TheDCH Annual Report for 2013

Delaware Center
for Horticulture
People and Plants • Grow With Us
Cultivating a greener
community; inspiring
appreciation and
improvement of our
environment through
horticulture, education
and conservation.
2013
ANNUAL REPORT
Table of Contents
2 President & Executive Director
Letter of Thanks
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Growth Reports
Urban Agriculture
Tree Program
Public Landscapes
Adult & Youth Education
Thanks to Contributors
Annual Giving Campaign
Program Funders
In Kind Giving Supporters
Rare Plant Auction®
Planned & Tribute Gifts
Volunteers
Capital Campaign (2010-2013)
16 Staff & Leadership
With the exception of the Capital Campaign section,
all gifts listed in this report were received between
October 1, 2012 and September 30, 2013. If any
omissions or inaccuracies are found, please contact us
at [email protected] or 302-658-6262 x 103.
Dear friends,
Fiscal year 2013 was an energetic year! Our diverse
volunteer base and TheDCH staff were amazing, investing
huge amounts of energy in programs and future plans. We
are so proud of how our volunteers support every program
and governance area.
Trees, Public Landscapes, Urban Agriculture and Education
program areas all achieved significant successes which
helped strengthen our local communities and physical
environment. We hope you will be inspired by reading about
our accomplishments in these pages.
Tremendous energy also went into planning our building
renovation and expansion and reactivating the capital
campaign. We have very exciting plans and big dreams
which we plan to roll out soon.
Many, many thanks to those who contributed to the TheDCH
through a myriad of ways. On behalf of our Board and
TheDCH staff, we thank you for your energy and significant
and important financial support!
We look forward to a very productive year in 2014! Come
join us.
Gratefully,
Pam Sapko
Andrew Bunting
Executive Director
Board President
Financials*
Foundations (5%)
Endowment (7%)
Earned Income (3%)
Rental (1%)
Corporate (16%)
Government (43%)
Fund Raising, Volunteers
& Membership (5%)
Greening
Programs (53%)
Building & Grounds (5%)
Education (12%)
General
Operating (25%)
Individuals (25%)
*unaudited
Total Income: $1,495,699
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Total Expenses: $1,495,699
URBAN
AGRICULTURE
Community gardens make fresh food available and affordable
where it is scarce, and promote neighborhood pride, safety and cooperation
by transforming vacant lots into productive green spaces.
✓Done this year
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Community gardens supported
Production areas expanded
Raised beds built
Community Garden
redesigned to fix issues with
stormwater runoff
Procuring fresh, healthy food is the
challenge of the “food insecure,”
people who live in food deserts where
highly processed and fast foods are
readily available and healthy options
are scarce.
It’s no wonder they have more than
triple the obesity and diabetes rates
of other Delawareans. There are a
lot of factors contributing to dietrelated disease, but one thing is sure:
if people don’t have reasonable access
to healthy food, they can’t eat it.
TheDCH Urban Agriculture program
exists to do something about the
problem. We have helped scores of
neighborhoods build and maintain
dozens of community gardens. And
at our flagship project, the 12th
& Brandywine Urban Farm, staff
produces, markets, and affordably
sells 1,300 pounds of produce each
growing season in a foodshed that
badly needs it.
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TREE
PROGRAM
The Tree Program aims to increase the tree canopy and educate people
about the environmental, fiscal and community benefits of trees.
✓Done this year
609 Trees Planted
21
Tree Stewards trained to
advocate for trees in their
neighborhoods
cared for (inspected,
800 Trees
watered, pruned, removed)
Trees are great for the environment: 100 mature
trees annually clean 5 tons of CO2, and 1,700
pounds of pollutants, ozone, and particulates
that cause acid rain. They also cool urban heat
islands by up to 20 degrees and provide wildlife
habitat and beautify neighborhoods. At TheDCH
we educate people about the benefits of trees,
train citizen advocates, support initiatives and
care for trees.
This year, we accomplished these goals in
numerous ways. We held workshops for the
public and held a semi-annual bare root tree
sale. Through public, community and corporate
partnerships, we orchestrated tree plantings in
places like Graylyn Crest, Delcastle High School,
New Destiny Fellowship, Elks on the Brandywine,
The New Moyer Academy, and neighborhoods in
Wilmington’s West Side. We also continued a great
partnership with Delmarva Power for the third
time to offer a Low Cost Trees for Energy Savings
program, this time in Townsend.
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We are always looking for new ways to connect
people to trees, and this year, we partnered with
the Delaware Grief Consortium to launch “Love
Grows On,” a tribute program that helps those
grieving to find a positive way to remember their
loved one and benefit our communities.
PUBLIC
LANDSCAPES
TheDCH has enhanced more than 100 public green spaces in
Delaware. These attractive municipal gateways and focal points use
native plants, and sustainable practices to improve water and air
quality and reduce stormwater runoff.
