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Helianthus decapetalus L. (thin-leaved sunflower) is a native perennial herbaceous plant that blooms from July through September. It typically grows in moist bottomlands, along roads and stream banks, and in fields throughout Pennsylvania.

 


Gift Opportunities in the Arboretum

 


The Hosler Oak (left of center) is known as the "witness tree" because it will witness the growth of the botanic gardens around it.

The Arboretum's Name ($25,000,000)

 

Approved Naming Opportunities Within Phase I of the H. O. Smith Botanic Gardens

The following opportunities to name elements within Phase I of the H. O. Smith Botanic Gardens are available for a three-year period beginning April 2008. (The opportunity to name the Overlook Pavilion structure and Event Lawn was originally made available for a three-year period beginning November 2006. They are included here because they will be constructed in Phase I.)

Suggested giving levels are included in parentheses. A part of each gift will be used to establish an endowment fund for long-term maintenance and operation of each area within the Arboretum. Internal naming opportunities for some Arboretum features will be determined when the final designs are completed.

Overlook Pavilion - Entire Structure ($1,000,000)
Overlook Pavilion - Horticulture Wing ($100,000)
Overlook Pavilion - Event Terrace (tented) ($500,000)
Overlook Portico (front porch and passage between building wings) ($250,000)

Overlook Pavilion Garden ($250,000)

Stakes mark the location of a new service road in the H. O. Smith Botanic Gardens.

Birch Overlook (transition from Pavilion to upper end of Event Lawn) ($200,000)

Event Lawn ($2,000,000)

Conservatory Terrace Garden ($1,000,000)
Trellis Panels (in wall, heavy steel with grass motif cutouts) (2) ($15,000 each)

Oasis Garden ($500,000)
Trellis Panels (in wall, heavy steel with grass motif cutouts) (3) ($15,000 each)

Oasis Garden Terrace (funded)

Lotus Pool (partially funded)

Bamboo Alleé (between Conservatory Terrace Garden and Oasis Garden) ($200,000)

Bamboo Motif Gate (gate to Bamboo Alleé and walled gardens from fountain terrace) ($25,000)

Hawthorn Entry (to Event Lawn, from walled gardens) ($100,000)

Rose & Fragrance Garden (first half being completed in Phase I) ($2,250,000)
North Patio ($50,000)
South Patio ($50,000)
Curved Trellis Panel (funded)
Trellis Panels (in wall, heavy steel with diamond motif cutouts) (7) ($15,000 each)
Iris Walk ($50,000)
Rose Pavilion (Add Alternate) ($250,000)
Vine Trellis (88-foot trellis wall between Oasis and Rose Gardens) ($50,000)

Demonstration Garden – Hummingbird ($500,000)

Demonstration Garden – Butterfly ($300,000)

Marsh Meadow (funded)

In the Marsh Meadow
Marsh Meadow Osier Banks (2) ($7,500 each)
Marsh Meadow Dwarf Willow Banks (4) ($7,500 each)

Grove of the Ancients ($500,000)

Tropical Grove ($150,000)

Seat Walls (two at Pavilion, two at end of Event Lawn, one at fountain) (5) ($20,000 each)

 

Commemorative Trees in The Arboretum at Penn State

 

Future Elements Within the H. O. Smith Botanic Gardens and
Surrounding Landscape

Opportunities to name the following major elements in the botanic gardens of The Arboretum at Penn State became available for a three-year period beginning November 2006.

  1. Education Center - ($20,000,000)
  2. Conservatory - ($20,000,000)
  3. Winter Garden - ($1,750,000)
  4. Winter Garden Terrace - ($1,500,000)
  5. Demonstration Garden - Flower and Turf Plots ($2,250,000)
  6. Demonstration Garden - Learning Center ($750,000)
  7. Demonstration Garden - Home Landscapes ($3,000,000)
  8. Demonstration Garden - Fruit and Vegetable Garden ($2,275,000)
  9. Orchard - ($300,000)
  10. Medieval Garden - ($1,500,000)
  11. Woodland Garden - Transition Woods ($1,500,000)
  12. Woodland Garden - Penn's Woods ($3,250,000)
  13. Woodland Garden - Asian Woods ($3,250,000)
  14. Four Seasons Garden - ($4,500,000)
  15. Children's Garden - ($4,500,000)
  16. River of Grasses and Dry Stream - ($2,000,000)
  17. Perennial Gardens - ($10,000,000)
  18. Meadow Garden - ($1,500,000)

Please contact Patrick J. Williams, director of development, with questions about gift opportunities: 814-865-0441/patrickwilliams@psu.edu.

 

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