Gatekeepers of the Garden
McKee’s most prestigious levels of membership.
McKee Botanical Garden recognizes and appreciates its most dedicated and visionary supporters – Gatekeepers of the Garden. Gatekeepers of the Garden are a distinguished group of individuals who play a critical role in ensuring the vitality, excellence, and sustainability of McKee. This select group of supporters demonstrate leadership within the community by being a true partner of the Garden and helping to uphold its storied legacy of educating, delighting, and enriching all who step through its gates.
When you become a Gatekeeper of the Garden, you’ll become a part of a community of neighbors, business leaders, artists, and advocates who are committed to sustaining this extraordinary place. Your support furthers our work in conservation, our dedication to the community, and our commitment to the environment.
Gatekeeper Benefits
As a Gatekeeper of the Garden, you will enjoy:
- Unlimited year-round admission
- Designated parking
- Prominent recognition on the Gatekeepers of the Garden board
- Special invitation to exclusive annual Gatekeepers Celebration in the historic Hall of Giants
- Recognition in The Garden newsletter, annual report, and other communication pieces
- Guest passes for friends and family upon request
- Exclusive insider updates and invitations to members-only events
- Personal guided tours upon request
- 10% discount in Garden Gift Shop and Garden Café
- Reciprocal admission to 300+ arboreta, gardens and museums across the United States and Canada
We thank our Gatekeepers of the Garden for their generosity and extraordinary commitment to McKee Botanical Garden.
Stewards of the Garden - $25,000
- Mr. Robert P. Bauman*
- Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Benedict II
- Mr. and Mrs. Everett Cook
- Mr. and Mrs. Willem de Vogel
- Mrs. Stephanie Hurtt
- Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kaneb
- Mrs. Karen Katen and Mr. Robert Williams
- Mrs. Betty MacMillan
- Brian McClatchy
- Mrs. Marilyn McConnell
- Mr. and Mrs. John Schumann, Jr.
- Dr. and Mrs. William K. Stubbs
Director's Circle - $10,000
- Mrs. Barbara Baldwin
- Mrs. Camille W. Broadbent
- Mr. and Mrs. Willem de Vogel
- Mr. and Mrs. John M. Harris
- Mrs. Natalie C. Jackson
- Mr. and Mrs. Donald Patterson
- Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Price
- Mr. and Mrs. John W. Taylor III
Visionary - $5,000
- Anonymous
- Mr. and Mrs. Everett Cook
- Olivia Delacruz Foundation
- Ms. Olivia Delacruz
- Mrs. Veronica A. Dowling
- Lizzie Hallinan and Jay Petersen
- Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Haynes III
- Mrs. Stephanie P. Hurtt
- Mr. and Mrs. William W. Lane
- Mr. and Mrs. Barry MacTaggart
- Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall
- Mr. and Mrs. John V. McClure
- Mrs. David J. McKenna
- Mrs. Karen K. Meyer
- Ms. Anne Harris Milliken
- Mr. and Mrs. Marion B. Oglesby
- Mr. Donald B. Riefler
- Mr. and Mrs. John J. Schumann, Jr.
- Ms. Dorothy W. Sprague and Mr. William J. Benedict
- Dr. and Mrs. William K. Stubbs
- Mr. and Mrs. William C. Stutt
- Mr. and Mrs. B. Robert Wood*
Benefactor - $2,500
- Mrs. Paul A. Becker
- Mr. and Mrs. D. Theodore Berghorst
- Ms. Jane E. Bewkes
- Elizabeth Black
- Dr. and Mrs. William W. Blackburn, II
- Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Calabro
- Ms. Elizabeth Frappier
- Mr. and Mrs. Duke Habernickel III
- Mr. and Mrs. John J. Heins
- Blake and Dan Hubbard
- Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hurley
- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keating
- Dr. and Mrs. Alastair C. Kennedy
- Mrs. Catherine C. Kirby
- Mr. and Mrs. John Kurtz
- Mr. John T. Lee
- Ms. Margaret McCain and
- Mr. Tom McDavid
- Mr. and Mrs. Matthew McManus
- Mr. and Mrs. Michael McManus
- Mr. and Mrs. Richard Metzler
- Mr. and Mrs. James Morphy
- Mr. Peter O’Malley
- Dr. and Mrs. Robert Prichard
- Mr. and Mrs. Randall Rogers
- Mr. and Mrs. G. Alexander Ross
- Mrs. Rose Sadlek
- Mary Alice and Joseph Smith
- Ms. Susan Schuyler Smith
- Mr. and Mrs. James Ueltschi
- Mrs. Anne D. Wallace
Gatekeepers of the Garden - $1,500
- Anonymous
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen
- Mr. and Mrs. Bradley M. Anderson
- Mrs. Lois W. Appleby
- Mrs. Carol A. Atkinson
- Ms. Kathleen Vuillet Augustine
- Mr. and Mrs. William Bahrenburg
- Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Bailey III
- Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Barnett
- Mrs. Christine Barry
- Ms. Clark Hooper Baruch
- Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Benham III
- Mr. and Mrs. Dudley S. Blossom III
- Mr. and Mrs. John Bozza
- Mrs. Susan Braddock
- Mrs. Margaret H. Bragg
- Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Branson
- Mr. Lawrence R. Brashears
- Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brickman
- Mr. and Mrs. Willie Bullock
- Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burgoon
- Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Burton
- Wendy and Charles Carey
- Mr. and Mrs. James Carney
- Susan Chenault and Rick Hahn
- Mrs. Jonna Chewning
- Mr. and Mrs. J. Sheldon Clark
- Mr. and Mrs. James Cornell, Jr.
- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Corr
- The Corry Family Foundation
- Chuck and Marybeth Cunningham
- Mr. and Mrs. Michael Curley
- Mr. and Mrs. Neill Currie
- Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dayton
- Mr. and Mrs. Donald DeMuth
- Mr. and Mrs. Rohit Desai
- Robert and Tina Di Scipio
- Mr. and Mrs. John W. Edwards
- Hope Eiseman
- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Farnsworth, Jr.
- Jeanne Fore-Moran and John Moran
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Foresman
- Mr. and Mrs. William Freeman
- Mr. and Mrs. Guy Fritts
- Mrs. Margot Funke
- Dr. Dolores and Mr. Thomas Gahan
- Mr. and Mrs. John Garrett
- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Garrott
- Mr. and Mrs. Jack G. Gasche
- Katie Gastley and Ian Smith
- Mr. and Mrs. David Gee
- Mr. and Mrs. L. Nicholas Geeslin
- Mrs. Laica Gerwien-
- Moreta and Mr. James Moreta
- Susan Goddard
- Mr. and Mrs. Willis Goldsmith
- Mrs. Roberta Ellerman Goodall
- Mr. Bruce W. Graham and
- Ms. Ann Buchanan
- Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grote
- Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Gullquist
- Ms. Laura H. Harris
- The Hill Group
- Ms. Christine Hobart
- Kristina Hofmann
- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Huber
- Mr. and Mrs. Allen N. Jones
- Robin Jones and Jack Mandato
- Mr. Robert A. Jureit
- Mr. Henry K. Justi
- Ms. Susan Kasten
- Mr. and Mrs. David Kaytes
- Mrs. Arthur McKee Latta
- Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lee, IV
- Ms. Anne Linville and Mr. Mark Mistretta
- Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lockhart
- Wendy Long
- Mrs. Peter N. Lord
- Mr. and Mrs. Alex MacWilliam
- Mr. and Mrs. Richard Malloch
- Mrs. Deana Marchant
- Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maresi
- Brooke Megrue
- Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Michael
- Lauren Michaels
- Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mitchell
- Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mitchell
- Kristin Mix
- Mr. and Mrs. J. Earl Morgan III
- Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morris
- Mr. and Mrs. David Moulton
- Mrs. Patrick C. O’Brien Jr.
- Ms. Cindy O’Dare
- Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Oglethorpe
- Ms. Baerbel O’Haire and
- Mr. Conor O’Haire
- Ms. Patti O’Mara
- Mr. and Mrs. David Osborn
- Mrs. Deborah H. Peniston
- Mr. and Mrs. James Penrose
- Michael Pierce
- Ms. Kate Pisacreta
- Mrs. Marcia Poutiatine
- Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Rennick
- Mrs. Patricia Rennick
- Mr. and Mrs. J. Patrick Rice
- Lucy and Carter Rise
- Mr. John H. Roberts and
- Mrs. Julia Roberts Blunt
- Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Rosner
- Mr. and Mrs. John Ross
- Mr. and Mrs. G. Hunt Rounsavall
- Mr. Gavin Ruotolo
- Mr. Richard E. Sameth
- Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Schlamowitz
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Schneider
- Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Schroeder
- Mr. and Mrs. Warren L. Schwerin
- Mrs. Suzanne M. Scully
- Mr. and Mrs. Hercules Segalas
- Anna Bain Slater
- Mrs. Mary Addington Smith
- Mrs. Charlotte S. Stifel
- Mrs. Lindy B. Street
- Catharine and Jeffrey Sturgess
- Ms. Shelley S. Sweeney
- Syde Hurdus Foundation, Inc.
- Mrs. Charlotte Terry and
- Mr. John Hilton
- Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Tremml
- Mr. and Mrs. W. James Truettner, Jr.
- Mr. and Mrs. Denis Turko
- Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Twiss
- Mr. and Mrs. Ty Ueltschi
- Tim and Jordan Wakeland
- Mrs. Ann Petitt Webber
- Mr. and Mrs. Edward Weihman
- Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Willsey
- Mr. and Mrs. Russell Rip Wilson
- Mr. Scott Winn and Ms. Sally Dugan
- Dr. Teresa Winslow
- Mrs. Landis Becker Young
- Mrs. Mary Lou H. Young