✓Done this year
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Stormwater mitigation projects completed
Public landscapes maintained
Public Landscapes exists to beautify shared
spaces, implement best practices for
sustainability and stormwater management,
and educate the public about the benefits of
sustainable landscaping. We partner with
communities, agencies and businesses, and
bring our expertise to bear in challenging
urban grow zones, like traffic islands and urban
neighborhood sidewalk spaces.
This year, we facilitated the installation at the
Brandywine Substation in Brandywine Village,
supported beautification of Hill Road, Brandywine
Zoo, Columbus Monument, McCaulley Court, and
a major project at Rodney Square that utilized
state-of-the-art infrastructure to support tree
root growth in that high-traffic area. Outside
Wilmington, we continued progress on the
US 40/13 Corridor landscape project and
coordinated design and volunteer installation of
wildlife habitat at Ashland Research Station.
Education is an important part of communities
adopting best practices in stormwater
management, and to that end, we completed
an installation of a model tree trench on Locust
Street along Prices Run Park and are working on
interpretive signage that describes what’s going
on underground in that space to improve water
quality and reduce runoff.
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YOUTH & ADULT
EDUCATION
Offering great events and trips for gardening enthusiasts, and inspiring
appreciation for the environment among underserved populations.
✓Done this year
workshops, classes,
62 Adult
lectures, tours & outings
trained the Horticulture
24 Teens
Leadership Education Program
(HELP), a two-week intensive
outdoor classroom experience
kids educated in the
151 City
Secret Garden preschool
program, farm field trips, and
other events
At TheDCH, we educate children, youth
and adults – in arenas as close to home
as TheDCH Demonstration Garden
and as far afield as other states and
countries.
In addition to our slate of adult
workshops, Make & Take events,
Winter Lecture Series, Lunch & Learn
series, City Gardens Contest and
numerous local garden tours, this
year, we took guests on a memorable
excursion to enjoy Buffalo Garden
Walk, the nation’s largest city garden
tour.
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This year, thanks to private donors,
we also renovated the Secret Garden
– an outdoor classroom serving urban
preschoolers. We continued to inspire
youth and young adults with summer
programs like Horticulture Education
Leadership Program and Wilmington’s
Green Jobs summer training. We took
kids on field trips to a local farm and
offered numerous Family Fun events.
Annual Giving Campaign
Emily du Pont Circle
$1,000
or more
ENVIRONMENTAL
& SOCIAL JUSTICE
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Return to Work Green
Jobs Training
graduated
7 Ex-offenders
from Return to Work Green
Jobs training, a 200-hour
horticultural skills and job
readiness program, bringing
the total to 39 since the
program’s inception
Baylor Women’s
Correctional Institution
trained at Baylor
30 Inmates
Women’s Correctional
Institution community garden
Sussex Parole Violation
Center
20 Inmates trained in
horticulture, computer skills,
financial literacy, and job
preparedness topics
Paul and Beth Bechly
Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr. Elizabeth W. Bours
In memory of Mary Anne Bours Nimmo
Andrew Bunting
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon A. Bussard
Anne Canby and Page Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Carbonell III
Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Castorani
Helen L. Eliason
In honor of the Fraim Senior Center
and Boys and Girls Club
Pete and Tina Hayward
In honor of Puss Schutt
Lynn Herrick and Rodney Sharp
The Huisking Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Johannes R. Krahmer
Dan and Missy Lickle
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Maroney
Bruce McNew
Mrs. Christopher L. Moseley
Alice D. Reilly
Mrs. Richard Riegel Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Keith Robertshaw
Evelyn Price Scott
Elizabeth A. Sharp
Mrs. W. Laird Stabler, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Townsend, Jr.
Ann D. Wick
TheDCH Donors
$500 or more
Kirk and Preston Ayars
Tony and Gina Bosworth
Steve and Linda Boyden
Mary Ann Capria
Mr. and Mrs. J. Simpson Dean, Jr.
A. Reeve Draper
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Frederick, Jr.
Emily T. Frick
Francis A. Gansz
In memory of Doris A. Gansz
Hessler Properties, Inc.
Peter and Caryl Horty Larry and Janine Iorii
Terry and Sally O’Byrne
Carrie Anne Wiles
In memory of Julianne Margot Wiles
$250
or more
Kathryn and Marvin Andersen
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Appleby
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Buonocore Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Crosby III
John and Marion du Pont
Dick and Valarie Elliott
Don and Susan Fisher
Mrs. William F. Gillespie III
Karl and Shirley Grieshaber
Ann and Steven Hutton
Richard Jolly and Charles Ingersoll Susan and Scott Johnson
Mr. Walter D. Jones
Robert and Jean Krapf
Richard and Sally Lighty
Betsy B. McCoy
Adele Meehan
Richard A. Miller
Christine Moritz
Chris and Mary Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Richards, Jr.
Walter and Beverley Rowland
In memory of Sydney Craven Spruance
Jeanne Shields
Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Silliman, Jr.
