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Horticultural Research Institute is grateful for the continued support of our loyal donors. Donating to HRI is truly an investment in the future of your business—joining forces with other professionals allows you to have a hand in protecting the continued access to thorough, quality research that creates solutions to the business and technical challenges that our industry faces. Together, we are stronger, our money goes farther, and the impact of our actions become enduring.

THANK YOU TO OUR VALUED SUPPORTERS!

  • Honored Innovator

    $50,000 - $99,999

    Dale & Liz Deppe, Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc

  • Innovator’s Circle

    $10,000 - $49,000

    Anonymous


    Anonymous


    Dan Batson, GreenForest Nursery Inc.


    Rick Brush on behalf of the Elizabeth Brush Estate


    Peter & Irma Orum


    Midwest Groundcovers, LLC


    Midwest Trading Horticultural Supplies

  • Partner In Progress

    $5,000 - $9,999

    Alabama Nursery & Landscape Association


    Dale & Ruth Bachman


    Karen Hicks Courts, Hicks Nurseries, Inc.


    Ann Tosovsky, Home Nursery


    AM Leonard


    Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association

  • Founders’ Club

    $3,500 - $4,999

    Hortica Insurance & Employee Benefits


    Tennessee Nursery & Lanscape Association

  • Stewards’ Club

    $2,000 - $3,499

    Lisa Ambrosio, Wenke Greenhouses


    Bailey Nurseries Foundation


    GIE Media, Inc.


    Greenleaf Nursery Company


    Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, Inc.


    Olive Hill LLC


    Edward Overdevest, Overdevest Nurseries


    Sakata Seed America, Inc.


    J. Frank Schmidt Family


    Sylvan Nursery & Van Sloun Foundation

  • President’s Club

    $1,000 - $1,999

    Scott Bader, Inc.


    Bill Barr


    Patricia Gaskin, Laurel Springs Boxwoods


    James & Joanne Harden, Mortellaro’s Nursery Ltd.


    Gordon Hobbs


    R. Wayne Mezitt, Weston Nurseries, Inc.


    Stephen Mostardi, Stephen Mostardi


    Dan & Linda Nelson, Hans Nelson & Son


    Allen Owings


    Robin Rinaca, Eastern Shore Nursery of Virginia


    Matt Sawyer, Bennett’s Creek Wholesale Nursery


    Steven Taber, Southwest Wholesale Nursery


    Ed Tankard, Tankard Nurseries


    David Scott, Scott Farm Nursery, Inc.


    Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association


    Maria Zampini


    Bonnie Zaruba, Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois

  • Platinum Medalist

    $500 - $999

    Charles Behnke


    Joe Burns, Color Burst


    Randall Bracy, Bracy’s Nursery


    Mark Broxon, Proven Winners North America LLC


    Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden


    CJ Van Bourgondien, Inc.


    Cline Church Nursery


    Tom Demaline, Willoway Nurseries, Inc.


    John Dole


    Leigh Geschwill, F & B Farms and Nursery


    Jennifer Gray


    Michael Hamby, Mary’s Greenhouse, Inc.


    Randy Hefner, Hefner’s Nursery


    IPPS Southern Region of North America


    Norman Keil, Norman Keil Nureries, Inc.


    Jeff Mast, Banner Greenhouses


    Mike McNamara, Hoffman & McNamara Nursery & Landscape


    McAdam Landscaping, Inc.


    Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association


    North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association


    David Raab, Roseville Farms LLC


    George Radtke, W & E Radtke, Inc.


    Craig Regelbrugge


    Peter Stuyt, Total Energy Group


    Fred Shadow, Tennesee Valley Nursery, Inc.


    Richard Taylor, Taylor’s Nursery, Inc.


    Dave Van Essen, Van Essen Nursery

  • Gold Medalist

    $251 - $499

    Frank Collier, Pleasant Cove Nursery, Inc.


    Nancy Hensler


    Platt Hill, Platt Hill Nursery


    New England Grows, Inc.

