski Gordon Murray The Gornick Fund Mr. and Mrs. John E. Freyer Mr. and Mrs. Jeff J. Wagner Mr. Edward Barad Jennifer Doherty Michael and Sandford Nicki Nader The Robert N. and Nancy A. Caleb and Sidney Gates Ms. Barbara N. Walton Kristin Barens Ms. Lynne Doherty and Holdahl Harold Nelson Downey Foundation Mr. Pat Giarritano and John Westcott Alexander Barnes-Tamari Kevin McDonald Mr. David B. Holstein David Nimock and The Thorpe Family Fund Ms. Janina Kozacka Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. White III Theresa and Scott Beck Nancy A. Downey Amy Honey Dafne Tsakiris Wendy and Thomas Thorpe Mr. Thomas J. Gibson and Mrs. Esther L. Witte Heidi Becker and Mrs. Nancy Downing Human Services Consultants Scott and Jody Nycum Margie Towle Mr. Nathan Williams Ms. Carol Wolf Marjorie Becker Eccles Family Charitable Fund Patricia Iervolino Cynthia Osowski Mrs. Mary Ann A. Van Horn Marilyn Girouard Joan E. Wood Patterson Benero Dilek and Mathew Eccles Susan Inglis and Martin Inglis Dr. and Mrs. Hugh R. Overy Mr. John VanderMeer Mr. and Mrs. James Golanty Karen Woods Katrina and Craig Benes Mr. and Mrs. John Eisinger Innovest Portfolio Solutions, PEMA Foundation Verizon Foundation Carole and Larry Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zaparanick Mr. Christopher Bierman Catherine Eklund LLC Jesse Perumean Mr. and Mrs. Thom Vernon Ms. Janet Grant Erica and Louis Bissette Leslie Ellis and Doug Semon Larry and Kathy Jackel Mrs. Marjorie A. Petersen Visa Newell and Judy Grant Linda and Myron Boettcher Mr. and Mrs. Ron Englander JBK Landscape, LLC Shel Petitjean Marc Voelkel and Marisha Burden Ms. Cindy Hagerman We apologize for not being able to include any Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Enstrom Candies, Inc. Joy S. Johnson Mr. Andrew Petraitis Vogel Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hasday Perennial Friends after December 31, 2018. Bookman Melissa and Adam Farver Mary Jo Johnson Trevor Pettennude Ms. Meredith A. Vogel Susan and Michael Hawes Dr. Myra Bookman-Colby and Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mrs. Janice A. Kahler Bill and Marilyn Plummer Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Wallach Mr. Tom Hawkey and Mr. Dennis Hamann Dr. Raggio Colby Ferguson III Mr. and Mrs. Patrick A. Alison Popylisen Timothy and Jenny Walsh Ms. Sarah T. Hodge Dr. John Brett and Meg Ferron Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Potter Kyle and Jennifer Walsleben Ms. Christine L. Honnen Dr. Susan Niermeyer Amy and Alex Figge Lisa and Steve Kijowski Preservation Tree Care Michelene Warner and Tony Dimas Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Hurtt Claudia Brown Erica Fisher Dr. Kate Kirby Al Pugliese Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Waters Nora and Jack Jones Diane Brown Mr. and Mrs. M. Allan Frank Barbara E. Kream Ms. Sally Raccuglia Rosa Wesley Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Kany Ms. Barbara Budny and Nancy Freeberg Andrew Kreuz and Florine and Benedict Raitano Virginia Westgaard Lisa and Robert Kessler Mr. Joseph A Graziano Gracie Freedman and Michael Makley Mary Alice Reda Westminster College Hill Library Mr. Richard A. Kirk Randy Buffum Itzhak Asher Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Kugeler Ms. Diane Reed and Wilson's Charitable Account Bonnie J. Kissling Froozer / Cool Frootz LLC Mr. Wiley Reed Kenneth and Janet Wolfgram Mrs. James B. Kurtz 23 VOLUNTEERS

The Gardens is grateful for dedicated volunteers who offer their passions and skills to ensure we fulfill our mission and create important connections between plants, conservation, art and our community.

Total Active Volunteers: 2,941 Volunteer Award Recipients Total Volunteer Visits: 25,841 Congratulations to our 2018 Volunteer Award Winners! Total Volunteer Hours: 92,463 Outstanding Behind the Scenes Volunteer: Ed and Ikuko Lubow Hours by Department and Outstanding Education Volunteer: Dale Rudolph Affiliate Volunteer Groups Lainie Jackson Outstanding Horticulture Volunteer: John Feek York Street Horticulture: 17,378 Outstanding Chatfield Farms Volunteer: Sharon Montague Special Events: 19,089* Marilyn Skelton Most Number of Hours Contributed: Public/Private Events: 447* John Feek Exhibits: 465 Outstanding Teen Volunteer: Farah Hasan Research and Conservation: 6,759* Excellence in Event Leadership: Marcia Lavochkin Chatfield (CSA, Horticulture, Greenhouse Bernice "Pete" Peterson: Anita Cox and Occasional Programs): 6,374 Volunteer of the Year: Marsha Hennessy Chatfield (Visitor Experience): 1,265 Children’s Education: 2,938* Adult Education: 1,437* Science Pyramid: 1,154 Summer Teen Program: 3,815 Gardens Teen Leaders: 287 Ambassador Program: 7,770 Docent Program: 5,498* Library: 848 Membership: 5 Administration: 69 Development: 59 Summer Concerts: 1,578 Marketing: 747 Gift Shop: 98 Volunteer Services: 4,587* Plains Conservation Center: 182 *Includes hours from York Street and Chatfield Farms

Hours by Affiliate Volunteer Groups Denver Botanic Gardens Guild: 8,839 Volunteer Leadership Council of Denver Botanic Gardens: 45 Garden Club of Denver: 206 Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild: 1,783 Master Gardeners Garden Help: 809

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25 Corn Maze Día de los Muertos Blossoms of Light

Pumpkin Festival Spring Plant Sale Lavender Festival

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Summer Concert, York Street Pixelated: Sculpture by Mike Whiting

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