Scott and Renee Simonton
Mrs. Richard L. Sutton
In memory of Martha Steel
Curt Zahnow
$100
or more
Bernard and Helen Balick
Anne and Glenn Barnhill
Mr. and Mrs. Lance B. Bartel
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Bayard, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Bayard
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bove
Herman Boyd
and Christopher Johansen
Phil and Pat Boyd
Regina Brown
David and Kathleen Brownlee
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Burchenal
Frances Buttenheim
In honor of Gina Bosworth
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Members of TheDCH get involved in unique ways. Here, one member opened her beautiful
garden to host “Food and Flora,” a premier progressive dinner and garden tour in Wilmington.
Barbara Butterworth
Mr. and Mrs. R.R.M. Carpenter III
Mrs. John M. Cleveland
Donna Cohen
In memory of Seymour S. Cohen
Richard and Dolores Colgate
Mrs. Edward W. Cooch, Jr.
Bonnie and Charlie Copeland
Regina Cronin
Joanne Bahr Cushman
Gillian Daniels
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Davis
In memory of Helen Detchon
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Day
Elizabeth and Michael Dougherty
Mr. Henry B. du Pont IV
Carroll Eaton
Hetty Francke
Gerard and Elizabeth Fulda
Garden Club of Wilmington
John F. Gehret
In memory of Amanda
Spackman Gehret
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Giacco
Elena T. Goff
Elinor Goff
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Mr. Donald L. Gouge, Jr.
Rob and Mara Grant Nancy and Marc Greenberg
Harvey Clark Greisman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. A. Harra, Jr.
Denison and Wendy Hatch
In honor of Pam Sapko’s leadership
Richard and Heidi Hesselein
Mark and Mary Hopkins
Niki T. Ingram
Jan Jessup
Simon and Carolyn Jeynes
Marina R. Kaplan
Kerns Brothers Tree Service
Berta B. Kerr
Lynne Kielhorn
C. Victoria Kitchell
Faith B. Kuehn
Jeff Lank and Tina Macko
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Lickle
Clark Lord
Mr. and Mrs. M. William Lower
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lunger
Mrs. Irenee du Pont May
Dennis C. McGlade
Moeckel Carbonell Associates Inc.
Brian Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Murray III
Betsey Ney
Mr. and Mrs. Parry M. Norling
Octoraro Native Plant Nursery
David and Dorothy Onn
David B. and Mary R. Opton
Jane G. Pepper
George and Nancy Plerhoples
In memory of Mary Plerhoples
and Mrs. du Pont
Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Potter
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Pringle
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Riegel
Mike Riska and Angie Dunson
Dr. and Mrs. David P. Roselle
Dr. and Mrs. J. Eric Russell
Elaine Schmerling
Gary and Stephanie Schwetz
Wendy Scott and Sandra Taccone
Joseph Selvaggi
Moira Sheridan
Lloyd and Jolly Shorter
Mrs. William K. Simonton
Marlene Snelling
Kash Srinivasan
Larry and Karen Steenhoek
C. Wayne Stephens
Matthew Stephens
Robert and Judith Stoddard
In memory of Robert D. Stoddard, Sr.
and Janet Smith Stoddard
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Strine
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Talley
Eve and Per Thyrum
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Townsend
The Vanguard Group Foundation
Henry and Julie Voigt
Daniel L. Weintraub
Mrs. John Wigton
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wright
Up
to $100
Access Group Inc.
Dr. Michael A. Alexander
Ann Ayres
Carolyn Becker
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Beran
Barbara Bonvetti
Olen and Sandra Boyce
Brandywine Garden Club
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts W. Brokaw III
Marilyn Bromels
Rochelle and Rock Brown
Jen Bruhler and Beth Miller
Dr. Susan M. Chase
In memory of William G. Chase
Lillian C. Collings
Charles Cresson
Alice and Tom Davis
Mrs. James S. Denham III
Shari Edelson
Marjorie Egee and John Larner
Linda Eirhart
Dorothy Ernst
Mary Page and Tom Evans
Blair Ferguson
Lisa Ffrench
Anthony Flynn
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Foulsham
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Godfrey
Martin and Mary Hageman
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Henke
Fairfax D. F. Hering
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Higley
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hunter, Jr.
Alice B. Hupfel
In memory of Gretchen Hupfel
Richard James and Kirsten B. Olson
Joyce P. Johnson
Leigh and Kitty Johnstone
In memory of Robin Carper
Brett and Meredith Jones
Mr. and Mrs. S. Lup Jung
Maxine Gaiber
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grayson
In memory of Marian D. Grayson
Mr. and Mrs. David Kitts
Elizabeth and John Kramarck
Mrs. Robert S. Lovett II
Steven Marino and Carol Hertzoff
Margaret Marquardt
Judy Mason
Joseph V. Matassino, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Matassino, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. May
Kevin and Victoria McGuinness
Bruce and Elizabeth Monroe
John and Mary Ball Morton
Margaret A. Morton
J. J. Nuttall and Erin DeLano Margaret Odiorne
Andrew Olson
In honor of Neal Santos
Joseph and Linda Outlaw
Carla Pastore
Mr. and Mrs. William Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Dick Sanger
In honor of Puss Schutt
Alyce W. Sapko
In honor of Elena Goff
Pam Sapko
Program Funders
Foundations
Corporations & Businesses
Bank of America
Charitable Foundation
BHA Foundation Fund
The Burpee Foundation
The Christmas Shop Foundation
Crystal Trust
Delaware Community Foundation
Ederic Foundation
Ellason Downs Perpetual
Charitable Trust
Fair Play Foundation
The Laffey McHugh Foundation
Morgan Stanley Foundation
The Point Lookout Wildlife & Water
Preserve Foundation, Inc.
