Multi-millionaire shoe magnate and originator of Swiss Pines and the Bartschi Foundation.

Arnold Bartschi’s first wife.

Attorney that helped manage The Bartschi Foundation in its earliest phases.

German model and longtime companion to Arnold Bartschi. Inherited Swiss Pines and The Bartschi Foundation upon Arnold’s passing.

An assistant and secretary of the Bartschi Foundation that would go on to be an important partner and romantic interest of Arnold Bartschi.

Couple that provided support to Henriette Bumeder in her later years. Specialists in roofing and general repair. Inherited Swiss Pines and The Bartschi Foundation upon Henriette’s passing.

Multi-talented fix-it man that worked at Swiss Pines during the 60s-80s.

Office caretaker and gift shop operator (around 1973).

Holland native with a degree in agriculture from the University of Deventer and a background in horticultural research and planning in Southeast Asia for the Dutch government. Takes over as director of Swiss Pines around 1962 after Charles E. Mohr steps down. Influential in the development of the herb garden along with Joanna Reed.

New York landscape architect. Instrumental in the first five years of actual Japanese garden planning.

Author of an Architectural Digest piece that featured Swiss Pines.

Helped found the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society in 1957 and was the second president of the Philadelphia Chapter. In 1967, The Philadelphia members living in the Valley Forge area didn’t want to travel to meetings in Philadelphia at 325 Walnut St., the Penn Hort Bldg. So on March 1, 1967, Charlie started the Valley Forge Chapter and was its first president ( 1967-1969 ). He died in 1978. In 1982, a Memorial Garden was established by the Valley Forge and Philadelphia Chapters and dedicated to his memory at Swiss Pines called Glenn Dale Azalea Garden.

Longtime caretaker of the Llewellyn Manor House.

Head caretaker around 1967.

Charlestown Township Board of Supervisors. Helped Henriette with her vandalism problems,attempting to set up a tip hotline to secure leads on the vandals.

Previous Swiss Pines Board of Trustee member.

Owned nine drug stores in and around Philadelphia. Owned the Charlestown Township property before Arnold Bartschi and established Victorian gardens. Brought over four pieces of Japanese garden ornamentation from his eastern travels, which would later be discovered by Arnold Bartschi and help instigate the idea for Swiss Pines.

Garden designer and caretaker. Took plans developed by Katsuo Saito and oversaw their execution. Worked at Swiss Pines 1970-1981.

Co-Founder of the Charlestown Historical Society, in Phoenixville, PA. Donated some land to the Great Valley Nature Center after its creation.

First director of Swiss Pines in 1959. Came from the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.

Horticulturalist at Swiss Pines during the 80s.

President of the French and Pickering Creek Conservation Trust in the 70s and 80s.

A wildflower and general gardening expert that was originally employed by the Great Valley Nature Center but began work at Swiss Pines in 1989 until 1995. Came back around 2005-2006 at the behest of Henriette Bumeder.

Swiss Pines Trustee in charge of the Pinedum. Chairman of the Delaware County Section of American Rock Garden Society. General Manager of plants and laboratories at Quaker Chemical Corp. Member of Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and President of the national ARGS, now the North American Rock Garden Society and distinguished himself during World War II, where he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. A bomber pilot with the 8th Air Force.

Caretaker of the Swiss Pines Herb Garden. President of the National Herb Society. Local gardening legend that developed Longview Farm in Malvern.

Legendary Japanese garden designer and author. Developed the second five year plan for Swiss Pines development after the initial five year plan as created by David Engel.

Assistant gardener in 1985-1986.

Primary garden caretaker from 1962 until early 2010s.

Assistant gardener 1983-1985.

Worked with Arnold Bartschi to start the Charlestown Nature Center, renamed Great Valley Nature Center.

Retired professor of botany at the University of Pennsylvania and Research Fellow at the Academy, planned the 60-variety fern trail.