  • Member Level

    $200 - $250

    Wynn Alexander, Desoto Land Company


    Steve Alford, Landscape Supply, Inc.


    Chris Baker, Baker’s Acres, Inc.


    Jon Bartch, Carlton Plants


    Tammy Behm, Greenscape Gardens, Inc.


    Bell Nursery USA LLC


    J. Berry Nursery


    Tim & Sonia Brotzman


    Stanley Brown, Jr., Alameda Wholesale Nursery, Inc.


    James Bruce, Hanover Farms, Inc.


    Richard Campbell, Campbell’s Nursery & Garden Center


    Cavicchio Greenhouses, Inc.


    D.S. Cole Growers


    Costa Farms, LLC


    Harvey J. Cotten, Jr.


    Darin Cox, Pacific Nursery, Inc.


    Robert Crudup, Jr., Valley Crest Tree Co.


    Jim Deal, Pender Nursery, Inc.


    H.T. Dudley, Jr., R A Dudley Nurseries, Inc.


    Jim Eason, Eason Horticultural Resources, Inc.


    Jane Edwards, Turtle Creek Nursery


    Scott Field, John Holmlund Nursery, LLC


    Debbie Gatt, Indoor Eden


    Gongaware & Parry, Inc. Florist & Greenhouse


    Charlie Hall, Charlie Hall


    Tom Hamernik, Bluebird Nursery, Inc.


    Jim Hersfeld, Hillcrest Nursery, Inc.


    Steven Hutton, Conard-Pyle Co.


    Ingleside Plantation Nurseries


    Frank Janosz, English Gardens Nursery Corp


    Ka Yeon Jeong, KJ Urban Garden & Design, LLC


    Alan Jones, Manor View Farm, Inc.


    Ferenc Kiss, Cavano’s Perennials, Inc.


    Michael Klopmeyer


    Bernie Kohl, Angelica Nurseries, Inc.


    Joanne Kostecky Petito


    Mary & Jolly Krautmann, Heritage Seedlings & Liners, Inc.


    Kube Pak


    Gerald LaBelle, NYP Corp


    LANCO, Inc.


    Longfellow’s Greenhouse


    Rich Massat, Growing Place


    Richard May, May Nursery


    Donald McCorkle, Jr., McCorkle Nurseries Inc.


    Nickolas Milfeld, Milfelds’ Nursery, Inc.


    Wilbur Mull, Classic Groundcovers, Inc.


    Ken Natorp, Wm A Natorp Co.


    James Noelck


    Darrell Norris, Darrell Norris Greenhouse


    Angelo Petitti, Flowerland Garden Center of Cleveland


    Piedmont/ Carolina Enterprises, Inc.


    Bryan Rice, Rice’s Landscaping


    Don Richards, Applied Horticultural Consulting, Inc.


    Forrest Sargent, Sargent’s Landscape Nursery, Inc.


    Bob Schutzki


    Schwartz’s Greenhouse, Inc.


    Jessica Spacher, BioWorks


    W. David Thompson, Foxborough Nursery, Inc.


    Doug Torn, Buds & Blooms Nursery


    Kris Vande Streek, Bovens Quality Plants Inc.


    Herman Wallitsch, Wallitsch Nursery & Landscaping


    William Westbrook, Fair View Nursery, Inc.


    Stephanie Whitehouse


    Kimberly Young, Forrest Keeling Nursery

  • Supporter, $1 - $199

    Aaron Abrantes


    John Albers


    Linda Albers


    Anonymous


    Michael Arnold


    Brienne Arthur Gluvna


    Craig Aston


    Karl Auwaerter


    Carol Baker


    Kristin Barry


    Bradley Batson


    Bridget Behe


    Glenn Behrman


    John & Donna Beier, Rhoadside Blooming House Ltd.


    John Bezozowski, American Tree, Inc.