The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
Anonymous (1)
ABHA Architects
Ashland Research Station
Bancroft Construction Company
Bernardon Haber Holloway
Architects
Cetrulo & Morgan Group LLC
Charles Potter, Jr. Insurance Agency
Comenity Bank
Delmarva Power
Diver Chevrolet
Dupont
Fine Garden Creations, Inc.
Fulton Paper
FuturTech Consulting LLC
Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A.
JP Morgan Chase
Kerns Brothers
Schoonover Studio Owners Assoc.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor F. Scott
In honor of Wendy Scott
Nancy and Scott Sherr
Joan L. Shuttleworth
Jillian Simmons
Al and Suzanne Smith
Betty A. Smith
Richard and Jane Stalzer-Merrill
In memory of Jane Stalzer-Merrill
Pam Stephani and Richard Morelli
Marcia Stephenson and Rob Densten
Mark Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Straight
Mary Szewczyk
Mr. and Mrs. Koichi Tanimune
Margot Taylor
Quill Teal-Sullivan
Olivia Kirby Thomas
In memory of Bobbee (Laura) Vernon
and Garden Gate Garden Club
Dave and Maureen Thompson
Tara Tracy and Tom Brightman
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Trzuskowski
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wedgewood
Mr. and Mrs. Hirsch N. Wierzbicki
Lenny Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson
Alice Witterholt
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Wood, Jr.
Kreston Wine and Spirits
M&T Bank
Paul Campanella Auto & Tire
Reybold Group of Companies
Salon Pasca
Seitz Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP
Sentinel Self Storage
Solar States
Strategic Foresight Investments
Union Park Automotive Group
Wilmington Wine Company
WSFS Bank
Civic, Government &
Nonprofits
Alliance for Community Trees
Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories
Brandywine Zoo
Christ Church Christiana Hundred
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City of Wilmington,
Department of Parks and Recreation
City of Wilmington,
Department of Public Works
City of Wilmington,
Department of Real Estate
and Housing
City of Wilmington, Mayor’s Office
Delaware Criminal Justice Council
Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental
Control – Community
Environmental Penalty Fund
Delaware Department
of Transportation - Community
Transportation Funds
Delaware Greenways
Delaware Grounds Management
Association
Friends of Goodstay Gardens
Friends of Wilmington Parks
The Garden Club of Wilmington
Greater Brandywine Village
Revitalization Association
Habitat for Humanity
Hiller & Arban, LLC
Kentmere Rehabilitation &
Healthcare Center
Mount Pleasant Elementary School
National Audubon Society, Inc.
Office of Representatives Stephanie
T. Bolden, Gerald L. Brady, JJ Johnson, Helene Keeley, Charles Potter,
and Dennis P. Williams
Office of Senators Margaret Rose
Henry, Harris McDowell and Robert
Marshall
Regional Center for Women in the Arts
Urban Environmental Center
Woodlawn Trustees
Individuals
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Anstey
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Boyer
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard P. Bross
Jeanne Bryce
Andrew Bunting
Mrs. Gordon L. Bussard
Richard Carpenito
and Terry S. Wallace
Bonnie and Charlie Copeland
Regina Cronin
Helen Eliason
Libby Fay
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Giacco
Caroline M. Golt
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Graham
Clark Greisman
Karl and Shirley Grieshaber
Matt Halley
Alice M. Ivy
Dori Jacobson and Jon Tumler
Walter Jones
Marina and Paul Kaplan
Jan M. King
James and Stephanie Lee
Marcia Lis
Samanta Lopez
Joan Lussky
Denise Magnani
and Jonathan Kissell
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. May
Joy Mulholland
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Murray III
Pamela J. Nelson
June Peterson
Mrs. Richard Riegel, Jr.
Elaine Schmerling
Denise Schwandt
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Shanahan, Jr.
Sharon Simmons
Jim Wakefield
Ronald Williams
Anonymous (1)
In-kind Supporters
Civic, Government &
Nonprofits
TheDCH hosts 75+ unique events, workshops,
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tours, lectures and excursions throughout the year.
Here, a couple makes a shiitake mushroom log
during a winter Make & Take workshop.
