Funding
Aldersgate Gardens has greatly benefitted from generous grants from multiple organizations:
- Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
- Lower Platte South Natural Resources District
- City of Lincoln Rainwater & Sustainable Lawn Grants
- City of Lincoln Street Tree Voucher Program
- Lincoln Parks Foundation Mini Grant
- Aldersgate United Methodist Church (match for initial grant, memorial funds)
- Private donations (anonymous)
Other Assistance
- Finke Gardens and Nursery (landscape design, plants, and technical assistance).
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology – pictures of birds for playground bird poster.
- Missouri Botanical Garden – plant names and descriptions for plant catalogs.
- Kincaid Plant Markers
- Hofeling Enterprises – donated tree trunk and sections for playground
- Boy Scout Troops 8, and 25: Eagle Scout Service Projects
- Nebraska Statewide Arboretum – technical assistance
- City of Lincoln Forestry – technical assistance