Planting the Seeds
The Conservancy has continued its work to ensure that the Botanical Garden is a priority of the Great Park. As we began to explore development of the Botanical Garden, we realized the need for a smaller scale garden that would preview what is being planned within the larger Botanical Garden. This preview garden – called the Conservancy Garden – will be a model Southern California Garden within the Great Park.

Through the strong financial support of our Founding Garden Donors, we have begun a feasibility study for the Garden’s development and are partnering with the Discovery Science Center to move the project from concept to reality. The Garden is planned to be a place where students of all ages can learn about science and nature in fun and entertaining ways. Sustainable and organic garden practices, stewardship of our natural resources, environmental awareness and home gardening will all be themes within the Conservancy Garden. It promises to be world-class in design, feature beautiful horticulture, be changeable and renewable and tell the story of the future Botanical Garden.

In addition to the feasibility study, we are also relying on founding donors for subsequent phases of the Garden’s development and hope you will join us. All founders are entitled to exclusive “behind the scenes” opportunities during the design and development of the Garden. Your annual donations can accumulate into higher categories of support with each year’s donation until the Conservancy Garden’s completion. But perhaps, most gratifying, you will have an enduring and lasting legacy of your early support of a community endeavor to be enjoyed by generations to come – the Botanical Garden at the Orange County Great Park.

Founding Garden Donors in bold typeface

{ GOLDEN YARROW DONORS}
$5000 DONOR LEVEL
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Cindi & Steven Fry
Michelle & David Horowitz
Sheila & Jim Peterson
Janet & Walkie Ray
Teddie & Michael Ray
Gale & Frank Robitaille

{ FUCHSIA DONORS}
$2500 DONOR LEVEL
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Sandra Ayres
Diane Cotton
Brenda Currie
Carol Follman & Robin Follman Otta
Lisa and Dan Kassel
Annette Oltmans
Jill Johnson-Tucker & Larry Tucker

{ LILAC DONORS}
$1000 DONOR LEVEL
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Inga Beder
Shelly Belling
Joni Brice
Robert Cardoza, FASLA
Carol & Eugene Choi
Christine Comp
Saranne DiRocco
Michelle Dixon
Tom Donnelly
Nancy Eaton
Ruben Flores
Heather Gaughan
Lisa J. Gimmy
Madaline Gordon
Stephanie Grody
Melinda Grubbs
Lorraine Gyulay
Joan Halvajian
Maralou Harrrington
Susan Hillgren
Tatiana Kleinman
Anne Leisure
Michelle O’Leary Koll
Barbara MacGillivray
Julie McAlpine
Jackie & Colton Melby
Cindy Morales
Veronica & Massimo Naverretta
Suzan Paek
Marion & Roger Palley
Pat Podlich
Kara Poovey
Kimberly Robertson
Keiko Sakamoto-Witte
Susan Samueli
Mark Scott, ASLA
Susanne & Robert Searles
Jamie & James Sheperdson
Janet Shreiar
Hanna Skjonsby
Elizabeth Steele
Diane Steffy
Polly Stemler
Faith Strong
Mr. & Mrs. Sutherlin
Lisa & Harvey Triebwasser
Virginia Wetterau
Lizanne Witte

{ POPPY DONORS}
$500 DONOR LEVEL
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Dana Abbott
James Agnew
Alexandra Airth
Vicky Anderson
Jill Ayres
Diane Baker
Fran & Bill Bennett
Marian Bergeson
Hyla Bertea
Kay Bright
Susan Bridgford
Andra Broekelschen
Mary V. Buchingham
Jody Burnham
Catherine Campbell
Vicky Carabini
Catherine Chamberlain
Ana Chu
P. Chua
Paula Cole
Diane Connelly
Maria & Craig Cooper
Carol Costine
Alison Cottrel
S. B. Cumming
Ann Danner
Elana Donovan
Nancy Eaton
Wendy Enkema
Carol Farkas
Melanie Fitch
Maria Gallegas
Barbara Glabman
Tracy Gottlieb
Robin Grant
Marlene Hamontree
Kelly Heyler
Donna Hood
Cleva Jo Howard
JoeAnna Jenkins
Caroline Jones
Merrins Jones
Pallie Jones
Kathy Kelter
Lesly Knight
Cathy Krinsky
Dee Kruse
Paige Kunkle
Dorothy Larson
Karen Linden
Cary Lobel
Carol McElwee
Jeri McKenna
Robin McMonigle
Marty McPhee
Lauri Mendenhall
Terri Milder
Debbie Millar
Ann Moorhead
Mindy Muller
Melody Murayama
Donna Neff
Cecilia Nott
Allison Olmstead
Onotria Wine & Country Cuisine
Kathleen Paone
Beverly Peters
Carmela Phillips
Ann & Charles Quilter
Richard Ramsey
Lesley Reeves
Nancy Revy
Linda Roberson
Laura Russell
Katherine Sanderson
Pame Schmider
Leslie Seidner
Carol Ann Simon
Cheri Skellern
Judith Slutsky
Ellen Small
Don Smith.
Janet Smith
Ann Smyth
Kathy Stuart
Shannon Tarnutzer
Kathy Taylor
Mary Lynn Turner
Jennifer Van Bergh
Karen Valaika
Barbara Vorwerck
Rosemary Ward
Julie & Justin Wilson
Sunny Zia

{ LAVENDER DONORS}
$250 DONOR LEVEL
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Lisa Andrews
Laura Ball
Beth Bidna
Joyce H. Cassel
Bonnie Changstrom-Simon
Lorna Cohen
Caroline Davenport
Peg Donner
Barbara Eidson
Allan Gibson
J.P. Gough
Mollie Hayes
Nancy Heuler
Kerry Holtrust
Andrew Horowitz
Pamela Horowitz
Jan Jonker
Marilyn Krahe
Stephanie Moshayedi
Peggy Ogden
Lauren Packard
Richard Packard
Susan Pinto
Cheryl Post
Bano Pozin
Dorothy Powell-Goldberg
Pame Schmider
Stephanie Simovich
Nancy Smith
John Sullivan
Ron Vanderhoff

{ EVENING PRIMROSE DONORS}
$100 DONOR LEVEL
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Ginger Allen
Rebecca Boukather
Maureen Brolick
Nola Casserly
Carol Demorest
Joy Dittberner
Victoria Gering
Catherine Hall
Julie Hill
Marlene Jurick
Ann Layton
Nancy McGann
Ronald McMackin
Gretchen Miller
Melinda Moss
Suzanne Peltason
Gail Ross
Marilee Schneider
Allison Smith