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Alliance for Community Trees
American Horticultural Society
Aquatic Resource Center
Bombay Hook
National Wildlife Refuge
Central Baptist CDC
The Challenge Program
Christiana High School
City of Delaware City
Delaware Department of Agriculture,
Delaware Forest Service
Delaware Department of Agriculture,
Plant Industries
Delaware Department of Correction
Delaware Department of Health
and Social Services
Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Control
Delaware Greenways
Delaware Nature Society
Delaware State University
First State Community Action Agency
Food Bank of Delaware
Greater Brandywine Village
Revitalization
Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids
Henrietta Johnson Medical Center
Historic Penn Farm
Home Builders Association
of Delaware
Longwood Gardens
The Nature Conservancy
of Delaware
Nemours Health
and Prevention Services
New Castle County
New Castle County Master Gardeners
New Destiny Fellowship
New Moyer Academy
Office of Rep. Jeff Spiegelman
Office of Sen. Chris Coons
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
Thomas A. Edison Charter School
Town of Townsend
University of Delaware
Urban Promise
USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service
West End Neighborhood House
Wilmington Area Planning Council
Wilmington Tree Commission
Winterthur Museum, Garden,
and Library
YMCA of Delaware
Individuals
Audrey Boys
Josh Coceano
Hetty Francke
HG Haskell
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Hayward III
Carol and Merl Jones
Arle Kruckeberg
Melody and Arch Layman
Eric Mayer
Rad McFarland
Joseph P. Melloy
Brenda Tunis
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Watson
Eric Zippe
Corporations & Businesses
Afflair Events
Angela’s Garden
Bartlett Tree Experts
BBC Tavern and Grill
Binkley Horticulture Services, Inc.
Bloomsberry Flowers, Ltd.
Blue Blaze Associates, LLC
Boise ASPEN!
Boscov’s Ala Carte Caterering Service
Brandywine Valley Inn
Brightfields, Inc.
The Care of Trees
Cider Mill Landscapes
Cirillo Brothers, Inc.
Clear Channel Communications
Copeland’s Mulch Depot
Costello’s Garden Center
Countryside Nursery
and Garden Center
Dansko
Davey Tree Expert Company
Delaware Green Painters L.L.C.
Delaware Local Food Exchange
Delmarva Power
Dental Health Care Associates
DiSabatino Landscaping
and Tree Service, Inc.
Down to Earth
East Coast Garden Center
Faces First Day Spa
Fresh Face Skin Care
Fresh Thymes Cafe
Fruit Flowers of Delaware
Gallagher and Gallagher
Gateway Garden Center, Inc.
Gold Star Nursery
Heritage Concrete
Home and Garden Culture
Hotel DuPont
Inner Spirits
J. Thomas Photography
Jen-Mor Florist
Johnston & Assoc. Land
& Water Creation
Kerns Brothers
Kreston Wine & Spirits
Laura Novak
Photography
Linvilla Orchards
Michael Petrie’s
HANDMADE GARDENS
Moore Brothers
Wine Company
Mostardi Nursery
Native Cast
Ninth Street Bookshop
North Creek Nurseries, Inc.
Old Country Garden Center
Organic Mechanics
Out & About Magazine
Pangro Development
Piccolina Toscana
Recession Jewelry
Redbud Native Plant Nursery
Reybold Group of Companies
Richards Layton & Finger
Rickerman Tree Service
Ronny’s Garden World
Ryan’s Wines & Spirits
Seahorse Coaching LLC
Solar States
Sprouting Chefs
Stephens Garden Creations Inc.
Strobert Tree Services
Sullivan Owen Floral
and Event Design
Sweet Somethings
Terrain at Styers
Toll Gate Liquors
Tomato Sunshine
Toyota
Triple Oaks Nursery
& Herb Garden
Veritas Wine and Spirits
Village Green Flower Shop
Vital Signs & Graphics
Willey Farms
Willow Rock Gardens LLC
WJBR
Yetters Discount Liquors
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TheDCH greening and education in numerous
ways, including becoming Member Discount
Partners. Today, 50+ organizations add value to
membership by offering members-only incentives.
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Rare Plant Auction®
Clivia Sponsor
Wilmington Trust Company
Patron Sponsors
Fine Garden Creations, Inc.
Patterson Schwartz Real Estate
Subscriber Sponsors
Bartlett Tree Experts
Guaranteed Rate
Host Sponsor
Longwood Gardens
Greening Neighborhoods
Mr. and Mrs. Vince Anderson
Dan Benarcik
Phil and Pat Boyd
Andrew Bunting
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Carbonell III
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Davis
Don and Susan Fisher
Marina and Paul Kaplan
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Laird
Betsy B. McCoy
Bruce McNew
Betsey Ney
Chris and Mary Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer J. Qualls
Mr. and Mrs. G. Keith Robertshaw
Donald B. Stott
Individual Donors
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon A. Bussard
Donna M. Cohen
Sarah D’Alonzo
Dick and Valarie Elliott
Sarah S. Harrison
Pete and Tina Hayward
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Herbst
Mr. and Mrs. M. William Lower
Robert Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Strayer
Catalog Advertisers
Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.
Binkley Horticulture Services, Inc.
