Public Garden Management: A Complete Guide to the Planning and Administration of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta

401 Pages·2011·90.42 MB·English

by  Donald Rakow

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Public Garden
Management
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Public Garden
Management
Donald A. Rakow
Sharon A. Lee
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Public garden management /[compiled by] Donald A. Rakow, Sharon A. Lee.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-470-53213-3 (cloth); ISBN 978-0-470-90457-2 (ebk); ISBN 978-0-470-90458-9 (ebk);
ISBN 978-0-470-90459-6 (ebk); ISBN 978-0-470-95069-2 (ebk); ISBN 978-0-470-95082-1 (ebk)
1. Gardens—Management. 2. Public spaces. 3. Gardening. I. Rakow, Donald Andrew,
1951- II. Lee, Sharon A., 1944-
SB467.8.P83 2011
712'.5068—dc22
2010016949
Printed in the United States of America
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The authors wish to dedicate this book to their spouses, Sue Rakow and Philip
Lebowitz, whose patience, support, and encouragement were absolutely
essential throughout the long process of developing this book.
They would further like to dedicate it to all current and future students and
practitioners of public horticulture, who have chosen a fi eld that truly does
make a difference in the lives of people and the planet on which we live.
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Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Foreword xiii
PETER H. RAVEN
PART I
Public Gardens and Their Signifi cance 1
CHAPTER 1
What Is a Public Garden? 3
DONALD A. RAKOW
CHAPTER 2
The History and Signifi cance of Public Gardens 15
CHRISTINE FLANAGAN
PART I I
The Emerging Garden 31
CHAPTER 3
Critical Issues in Starting a Public Garden 33
ROBERT LYONS
CHAPTER 4
The Process of Organizing a New Garden 41
MARY PAT MATHESON
CHAPTER 5
Land Acquisition 54
MAUREEN HEFFERNAN
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CHAPTER 6
Designing for Plants and People 65
IAIN M. ROBERTSON
PART I I I
Administrative Functions 81
CHAPTER 7
Staffi ng and Personnel Management 83
GERARD T. DONNELLY AND NANCY L. PESKE
CHAPTER 8
Volunteer Recruitment and Management 95
ARLENE FERRIS
CHAPTER 9
Budgeting and Financial Planning 106
RICHARD PIACENTINI AND LISA MACIOCE
CHAPTER 10
Fund-raising and Membership Development 124
PATRICIA RICH
CHAPTER 11
Earned Income Opportunities 135
RICHARD H. DALEY
CHAPTER 12
Facilities and Infrastructure 145
ERIC TSCHANZ
CHAPTER 13
Grounds Management and Security 157
VINCENT A. SIMEONE
PART IV
Programmatic Functions 173
CHAPTER 14
Public Gardens and Their Communities: The Value of Outreach 175
SUSAN LACERTE
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