People and Gardens

The American Public Gardens Association's mission is Advancing Public Gardens as a force for positive change in their communities through national leadership, advocacy and innovation.

People and Gardens is a place where you can find timely (and archived) information about how your peers and their institutions are becoming a force for positive change. 

Have news about your garden that you'd like to share? Contact Caitlin Simkovich at csimkovich@publicgardens.org.

May 2013

Highlights

• Arthur R. Marshall Foundation for the Everglades Names Dottie Carson as interim executive director

• Timothy J. Motley, the J. Robert Stiffler Distinguished Professor of Botany, has died

• Loan to Desert Botanical Garden from innovative new fund promotes healthier plants and economic sustainability

• Five grounds professionals earn prestigious designation from Professional Grounds Management Society

• The Purdue Arboretum awarded Level II Accreditation by ArbNet Accreditation Program

• White House honors Caroline Lewis as a Champion of Change and Community Climate Resilience Leader

• Morris Arboretum receives prestigious accreditation

• Oak tree researcher from the Morton Arboretum awarded Fulbright Scholarship

• Smithsonian Gardens achieves museum accreditation

• Teri Jabour joins board of directors of the Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden

• Mt. Cuba Center announces two new hires

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