Blue Blaze Associates, LLC
Brandywine Conservancy
& River Museum
Chanticleer Foundation
Cotswold Gardens, Inc.
Craftway Kitchens
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Davis
Delaware Nature Society
Delmarva Broadcasting Company
Dig It Landscape & Garden Design, Inc.
East Coast Garden Center
Everything But the Kitchen Sink
Fox Fodder Farm
Garden Accents
Garden Design Group
Gardensheds Inc.
Gateway Garden Center, Inc.
Glenmede Trust Company, NA
Irwin Landscaping Inc.
Janssen’s Market
Kerns Brothers
Ladew Topiary Gardens, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Lafferty
Moeckel Carbonell Associates Inc.
Mostardi Nursery
A fantastic event for collectors and
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gardeners staged throughout the majestic
Longwood Gardens Conservatory, the Rare Plant
Auction® features beautiful, hard to find, difficult
to propagate and newly introduced species from
around the country. Proceeds of this gala benefit
TheDCH greening and education programs.
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Mt. Cuba Center
Organic Mechanics Soil Company
Plain and Fancy Interiors
RareFind Nursery
Rob Cardillo Photography
Rodney Robinson Landscape Architects
Santora CPA Group
Stoney Bank Nurseries, Inc.
Triple Oaks Nursery & Herb Garden
Wallace Associates, Inc.
Wilmington Friends School
Individual Auction Donors
Susan Benarcik
Charles Cresson
David Culp
Harold A. Davis
Linda Eirhart
Norman Lehr
Suzanne Phillips
Mike Riska
Dean Rossman
Liz Sharp
Gerald Simcoe
Dick Storch
Marcia Tate
Lenny Wilson
Commercial Auction Donors
Aquascapes Unlimited, Inc.
Atlock Farm Nursery
Bailey Nurseries, Inc
Black Hog Horticulture LLC
Blue Sterling Nursery
Bold Spring Nursery
Botanico, Inc.
Brent and Becky’s Bulbs
Broken Arrow Nursery
Brushwood Nursery
Bustani Plant Farm
Cam Too Camellia Nursery
Camellia Forest Nursery
Centerton Nursery Inc.
Chimera Gardens
Colony Nursery
Conard-Pyle
Cotswold Gardens, Inc.
Create-A-Scene
Creek Hill Nursery
Cricket Hill Garden
Donahue’s Greenhouse
East Coast Garden Center
Edible Landscaping LLC
Edgar Joyce Nursery
Fall Creek Farm and Nursery
Fancy Fronds
Fernbrook Nursery, Inc.
Fine Garden Creations
Foxborough Nursery
Fungi Perfecti
Garden Escapes, LLC
The Gardener’s Arms Inc.
Gateway Garden Center
Half Moon Nursery
Michael Petrie’s
HANDMADE GARDENS
Hawksridge Farms
Heritage Seedlings, Inc.
Hermitage Farms Nursery
Hines Horticulture
Holly Hill Farms, Inc.
Home and Garden Culture
Intrinsic Perennial Gardens
Inverbrook Farm
Iseli Nursery
The Ivy Farm, Inc.
J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
J.G. Ackerboom Nurseries
The Kennett Collection
Kirkpatrick Nurseries
Landcraft Environments Ltd.
Leavitt Studios
Let’s Grow!
Manor View Farm
Marshalls’ Riverbank Nurseries, Inc.
McMahan’s Nursery
Monrovia
Mostardi Nursery
North Creek Nurseries, Inc.
Northend Gardens
Nurseries Caroliniana
Octoraro Native Plant Nursery
One Green World
Organic Mechanics Soil Company
Peace Tree Farms
Pepper Greenhouses
Plant Delights Nursery
Plants Nouveau
Pleasant Run Nursery
Point Phillip Perennials
Prides Corner Farms
Proven Winners® Color Choice®
Quality Greenhouses & Perennial Farm
Rare Find Nursery
Rivendell Nursery
Planned Giving & Tribute Gifts
Helen Ayars Detchon
Society
Formed to recognize donors who
have included TheDCH in their long
term financial plans or estate plans.
Paul and Beth Bechly
Phil and Pat Boyd
Margaret G. Bramble
Martha S. Brennesholtz*
Hazel L. Brown
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon A. Bussard
Marie T. Carroll*
Harold A. Davis
J. Christian A. Deputy
Helen L. Eliason
James Harry
and Melody Hammond
Johannes and Betty Krahmer*
James and Stephanie Lee
Mario Lowndes*
Sarah I. Lynch*
Olivia Kirby Thomas
Anne C. Winchester*
Anonymous (2)
*Deceased
River Valley Nursery
Sam Browns Wholesale Nursery
Schiedler Family Nursery Inc.
Smithgall Woodland Garden
Star® Roses and Plants/Conard-Pyle
Sunny Border Nurseries, Inc.
Triple Oaks Nursery
W.D. Wells & Associates, Inc.
Willoway Nurseries, Inc.
