VISIT PROGRAMS & EVENTS RENTALS SUPPORT ABOUT TICKETS DONATE SUPPORT Ways to Give GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT Your donation to Descanso Gardens helps us grow! To make a donation, click here. TRIBUTE GIFTS Whether you are honoring a deceased friend or loved one, or simply wish to honor a nature lover, you may name an Honoree when you make a gift to Descanso Gardens. To make a Tribute Gift, click here. BENCHES At Descanso, we strive to create and nurture a natural, serene setting which offers a variety of experiences to people of all ages. We also want to give people the opportunity to stop, sit, see, and contemplate a bit. Throughout the Descanso landscape, we have identified a limited number of locations that provide an ideal setting for distinctive wood benches where guests can take a break and enjoy the view. Your tax-deductible gift of $25,000 provides important unrestricted support for Descanso Gardens, and in return you may honor a loved one with an engraved plaque on a bench for a fixed term of 10 years. For details on bench opportunities, contact the Development Office at (818) 952-4391 or development@descansogardens.org. PLANNED GIFTS As an institution that has served many generations—of both plants and people—time takes on a different meaning in the presence of the Descanso oaks, some of them probably now in their fourth century of life. The good that people do in the world can live beyond their allotted years through careful estate planning that includes Descanso Gardens as a beneficiary. Deferred gifts may be pledged to Descanso Gardens. Including Descanso Gardens as a beneficiary of your estate will help the Gardens grow and evolve for generations to come. For more information on gifts to Descanso Gardens, including tribute benches and planned giving, please contact our Development Office at (818) 952-4389 or development@descansogardens.org. Legacy Society The Legacy Society was formed in order to offer our thanks to people who have notified us of their decision to include Descanso in their wills and estates. Recognition for members of the Legacy Society is provided by inclusion, as a special category, in the Descanso donor-recognition display located in the Courtyard: Heather Sturt Haaga and Paul G. Haaga, Jr. George “Buddy” Moss Judith Lee and David R. Brown Richard Schulhof & Sandy Goodenough Robert H. Barbarin Ertel Family Trust Paul & JoAnn McBride Elizabeth Crawford McMurray In Honor of Elizabeth Quinn Hein Elsie & John Sadler Anita Jane Davis Susan and Ed Johnson Hope Tschopik Schneider Elizabeth Gee Doug and Claudia Forbes Somer Sherwood-White and Jeffrey L. White WAYS TO GIVE LET'S KEEP IN TOUCH! SIGN UP NOW VISIT PROGRAMS & EVENTS RENTALS SUPPORT ABOUT TICKETS DONATE 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011 (818) 949-4200 | membership@descansogardens.org © 2021 Descanso Gardens Guild | Site by Blackbaud