    Brian Gardener


    Richard Brown


    Jill Calabro


    Bob Couch


    Jackie Davis


    Delaney’s Landscape Center, Inc.


    Michael Dudley


    Egan Gardens


    Fifth Avenue Greenhouses, Inc.


    FlowVision LLC


    William Gaule


    Amare Gebeyehu


    Gilmore Plant & Bulb Co., Inc.


    Henry Gordon-Smith


    Rolling Green Nursery


    Greenleaf Landscapes, Inc.


    Amy Halsey


    Deborah Hamrick


    Hart-T-Tree Farms


    Brent Heath


    Joep Hendricks


    Tom Hilgeman


    Craig Holden


    Mark Holmes


    Hortisol USA Corp.


    Jacto, Inc.


    James Landscaping, Inc.


    Denise Jones, County Line Nursery


    Kalamazoo Specialty Plants LLC


    Jennifer Keane


    Hiroshi Kinoshita


    Neal Klabunde


    Robert Kolze


    KPS Sales, Inc.


    Kraynak’s


    Mason LeGrange


    Donya Lewis


    Dan Long


    Susan Martin


    Paul Mendezoff


    Thomas Miller


    Rodd Moesel


    Kimberly Moore


    David Morgan


    Mountain Shadow Nursery LLC


    Brian Moxley


    N&O Horticultural Products Ltd.


    JM Newlin


    Orchard Nursery & Florist, Inc.


    Panacea Products Corporation


    Jeffrey Parry


    Poleo Associates


    Jeanne Porter


    Tim & Bonnie Power


    Jon Reelhorn


    Sarah Reeves


    Riverside Greenhouses LLC


    Sargent’s Landscape Nursery, Inc.


    Jo Ellen Sharp


    Lauren Snyder


    Jean Sorenson


    Dent Sparkman


    Bert Swanson


    Cheryl Trimble


    Phin Tuthill, RP Tuthill & Associates


    Mary-Beth Wagner


    Oliver Washington


    Jeremiah Werstein


    Abe Willekes


    Gina Zirkle

  • 2017 RECOGNITION DONORS

    In honor of Emergents on behalf of the Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association


    In honor of GWA on behalf of Brie Arthur


    In honor of GWA on behalf of Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp


    In memory of Scott Bunting on behalf of Steve Mostardi


    In memory of Tyler Sutton Mills on behalf of Greenleaf Nursery Company


    In memory of Tom Parry on behalf of Gongaware & Parry Inc. Florist and Greenhouse


    In memory of Tom Parry on behalf of Jeffrey Parry


    In recognition of Steve Black, founder of Raemelton Farm, 2018 Nursery Grower of the Year


    In memory of Scott Bunting on behalf of Jennifer Gray


    In memory of Bryan Champion on behalf of Jennifer Gray


    In memory of Jim Zampini on behalf of Dawn Hummel


    In memory of Jim Zampini on behalf of Maria Zampini


    In memory of Tom Parry on behalf of Scott Bader Inc.


    In memory of Dick Ammon on behalf of LANCO


    In honor of Stacey Hirvela on behalf of Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI


    In honor of Marjorie Wilde’s March 1st birthday on behalf of Peter and Irma Orum


    In honor of Stacey Hirvela on behalf of Michigan State University


    In honor of Stacey Hirvela on behalf of the Spring Lake District Library


    In honor of Stacey Hirvela on behalf of Standale Garden in Standale, MI


    In memory of Richard Somalski on behalf of LANCO


    In memory of Ray and Elizabeth Bruch on behalf of the estate of Elizabeth Brush


    In memory of John E. Wilde’s October 7th birthday on behalf of Peter and Irma Orum


    In memory of Lydia Orum’s October 18th birthday on behalf of Peter and Irma Orum


    In honor of Stacey Hirvela on behalf of the LeFleur Garden & Art Club


    In memory of Joanne Kostecky and all she contributed to the benefit of the American nursery industry on behalf of Wayne Mezitt, Weston Nurseries, Inc. 

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