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
- Ms. Patti O’Mara
- Mr. and Mrs. John J. 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
- Ms. Olivia Delacruz
- Mr. and Mrs. John M. Harris
- Mrs. Natalie C. Jackson
- Olivia Delacruz Foundation
- 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. D. Theodore Berghorst
- Dr. and Mrs. William W. Blackburn, II
- Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brownback
- Mr. and Mrs. Everett Cook
- Mrs. Veronica Dowling
- Lizzie Hallinan and Jay Petersen
- Ms. Anne Harris Milliken
- Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Haynes, III
- Mrs. Stephanie Hurtt
- Mr. and Mrs. William W. Lane
- Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall
- Mr. and Mrs. John V. McClure
- Mrs. David J. McKenna
- Mrs. Karen K. Meyer
- 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
- Ms. Jane E. Bewkes
- Elizabeth Black
- Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Calabro
- Ms. Elizabeth Frappier
- Mrs. Duke Habernickel, III
- Mr. and Mrs. John J. Heins
- Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hurley
- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keating
- Elizabeth King
- Mrs. Catherine C. Kirby
- Mr. and Mrs. John Kurtz
- Mr. John T. Lee
- Margaret McCain and Tom McDavid
- Mr. and Mrs. J.R. McDermott
- 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
- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Smith
- Ms. Susan Schuyler Smith
- Mr. and Mrs. James Ueltschi
- Mrs. Anne D. Wallace
Gatekeepers of the Garden - $1,500
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen
- Mr. and Mrs. Bradley M. Anderson
- Anonymous
- 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
- Mrs. Landis Becker Young
- Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Benham, III
- Mr. and Mrs. Dudley S. Blossom, III
- Ms. Virginia Blossom
- Mrs. Linda Bond
- Mr. and Mrs. John Bozza
- Mrs. Susan Braddock
- Mrs. Margaret Bragg
- Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Branson
- Mr. Lawrence R. Brashears
- Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brickman
- Mr. and Mrs. Nancy C. Briggs
- Mr. and Mrs. Willie Bullock
- Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burgoon
- Jane Burton
- Wendy and Charles Carey
- Mr. and Mrs. James Carney
- Ms. Susan Chenault and Mr. Rick Hahn
- Mrs. Jonna Chewning
- Mr. and Mrs. J. Sheldon Clark
- Mrs. Karen Condie
- Mr. and Mrs. James Cornell, Jr.
- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Corr
- 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 DiScipio
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Donohoe, Jr.
- Mrs. Nancy Edmiston
- Mr. and Mrs. John W. Edwards
- Hope Eiseman
- Ms. Laura Fadden
- Jeanne Fore-Moran and John Moran
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Foresman
- Mr. and Mrs. William Freeman
- Mrs. Margot Funke
- Dr. Dolores and Mr. Thomas Gahan
- Mr. and Mrs. John Garrett
- Mrs. Allison M. Garrott
- Monny Gasche
- Katie Gastley and Ian Smith
- Mr. and Mrs. David Gee
- Mr. and Mrs. L. Nicholas Geeslin
- Susan Goddard
- Mr. and Mrs. Willis Goldsmith
- Mr. Bruce W. Graham and Ms. Ann Buchanan
- Suzy and Richard Grote
- Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Gullquist
- Mrs. Ann G. Hamner
- Ms. Laura Harris
- The Hill Group
- Ms. Christine Hobart
- Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hoben
- Kristina Hofmann
- Ms. Clark Hooper Baruch
- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Huber
- Mr. and Mrs. Allen N. Jones
- Ms. Robin Jones and Mr. Jack Mandato
- Mr. Robert A. Jureit
- Mr. Henry K. Justi
- Mrs. Susan Kasten
- Mr. and Mrs. David Kaytes
- Dr. and Mrs. Alastair C. Kennedy
- Mrs. Arthur McKee Latta
- Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lee, IV
- Mr. and Mrs. Benson Legg
- Anne Linville and Mark Mistretta
- Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lockhart
- Wendy Long
- Mrs. Peter N. Lord
- Mr. and Mrs. Alex MacWilliam, III
- Mr. and Mrs. Richard Malloch
- Mrs. Deana Marchant
- Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maresi
- Brooke Megrue
- Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Michael
- Ms. Lauren Michaels and Ms. Jennifer Cole
- Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mitchell
- Mr. and Mrs. Olan Mitchell
- Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mitchell
Kristin Mix - Mr. and Mrs. J. Earl Morgan, III
- Donna and Ed Morris
- Mr. and Mrs. David Moulton
- Richard and Jill Murphy
- Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nicolaides
- Joan Nicolais
- 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
- Mr. and Mrs. Francis Partel, Jr.
- Mrs. Deborah H. Peniston
- Mr. and Mrs. James Penrose
- Mr. Michael J. Pierce
- Ms. Kate Pisacreta
- Mrs. Marcia Poutiatine
- Ms. Trudie Rainone
- Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Rennick
- Mr. and Mrs. J. Patrick Rice
- Lucy and Carter Rise
- Mr. John H. Roberts
- Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Rosner
- Mr. and Mrs. John Ross
- Mr. Gavin Ruotolo
- Susan Salice
- Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Schlamowitz
- 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. Denis Turko
- Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Twiss
- Mr. and Mrs. Ty Ueltschi
- Tim and Jordan Wakeland
- Mr. and Mrs. Edward Weihman
- Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Welsh
- Mr. and Mrs. Russell Rip Wilson
- Mr. Scott Winn and Ms. Sally Dugan