THE ASSOCIATION SERVES

500+

Member Institutions

9,000+

Garden Professionals

American Public Gardens Association membership offers various benefits at all member levels, from entry level to institutional and corporate members.

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

Additionally, we serve 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. 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

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.

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 plants 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.