Yellow Lobster Claw
Organizational Plant Donors
Atlanta Botanical Garden
The Bartlett Tree Research
Laboratory and Arboretum
Chanticleer
Delaware Center for Horticulture
The Farm at Doe Run
The Holden Arboretum
Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens Professional
Gardener Program
Tribute Gifts
In honor of Kathy Cruice
Mr. and Mrs. Bayard J. Snyder
In memory
of Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Demby
Sheila Marlowe
In memory of Samuel L. Foulsham
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Johnston
Pam Sapko
In honor of S. Lup Jang
June Kleban
In memory of Betty Krahmer
Kathryn and Marvin Andersen
Andrea Cross
Elizabeth Keating
Hans Krahmer
Pam Sapko
In honor of Hazel Brown
Ms. Margaret L. Dugdale
Morris Arboretum
Mt. Cuba Center
NCSA Mountain
Crop Improvement Lab
PHS Meadowbrook Farm
The Scott Arboretum
of Swarthmore College
University of Delaware
Botanical Garden
University of Georgia
Winterthur Museum, Garden
and Library
In-kind Donors
Christie’s
Culinary Program at Delores J.
Baylor Women’s Correctional
Institution
Garden Media Group
Longwood Gardens
Rag & Gilt
Rob Cardillo Photography
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Volunteers
This year, 588 volunteers donated 6,306 hours to public events, community programs, fund raisers, and to
fill important administrative, development and leadership roles, a $146,316 contribution. Our volunteer base
includes a broad range of ages from youth to seniors, as well as diverse experience levels, socio-economic status
and ethnicities.
53 Volunters worked 250 hours at
TheDCH events
16 Plant Selection Committee
members gave 207 hours to secure
over 600 plant donations for the
Rare Plant Auction®
123 Volunteers and staff planted
609 trees at dozens of locations
18 Researchers gave 244 hours
writing plant descriptions for the
Rare Plant Auction®
7 Volunteers invested 214 hours
at Baylor Women’s Correctional
Institution teaching residents
about bee keeping, flower
design, gardening,and fresh food
preparation
34 Grounds Volunteers worked
430 hours weeding, planting,
designing,deadheading and
mulching our Demonstration
Gardens
23 Volunteers donated 533 hours
building a new garden, teaching
and gardening with under-served
preschoolers in the Secret Garden
26 Volunteers worked 181 hours,
teaching,planting, weeding and
mulching in community gardens
42 Board Members and Council
of Advisors invested 1,263
hours, sharing their professional
expertise to manage TheDCH
19 photographers captured
thousands of photographs of
TheDCH events, programs and
people
30 Administrative volunteers
spent 165 hours preparing over
5,000 pieces of mail for delivery
22 volunteers gave 200 hours
planting,harvesting and selling
produce at the 12th & Brandywine
Urban Farm
1 Volunteer spent 15 hours
spackling and painting gallery
walls between 12 art shows
21 Certified Tree Stewards spent
151 hours advocating for trees in
our communities
31 “Discover TheDCH” volunteers
gave 117 hours to help increase
membership by 10%
15 Volunteers gave 85 hours to
distribute the Coming Events
brochure to 155 locations
7 Volunteers gave 115 hours to
care for TheDCH’s onsite plant
specimens
11 Steering Committee Members
gave 56 hours planning the Rare
Plant Auction®
1 Volunteer spent 144 hours
logging information into our
database
Volunteers power TheDCH greening

efforts in numerous ways. Here, volunteers
from WSFS gathered to help spruce up
Kosciuszko park in Wilmington. Many
companies use TheDCH volunteer events
as team building efforts, where top
executives and employees informally
mingle as they work together toward a
project that gives back to the communities
they serve.
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Capital Campaign 2010-2013 Gifts & Pledges
Businesses, Foundations
&
Government Agencies
Cotswold Gardens, Inc.
Crestlea Foundation, Inc.
Crystal Trust
Delaware Department of Natural
Resources & Environmental Control
Delaware Psychological Association
DuPont External Affairs
Ellason Downs Perpetual
Charitable Trust
Fair Play Foundation
Forest View Nursery, Inc.
Garden Club of Wilmington
GreenRoots Landscaping, LLC
The Huisking Foundation, Inc.
The Laffey-McHugh Foundation
Longwood Foundation, Inc.
Marmot Foundation
Welfare Foundation
WSFS Bank
Yaverland Foundation
Individuals
Anne M. Acton
Kirk and Preston Ayars
Joanne K. Bahr Cushman
Paul and Beth Bechly
Amy W. Bish
Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr.
Gina and Tony Bosworth
Elizabeth W. Bours
Phil and Pat Boyd
Linda and Steve Boyden
Ashlin and James Bray
Sherese Brewington-Carr
Regina Brown
David and Kathleen Brownlee
Jen Bruhler and Beth Miller
Andrew Bunting
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon A. Bussard
David and Ginny Butters
Barbara Butterworth
Patrick and Jennifer Callahan
Lou and Mary Kay Camaratta
Mary Ann Capria
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Carbonell III
Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Castorani
Dolores and Dick Colgate
Felise and Michael Cressman
Charles S. Crompton, Jr.
