Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens

To follow is the list of items, with the pricing, that are available for purchase:

Bench or Glider with an Arbor

Existing or new benches and gliders with arbors (both made from recycled materials) are also available for purchase. The location must be approved by Mercer’s director. A flagstone or brick walkway is installed around the area, and a memorial plaque is mounted on the front of the backrest.

Pricing below is subject to increases by supplier/s:

Existing bench (all sizes): $1,500
6’ bench (new): $1,000
8’ bench (new): $1,500
8’ glider with arbor (new): $2,000

Bench

Glider

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Books and Bookplates

Existing books in Mercer’s library can be selected to receive an engraved memorial bookplate for a $50 donation.

Or a new book chosen from Mercer’s wish list can be purchased and an engraved memorial bookplate will be added. The cost to purchase a new book and a bookplate ranges from $50 to $200.

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Memorial Plaques

Mounted memorial plaques (1” x 3”) are featured in a lighted display near the Memorial Fern Garden and Remembrance Walk area.

Pricing starts at $100.

Memorial Plaque

Remembrance Walk

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Pavers

Engraved pavers placed along the Remembrance Walk:

4” x 8”: Members of The Mercer Society: $100; non-members: $125

8” x 8”: Members of The Mercer Society: $200; non-members: $250

Pavers

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Plant Conservation/Endangered Species Sponsorships

Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens is one of the 28 leading botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. that maintains the National Collection of Endangered Plants for the Center for Plant Conservation (CPC).

Sponsors can choose to honor someone special to them through donations, which are recognized in Precinct 4 publications and events referencing their species, honored on plaques at Mercer, receive gifts of appreciation, and are featured on the Mercer Web site.

Sponsorship donations range from $200 to $10,000 for a full sponsorship of a single endangered species. Please go to Mercer’s Plant Conservation/Endangered Species home page, for additional information and to complete a sponsorship form.

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Trees

New or existing trees can be selected as a memorial. New trees are chosen from a species list provided by the staff. A 1” x 3” stainless steel tag, inscribed with the honorarium or memorial information, is placed on a stake at the base of the tree.

Pricing starts at $200.

Tree

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Wind Chimes

Sponsors can purchase wind chimes (prices start at $80) from an approved list of Music of the Spheres Chimes and place it in a location approved by Mercer’s director. In addition to donating the wind chimes, sponsors donate $50 to Mercer for a staked 1” x 3” stainless steel tag, inscribed with the honorarium or memorial information, placed beneath the chime.

Wind Chime

Wind Chime Plaque

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After a memorial is installed, notification is mailed to the donor and the individual selected by the donor.

Funds received for honorariums or memorials for a tree are placed in a designated account that is used exclusively for the purchase and maintenance of the tree. Replacements are not made after the life span of the tree has passed.

Undesignated donations are welcome and are used for the beautification and improvement of the gardens at Mercer.

If you would like to make a donation, please see a Mercer staff member for a donation form and more information.