Tributes & Memorials | Rotary Botanical Gardens

Tributes and Memorials

Honor a loved one, pay tribute to a friend, or mark a special occasion

Amidst 20 acres of beautiful landscape, bubbling water features, blooming gardens and serene nooks, your gift will hold steadfast.

All tributes at Rotary Botanical Gardens are tax-deductible and include a private friend/family viewing with waived Garden admission.

If you would like to make a dedication or have questions about the tribute and memorial program pricing, please send an email to dedications@rotarygardens.org.

Tribute Donations

Make a donation to Rotary Botanical Gardens Annual Fund in memory of a loved one.

Upon making a gift, the person or family indicated will receive a personalized card notifying them of your thoughtful gift. Alternatively, you can have the card sent to you.

Tribute Donations of all amounts are accepted and ensure the future of Rotary Botanical Gardens collections, programming, and the well-being of our community.

All gifts are final and cannot be allocated or pooled for a dedicated memorial at a later date.

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Legacy Leaves

A new place to leave your mark- Legacy Leaf Plaques will be placed up the stems of our permanent,- 15-foot indigo flower art installation located in the center of the Gardens.

Dedicate a plaque in honor or memory of a loved one; celebrate life’s significant moments such as marriages, births, retirements, graduations, and more.

Your personally inscribed Leaf Plaque will grace the art piece for 5 years. After this period, donors have the option to renew the dedication or bring the cherished plaque home.

Dedication can happen at any time of year.

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Engraved Bricks

Remember special moments and loved ones with an engraved brick in Rotary Botanical Gardens paths. When you dedicate a brick to the garden, duplicate bricks for your home garden, office, or patio are available at reduced donation.

The placed location of available engraved bricks is predetermined by Rotary Botanical Gardens.

Slight wearing of bricks may occur. Rotary Botanical Gardens will replace bricks damaged by improper engraving, installation, or vandalism at no expense to the client.

It is the donors’ responsibility to request and pay for replacement bricks if so desired after 10 years.

Bricks are not guaranteed in perpetuity. Circumstances may necessitate relocation or eventual retirement of bricks. Bricks will remain on the grounds indefinitely until relocation, replacement, or retirement is necessary.

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Seasonal Garden Bed Dedication

Celebrate cherished memories with a personalized flowerbed dedication at Rotary Botanical Gardens. Explore upcoming collection displays with our RBG staff, each lasting three months – a highly visible, meaningful tribute option.

Choose from a variety of specialty seasonal locations, each thoughtfully pre-determined by Rotary Botanical Gardens horticulturists.

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Dedicated Memorial Commemorativen Tree 1

Commemorative Tree(s)

Create a living memorial with the gift of a newly planted tree. Speak with the Gardens’ staff to choose from a selection of available tree species and locations. An engraved plaque that includes your personal inscription will accompany the tree.

Requests to fund a tree may be made at any time of the year, however, planting times are determined by Rotary Botanical Gardens based upon best practices for the chosen species.

Typically, tree planting occurs during the spring or fall. Because planting dates are approximate and depend on a variety of factors including weather, RBG cannot accommodate clients during plantings.

Species: Quaking Aspen
- Location: Winter Walk
- Cost: $600
Species: Paperback Maple
- Location: Story Walk Area
- Cost: $1,000
Species: RedPointe Maple
- Location: Entrance Garden in Parking Lot
- Price: $1,200
Species: Stewartia Koreana
- Location: Shade Garden
- Price: $800
Species: Malus ‘Ruby Raindrops’
- Location: Flag Berm
- Price: $1,200
Species: Cercis canadensis ‘Golden Falls’
- Location: Flag Berm
- Price: $1,200
Species: Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’
- Location: Old Storywalk
- Price: $1,200
Species: Cercis canadensis ‘Northern Lites’
- Location: Scottish Garden
- Price: $1,200
Species: Cornus kousa ‘Greensleeves’
- Location: Woodland Glen
- Price: $600

Rotary Botanical Gardens makes every effort to ensure that all dedicated trees thrive. The longevity of a particular tree is difficult to predict as it varies based on species and environmental conditions that are beyond Rotary Botanical Gardens’ control.

If a tree fails or is removed for any reason within 3 years of planting or dedication, RBG will make reasonable efforts to inform the donor and either replace the tree, transplant the tree to another location, or transfer the care to a mutually agreed upon tree at no additional cost to the donor.

If a tree fails or needs to be removed after a period of 3 years for any reason, it will be the donor’s responsibility to fund a replacement if so desired.

Replacement trees shall be governed in accordance with the current RBG prices, conditions, and policies.

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Flower Urn

Memorialize a long shadow planter made of dry cast limestone with rotating seasonal specialty flower displays. An engraved plaque that includes your personal inscription will accompany the planter.

The location of long shadow planters are predetermined by Rotary Botanical Gardens and includes garden areas such as; The English Cottage Garden, Reception Garden, Sunken Garden, Wellness Garden, Terrace Garden, North Point, and Observation Pier.

A list of available planters is maintained by RBG and potential donors may select locations from these options.

The size and style of planter vary per location. Availability is subject to change.

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Garden Benches

Create a special place in your favorite area of the Gardens to reflect, remember, and relax.

Garden benches are made of beautiful composite wood, teak wood, or bronze aluminum, and each available location is preselected to maximize shade, comfort, and view.

Each bench includes a commemorative plaque with a personal inscription.

A bench may be purchased at any time of year; however, Benches will only be installed between the months of April and October. It may take up to three months from the time the Bench is ordered to the time it is installed, or longer if the three months expires between November and March. Because installation dates are approximate and depend upon a variety of factors including weather, RBG cannot accommodate clients at Bench installations.

The style and location of each Bench is chosen by Rotary Botanical Gardens. The appropriateness to the particular setting for the Bench dictates the size, style, and type of construction material to be used.

A list of available Benches is maintained by RBG and potential donors may select benches from these options:

Dialogue Statue Area: Bronze, Backed Bench, Botanical Theme, 6’ length
Reception Garden: Teak Wood, Backed Bench, 6’ length
Woodland Walk: Composite Wood, Backed Bench, 6’ length

The period of dedication for a Bench is 10 years. If it is determined that a Bench is no longer functional, unsafe, or unacceptable aesthetically, RBG may remove a Bench after the 10-year dedication period.

In these circumstances, RBG will make reasonable efforts to notify the donor and make arrangements for a replacement if so desired. It will be the donors’ responsibility to pay for the replacement, which shall be governed in accordance with the current conditions and garden policies.

Rotary Botanical Gardens reserves the right to move or relocate Benches at any time. If relocation is necessary, RBG will make reasonable efforts to contact the client so the client and RBG can mutually agree upon the new location.

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