Membership

Join the thousands of people who support South Coast Botanic Garden through an annual membership. Members enjoy many special privileges and benefits, including free garden admission, discounts at participating nurseries, and advanced notice of special events and educational classes.

South Coast Botanic Garden members also receive free admission to more than 250 botanical gardens across North America - including the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Descanso Gardens - through the American Horticultural Society's Reciprocal Admissions Program. 

South Coast Botanic Garden offers several membership levels to best fit your needs. All are valid for a full year from the time you join. See the benefits listed below for more information. Come join us. Visit often. And make these Gardens your own for generations to come.

Individual ($30)
Senior Individual ($25)

Family ($50)
Senior Family ($40)

PAY YOUR MEMBERSHIP (new or renewal) ONLINE!  
You can now become a member or renew your membership online. After we receive your payment, we will send you your membership card in the mail.  You can expect your card in 7–10 business days from submission of your membership application.  

 

Members receive a quarterly newsletter filled with helpful articles and the schedule of events. Check out this past Spring’s edition.

 

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS AND BENEFITS

Membership benefits include:

  • Entrance to the Garden 364 days a year (Closed Christmas Day)
  • Admission privileges to more than 250 reciprocal gardens
  • Access to members-only classes and events
  • Discounted fees for education classes
  • Subscription to newsletter and email updates
  • Monthly Audubon Society bird walks
  • 10% discount at participating nurseries
  • 20% discount at Misto Caffe in Torrance
  • 10% discount at Clix! Portrait Studio in Palos Verdes 

Annual membership levels:

INDIVIDUAL - $30.00
SENIOR INDIVIDUAL ( 62+) - $25.00
All of the above benefits plus:

  • Admission for one adult
  • One membership card

FAMILY - $50.00 
SENIOR FAMILY ( 62+) - $40.00
All of the above benefits plus:

  • Admission for two adults (2 members or 1 member and 1 guest)
  • Free admission for children 5-17*
  • Two membership cards

SUSTAINING - $100.00
All of the above benefits plus:

  • Admission for two adults (2 members or 1 member and 1 guest)
  • Free admission for children 5-17*
  • 4 additional one-time guest passes
  • Two membership cards

DONOR- $250.00
All of the above benefits plus:

  • Admission for unlimited family members: any children regardless of age, their spouses and grandchildren
  • 6 additional one-time guest passes
  • Two membership cards

* when accompanied by a cardholder

 

Additional membership levels:

LIFE- $500.00
All of the above benefits plus:

  • Admission for unlimited family members, defined as: any children regardless of age, their spouses and grandchildren
  • 8 additional one-time guest passes
  • Two membership cards

BENEFACTOR- $1000.00
All of the above benefits plus:

  • Admission for unlimited family members, defined as: any children regardless of age, their spouses and grandchildren
  • 12 additional one-time guest passes
  • Two membership cards

PATRON - $2000.00
All of the above benefits plus:

  • Admission for unlimited family members, defined as: any children regardless of age, their spouses and grandchildren
  • Unlimited additional one-time guest passes
  • Two membership cards

** Please show current membership card at the admission window.  Beginning January 1, 2013 a fee of $3 will be assessed for reprinting lost membership cards.

 
Your Membership Includes FREE Admittance to 23 Additional Gardens in California and Many More Nationwide!
 

As a member of the South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation, you are entitled to participate in the American Horticultural Society Reciprocal Admission Program (RAP).

This program offers members free or discounted admission to flower shows and botanical gardens throughout North America.

A list of participating gardens can be found in the online American Horticultural Society directory: http://www.ahs.org/gardening-programs/rap. Participating gardens in California are listed below:
 

Arboretum at University of CA, Santa Cruz
http://www2.ucsc.edu/arboretum/		 Santa Cruz
Casa del Herrero
www.casadelherrero.com		 Santa Barbara
Conejo Valley Botanic Garden
www.conejogarden.org		 ThousandOaks
Descanso Gardens
www.descansogardens.org		 La Canada
Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
www.csulb.edu/~jgarden/		 Long Beach
Fullerton Arboretum
http://fullertonarboretum.org/home.php		 Fullerton
The Gardens at Heather Farm
www.gardenshf.org/		 Walnut Creek
Japanese Friendship Garden
www.niwa.org		 Balboa Park,
San Diego
The Japanese Garden
www.thejapanesegarden.org		 Van Nuys
L.A. County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
www.arboretum.org/		 Arcadia
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
www.gardenbythesea.org/		 Fort Bragg
Quarryhill Botanical Garden
http://www.quarryhillbg.org/		 Glen Ellen
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
http://www.rsabg.org/		 Claremont
Friends of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden
http://www.nativeplants.org/		 Berkeley
The Ruth Bancroft Garden
http://www.ruthbancroftgarden.org/		 Walnut Creek
San Diego Botanic Gardens
www.SDBGarden.org		 Encinitas
S.F. Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/		 San Francisco
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
www.sbbg.org		 Santa Barbara
Turtle Bay Exploration Park & McConnell Arboretum & Gardens
www.turtlebay.org		 Redding
UC Botanical Garden
http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/		 Berkeley
UC Davis Arboretum
http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/		 Davis
UC Riverside Botanic Gardens
www.gardens.ucr.edu/		 Riverside
Wrigley Memorial & Botanical Garden
http://www.catalina.com/memorial.html		 Catalina Island