Sumner and Bonnie Crosby
Kathy and Chip Cruice
Mary W. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Davis
In memory of Helen Ayers Detchon
Sarah Deacle
Elizabeth and Michael Dougherty
Mrs. Brian D. Draper
A. Reeve Draper
Helen L. Eliason In memory of Douglas C. Eliason
Joy L. Ericson
Don and Susan Fisher
Hetty E. Francke
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Gansz
Walter S. Graham
Carrie and Patrick Gray
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Herdeg
Mary and Mark Hopkins
Anne and Martin Horn
In memory of Gene M. Schiefelbein
Larry and Janine Iorii
Susan and Scott Johnson
Russell O. Jones
Johannes R. and Betty P. Krahmer
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Kristol
Jeffrey Lank and Tina Macko
Dick and Sally Lighty
Sharon and Chuck Loving
M. William and Julie Lower
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lunger
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Maroney
Joseph V. Matassino, Jr.
Glenn F. May
In honor of Jean May
Bruce McNew
Stephen and Maria Mockbee
Mrs. Christopher Livingston Moseley
Curt and Loey Nass
Betsey Ney
Andrew S. Olson
Chris and Mary Patterson
Chris Pease
Ellen Corroon Petersen
In memory of Nancy Corroon
The City Gardens Contest is a city-wide community

building day that celebrates greening efforts
throughout Wilmington.
Tim and Gretchen Peterson
June Peterson
Neta L. Pringle
Michael and Alexis Ray
Mrs. Richard E. Riegel, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Keith Robertshaw
In memory of Rev. and Mrs. George
A. Robertshaw and Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred A Baratti
Pamela Sapko
Mrs. Harold S. Schutt, Jr.
Katharine D. Schutt
Evelyn Price Scott
Wendy C. Scott
Elizabeth A. Sharp
Patrice and Michael Sheehan
Jeanne O. Shields
Marion T. Silliman
Renee and Scott Simonton
Judith W. Spruance
In memory of Anne C. Winchester
Marcia G. Stephenson
Mr. and Mrs. P. Coleman Townsend, Jr.
Tara Tracy and Tom Brightman
Catherine and Frank Ursomarso
Laura B. Vogel
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Waldron
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Weymouth
Ann D. Wick
Jacque A. Williamson
Christian M. Winburn
Alice and Vince Witterholt
Anonymous (3)
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Delaware Center
for Horticulture
People and Plants • Grow With Us
1810 N Dupont Street
Wilmington, DE 19806
302-658-6262 | TheDCH.org
Leadership
Board of Directors
President
Kirk C. Ayars
Linda R. Boyden
Regina I. Brown
Mary Ann Capria
Lynn Carbonell
Steve Castorani
Elizabeth A. Dougherty
Susan Fisher
Carrie W. Gray
Mary Hopkins
Niki T. Ingram
Scott D. Johnson
Marina R. Kaplan
Jeffrey T. Lank
M. William Lower
William H. Lunger
Elizabeth B. McCoy
Bruce McNew
Christopher Patterson
Mary T. Patterson
Michael E. Riska
Quill Teal-Sullivan
Ann Wick
Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr.
Charles S. Crompton, Jr.
Joanne Bahr Cushman
Dick Elliott
Russell O. Jones
Richard W. Lighty, Ph.D.
Eleanor Maroney
Mrs. Christopher L. Moseley
Ellen C. Petersen
Mrs. Richard E. Riegel, Jr.
Mrs. Harold S. Schutt, Jr.
Katherine D. Schutt
Mrs. Sidney Scott, Jr.
Elizabeth A. Sharp
Jeanne O. Shields
P. Coleman Townsend, Jr.
Andrew Bunting
Vice President
David W. Brownlee
Past President
Paul L. Bechly
Treasurer
W. Scott Simonton
Secretary
Staff
STANDING (LEFT TO RIGHT): Jen Bruhler, Director of Programs;
Michael Ray, Information Technology Coordinator; Patrice
Sheehan, Tree Program Manager; Pamela Sapko, Executive
Director; Martha Stephens, Landscapes Manager; Annie
Acton, Program Administrative Assistant; Tara Tracy, Urban
Agriculture Manager; Lenny Wilson, Associate Director of
Development; Gary Schwetz, Senior Project Analyst SEATED:
Andréa Miller, Communications Coordinator; Marcia
Stephenson, Volunteer & Membership Coordinator; Bonnie
Swan, Education Manager; Joe Matassino, Director of
Development NOT SHOWN: Helen Anderson, Administrative
Coordinator; Ruth Arias, Community Garden Liaison; Floyd
Backus, Public Landscapes Assistant; Mary Kay Camaratta,
Donor Relations Coordinator; Robert Harris, Landscape
Supervisor; Lauren Schaefer, Urban Farmer; Adrienne Spencer,
Assistant Urban Farmer
G. Keith Robertshaw
Council of Advisors