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Memorials and Honorariums
Honoring a Loved One
Friends and family can make a donation to Norfolk Botanical Garden to honor or memorialize someone special. Your gift supports the Garden’s mission to connect people to nature. To give to the Garden in this category, please fill out the online form. Call 757-441-5830 ext. 341 to donate over the phone or regarding any questions you might have.
Mail donations to:
Norfolk Botanical Garden
Attn: Development Department
6700 Azalea Garden Road
Norfolk, Virginia 23518
Memorial Services
PLEASE CALL to honor your loved one in a memorial service at the Garden. Call 757-441-5830 ext. 320 to schedule a location and time or regarding any questions you might have.
Tribute Bench
The beauty, wonder & serenity of Norfolk Botanical Garden combine to create a perfect setting in which to honor a loved one or pay tribute to a special friend. Choose from a number of beautiful locations in the Garden to place your teak bench. An accompanying commemorative plaque will hold up to 4 lines of text. This naming opportunity offers a number of different locations to choose from for a $25,000-$50,000 donation. Please call the Development Office at 757-441-5830 ext. 341 to make an appointment or email Leslie Van Horn.
Norfolk Botanical Garden is a 501(c)(3) organization, and donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Legacy Giving
Planned gifts help ensure the long-term financial sustainability of Norfolk Botanical Garden and may provide tax benefits you as a donor.
Donor Metal Tree
For a gift of $1,000 – $5,000* you can sponsor a Leaf in perpetuity.
In recognition of your gift, we will engrave your chosen Leaf with an inscription depending on what leaf you chose. Your generous support will enable Norfolk Botanical Garden to continue our vital community engagement with environmental education and plant conservation.
For more information, please contact Director of Development, Leslie Van Horn, at leslie.vanhorn@nbgs.org or call 757-441-5830 ext. 341
Brick Program
Beginning in 1997, friends of the Garden could support our mission by purchasing engraved bricks for installation in multiple locations (Baker Hall Entryway, Education Walkway, Eagle Plaza and the Children’s Garden). The last available spaces have been sold and the program officially ended in 2023.
We are making every effort to preserve them, If you need help locating a brick or paver in the Garden, stop by Baker Hall Visitor Center. We will need the name of the donor, the individual(s) honored, or the inscription text to help locate your item.