Our commitment is to bring about well-planned floral and sculptural
beauty to the park, as well as increasing the safety of the grounds.
While much has been done this last year, so much more is needed. Please
visit the Volunteer and Donate
pages to help support our projects. Stay up to date with the garden on our Updates page
Listed below are recent generous gifts and donations to the park:
| Our beautiful mid-ninetheenth century marble urn has been undergoing cleaning and restoration. Jacob Arndt, architectural stone mason with carved enrichments in two U.S. State Capital buildings and London's British Museum, as well as local architectural terra cotta work in the Memorial Union and University Club on campus, State Office buildings, Taliesin, will be performing the restoration on the Urn.
We will be unveiling the finished resortation on September 28th, 2025. Details about this event can be found here.
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| On August 18, 2016, a dedication ceremony was held
celebrating the rebirth of this once inoperable fountain. The circulating pump
enabling the functioning of the fountain was made possible by a gift in honor
of the late Keith Kreps.
We are grateful to Keith's wife Wendy, who organized the event and
presented the gift.
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| Thanks to a Madison city improvement grant, we
were able to install this custom identifying sign for the park. |
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| Annual flower planting, maintenance, preservation,
and security are ongoing expenses. Your gifts and donations are much needed
and appreciated! |
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| Your donations allowed us to build this custom cedar tool
chest. |
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| This marble urn was donated by Mansion Hill Inn. |
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| This chosen statue was installed in summer 2009. |
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| One of our three new planters installed in 2008. |
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| Our beautiful three-tiered fountain, installed in 2008. |
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