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

by Rakow, Donald; Lee, Sharon; Raven, Peter H.

• ISBN13: 9780470532133
• ISBN10: 0470532130
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-02-15
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Public Garden Management is an all-in-one professional reference and textbook that clearly shows how to develop, establish, manage and maintain a sustainable (both economically and environmentally) public garden. Written by thirty leading experts, the book offers practical coverage of the relevant topics, with supporting case studies that show how the information can be applied with the help of line drawings and photographs that assist in conveying critical information.

Author Biography

Donald A. Rakow, PhD, serves as the Elizabeth Newman Wilds Director of Cornell Plantations, as well as Director of the Cornell Graduate Program in Public Garden Leadership. Actively involved in horticultural associations and education initiatives at many levels, Rakow is a frequent speaker at conferences and has been honored with the APGA Service Award, for his service on American Public Gardens Association's board of directors and many of its committees.

Sharon A. Lee is the principal of Sharon Lee & Associates, a communications consulting firm, and is the former deputy director of the American Public Gardens Association and the founding editor of the Public Garden, the journal of the American Public Gardens Association.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Public Gardens and Their Significance

What Is a Public Garden?

The History and Significance of Public Gardens

The Emerging Garden

Critical Issues in Starting a Public Garden

The Process of Organizing a New Public Garden

Land Acquisition

Designing for Plants and People

Administrative Functions

Staffing and Personnel Management

Volunteer Recruitment and Management

Budgeting and Financial Planning

Fund Raising and Membership Development

Earned Income Opportunities

Facilities and Infrastructure

Grounds Management and Security

Programmatic Functions

Public Gardens and Their Communities: The Value of Outreach

Formal Education for Students, Teachers, and Youth at Public Gardens

Continuing, Professional, and Higher Education

Interpreting Gardens to Visitors

Evaluation of Garden Programming and Planning

Public Relations and Marketing Communications

Collections Management

Research at Public Gardens

Conservation Practices at Public Gardens

Long-Term Initiatives

A Strategic Approach to Leadership and Management

Associations and Partnerships

Facility Expansion

The Shape of Gardens to Come

Factors in the Development and Management of Canadian Public Gardens

The Importance of Plant Exploration Today

Herbaria

Public Garden Archives

The Library in a Public Garden

Horticultural Therapy and Public Gardens

References

Contributors

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