Horticultural Content
Chicago Botanic Garden Staff
Tony Aiello, Curator of Woody Plants
Jim Ault, Director of Research
Galen Gates, Director of Plant Collections
Kristin Groff, Plant Breeding Intern in Research
Richard Hawke, Coordinator of Plant Evaluation
Tim Johnson, Director of Horticulture
Celeste VanderMey, Supervisor of Plant Records
Advisors
Thomas L. Green, Associate Professor of Agriculture, Western Illinois University
Gary Kling, Associate Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Diane Nolan, Teaching Assistant in Horticulture,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Special thanks to the United States Department of Agriculture for use of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Maps.
Design, Editorial Support and Photography
Chicago Botanic Garden Staff
William Biderbost, Principal Photographer
Victoria Lata, Supervisor of Graphic Services
Derek Norman, Director of Creative Services
Julie Schuster, Production Coordinator and Photographer
Marilyn Sherman, Manager of Editorial
Special thanks to Jim Ault, Richard Hawke, Pam Duthie, Jenny Lee and the Library and Plant Information staffs for their contributions to the photography archive.
Database Design, Programming and HTML Coding
Consultants
Dawne Tortorella, BellCow, Inc.
David Nelson, BellCow, Inc.
Audio
Chicago Botanic Garden Staff
Richard Hawke, Narrator, Coordinator of Plant Evaluation
Consultant
Jason Cox, Audio Engineer, Dreamscape Design, Inc.
Chicago Botanic Garden Staff Support
Emily Grand, Manager of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Janet Huber, Assistant to the Vice-President of Programs
Kathy Judge, Library Assistant
Nancy McCray, Reference Librarian
Richard Roman, Manager of Information Systems
Edward J. Valauskas, Manager of the Library and Horticulture Resource Center
Project Management
Chicago Botanic Garden Staff
Sue Brogdon, Vice-President for Programs
Consultant
Carmen Marti, Independent Enterprise
Funding
Funded by the Library Services and Technology Act, 1998, with the support of the North Suburban Library System and the Illinois State Library
Copyright © Chicago Botanic Garden
With the support of the North Suburban Library System and the Illinois State Library,
funded by the Library Services and Technology Act, 1998.
