Sep 23-24, 2025 – Assiniboine Park Conservancy, Winnipeg, MB CANADA
A Garden Scholar Award package includes waived event registration and a $1,500 stipend to cover hotel/travel/incidental costs for attending the Annual Conference. Garden Scholar Awards are 100% funded through gifts from individual members, corporate and institutional donors.
February Public Garden
The digital version of the new Public Garden magazine is now available!
NATIONAL MUSEUM SURVEY
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is holding the first-ever National Museum Survey (NMS) dedicated to understanding the scope and scale of museums’ presence and reach within the United States. The Federal Government classified public gardens as “living museums.”
It is vitally important that public gardens are represented in this survey.
If your garden has not received an invitation to complete the NMS, please click here to register your garden.
DEADLINE IS MARCH 7. YOU CAN STILL SUBMIT – REGISTER NOW!
The National Museum Survey will REPLACE Garden Benchmarking for 2025.
Grant Deadlines Posted
Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust grant deadlines are now posted for the 2025 grant cycle
The deadline to submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) is June 16, 2025. Invited proposals are due July 15, 2025.
Due to extremely high volume, new grantseekers must register for access to the Trust’s online grants portal by June 9, 2025.
Benchmarking Update
Garden Benchmarking is open for FY2023 reporting. Gardens may enter data at any time, but must enter data to access reporting..
Compensation and Benefits Benchmarking is open for FY2022 Data Entry and Reporting. It will open for FY2024 reporting in 2025.
Member Spotlight
The field of public horticulture encompasses many disciplines. We highlight our members in Public Garden magazine and in our social media. If you would like to be considered for inclusion, fill out the form below.
2025 Giving Guide
The Association represents a unique partnership opportunity for your business or organization. Our dynamic offerings include year-round partnerships, virtual professional development, and in-person event sponsorships, corporate memberships, and more, each designed to help your organization reach its strategic objectives.
Collective Impact 2023
132 Million visitors, 15,000 jobs, 92,000 volunteers – just some of the numbers that represent the Collective Impact of Public Gardens on their Communities.
Check out the full report and download the one pager.
APGA Becomes CFRE Participating Organization
As a Participating Organization, fundraising professionals who work for gardens that are members of APGA receive a 20 percent discount on Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) initial certification and recertification. CFRE Participating Organizations promote CFRE certification to their members to support fundraising professionals in centering their work on globally accepted ethical best practices.
Association How-To PDFs
How to Update Your Roster
How to Pay Dues – No Open Invoice | Open Invoice/Green Renew Button
events
Discover Association and external events happening throughout the year.
Call for Sessions: Horticulture, Greenhouse, & Facilities Symposium
Call For Sessions Deadline: Volunteer Engagement and Guest Services Joint Symposium
NEWS CENTER
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