THE ASSOCIATION SERVES

550+

Member Institutions

11,000+

Garden Professionals

THE ASSOCIATION

Connects and Empowers Individual Members

by fostering a professional networking community, comprehensive professional development resources, and updates on career opportunities and trends.individual members by fostering a professional networking community, comprehensive professional development resources, and updates on career opportunities and trends.

Serves Institutional and Corporate Members

by protecting and championing public horticulture’s future through pioneering stewardship programs that safeguard plant collections, respond to threats posed by invasive species, and address the challenges of climate change and natural resource sustainability.
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Through our members, the Association creates a unified voice to advance the role of public gardens, improving the quality of life for all.

Membership categories

Institutional

The Institutional Membership is intended for public gardens, arboretums, zoos, and parks that are open for public visitation.

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Corporate

Corporate Membership is ideal for companies seeking to introduce their products or services to Association members.

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Individual

For those not currently affiliated with a member garden, we offer three different Individual Membership options.

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Allied

APGA encourages non-garden, non-profit organizations that champion or work with public gardens to join as Allied members.
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Member benefits

Membership with the American Public Gardens Association brings a wealth of good things to all member levels, from student to institutional and corporate members.

Career Center

Institutional members post for free to the best public garden jobs list available.

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Discounts & Benefits

Connect to other members through our comprehensive, interactive online membership directory.

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Professional Communities

Connect with our network of public garden professionals spanning 18 areas of interest, from education to historic gardens, and native plants.
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Professional Development

Attend our weeklong Annual Conference, one of our many professional development symposia, or webinars.
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People & Gardens News

Updates from the world of public gardens.

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Public Garden Magazine

Enjoy quarterly issues of Public Garden magazine, spanning everything public gardens.

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grow your garden

Gain recognition for your garden, celebrate your successes, establish and share best practices – Association membership provides valuable resources for to help Grow Your Garden.

Plant Collections Network

Plant Collections Network

Preserve your plant collections through our flagship consortium for plant collections specialists.

Plant Protection Program

Plant Protection Program

This umbrella program embodies the Sentinel Plant Network and Plant Heroes programs.

Sentinel Plant Network

Sentinel Plant Network

The Sentinel Plant Network contributes to plant conservation by engaging public garden professionals, volunteers, and visitors in the detection and diagnosis of high consequence pests and pathogens.

Climate & Sustainability Alliance

Climate & Sustainability Alliance

This emerging program will offer a portal of resources for public garden professionals.

Disaster Readiness

Disaster Readiness

The Disaster Readiness Initiative works to establish public gardens as cornerstones of resilient, healthy communities.

Benchmarking

Benchmarking

Public Garden benchmarking data allows you to share, compare and be aware of industry trends based on data provided by you and your peers.