Support Garden Research

Donations to the Oregon Garden Research Fund support our research and students in the Garden Ecology Lab (Lab).

The Lab hosts an average of two graduate students at a time, at a cost of about $100,000 per year for salaries and research expenses. We also host between 2-4 undergraduate students who work on their own research  and support other projects. Mentoring the next generation of scientists, science communicators, and scientifically-literate members of society is an important component of our mission.

Private contributions are the largest source of our funding. We also receive support from OSU Department of Horticulture. Competitive grants, scholarships and fellowships make up the rest.

The OSU Garden Ecology Lab was founded in 2017 to advance an understanding of how to plan, plant, and manage garden systems to promote environmental and human health. It is one of two labs in the United States, and the only one in the Western US, to specifically focus on studies of garden ecology.

2024 Donors

(*denotes members of the Garden Ecology League or the Garden Ecology Circle)

$25,000+

• Sherry Sheng*

$10,000 - $24,999

• Sherry Holley and Al Didier*

$5,000 - $9,999

• Paul and Nancilee Baker*

• Clackamas County Master Gardener Association* 

• Cathy Ferrari*

• Greenfield Hartline Habitat Conservation Fund*

• Gail Langellotto* and Steve Rhodaback

• Spike Wadsworth*     

$2,500 - $4,999

• Jo Ann Bones*

• Cheryl and John Borden*

$1,000 - $2,499

• Janna and Jerry Christensen*
• Patty Driscoll*, in memory of Richard Lemon
• Doug and Laura Eyer*
• Hardy Plant Society of Oregon*
• Meredith Hilderbrand in honor of Darlene Sanman
• Lane County Master Gardener Association*
• Shi-Yi Liu*
• Dick and Diana Nelson*
• Oregon Master Gardener Association*
• Jim Rondone*     
• Sara Running*

$500- $999

• Anonymous*

• Anonymous, in memory of Dr. Lyles

• Carole Hardy*

• Happy Valley Garden Club

• Intel Foundation

• Richard Little*

• Leah Puhlman*

• Rodger Sanman in memory of Darlene Sanman

• Kit and Tom Whittaker*

$250- $499

• Clio Technologies (Ping-Kuang Tai)
• Cindy Woodbury*

$100- $249

• Susan Albright*
• Steve Bauer
• Virginia Kaloc
• Constance Leben
• Monkeyman's Tree Service
• Karen Pfaff*
• Chris Rusch*
• Judy Zettergren*, in honor of Les Zettergren

About the Garden Ecology Circle

Garden Ecology Circle members make an ongoing and sustaining commitment of $100 or more per year. Circle members receive twice-yearly newsletter updates on Garden Ecology Lab projects.

About the Garden Ecology League

Garden Ecology League members provide sustained, annual donations of $500 or more to support garden research at the Oregon State University Garden Ecology Lab. Members:

• Receive twice-yearly updates on Garden Ecology Lab projects, and thus are among the first to know about our research findings.
• Are invited to provide advice / feedback on Garden Ecology Lab projects.

If you are interested in joining the Garden Ecology League, please contact Gail Langellotto for more information.