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An evening to honor the legacy of George W. Rowe and to establish the George W. Rowe Education Fund was held on April 20, 2010 in San Francisco's Conservatory of Flowers.(Photo by Marion Brenner)
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Gardens, Golf & George
An Evening to Honor the Legacy of George W. Rowe
April 20, 2010
The Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco
Two hundred guests gathered on April 20 in the Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco, to honor the legacy of George Rowe, longtime national board member and friend of the Garden Conservancy. The evening also established the George W. Rowe Education Fund, which will support and expand the Conservancy’s well-regarded educational programs on the West Coast. The evening program featured noted author and gold raconteur David Owen speaking on Gardens in the Rough: Historic Golf Courses & Their Future.
The George W. Rowe Education Fund
In memory of longtime national board member, friend, and leader George Rowe, the Garden Conservancy is proud to establish the George W. Rowe Education Fund. As the founding chairman of the Conservancy's West Coast Council, formed to nurture and support preservation efforts in California, George's vision and dedication to the Conservancy were inspiring. Key to these preservation efforts, George believed, was a robust education program of symposia, lectures, workshops, and garden exploration. The new fund will support and expand the Conservancy's well-regarded educational programs on the West Coast, featuring the best thinkers and practioners in landscape architecture, garden design, horticulture, and preservation. These programs will continue to foster the broader understanding and appreciation of the Garden Conservancy's preservation and restoration work across North America. In addition to providing significant ongoing annual support to the West Coast programs, the George W. Rowe Education Fund will help sustain the Garden Conservancy's leadership in preserving America's exceptional gardens and horticultural heritage.
George W. Rowe is remembered by the Garden Conservancy for his wisdom, his practical guidance, and, most of all, his ready smile and comment at the end of every conversation, "Terrific!"
George became involved with the Garden Conservancy in our very early days, in the early 1990s. He joined the Conservancy's board of directors in 2003, became chairman of the West Coast Council, and was a leader in the Conservancy's involvement in restoring the Gardens of Alcatraz, among other projects.
The Garden Conservancy gratefully acknowledges the hundreds of contributors who made Gardens, Golf & George a resounding success. Thanks to your generosity the Garden Conservancy will establish the George W. Rowe Education Fund, supporting education program excellence on the West Coast. We also wish to thank our corporate sponsors:
J.P. Morgan
Niner Wine Estates
Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Elizabeth Everdell Garden Design
Flowers Claire Marie
Frank & Grossman Landscaping
Golf Digest
The Orchard Hotels
Siteworks
Suzman & Cole Design Associates
Tucker & Marks, Inc.