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50th Anniv Celebration !

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MEMBERSHIP AND RAP INFORMATION

The South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (C) (3) non-profit corporation and is eligible for employer matching gift programs.  There are many ways that you can contribute to the Garden to make a special place even better: donations, bequests through a will, grants, donations, gifts in kind, property and so forth. Consult with your financial advisor regarding tax benefits. Our heartfelt thanks to all our donors!

For more information, please call the Foundation office at (310) 544-1948.


EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007

THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERSHIP LEVELS WILL BE IN EFFECT: 
(Cash or Check Only Please)


Senior Individual
$25
1 Senior, 62 years of age or older
   
Individual
$30
1 Adult
   
Senior Family
$40
2 Seniors, 62 years of age or older
   
Family
$50
2 Adults, and any children in household under 18
   
Sustaining
$100
2 Adults, and any children in household under 18
  4 Free Guest Passes, recognition in Newsletter, partial tax deductible
Donor
$250
Unlimited Family
Any children, regardless of age, their spouses, and any grandchildren
6 Free Guest Passes, recognition in Newsletter, partial tax deductible
Life
$500
Unlimited Family
Any children, regardless of age, their spouses, and any grandchildren
8 Free Guest Passes, recognition in Newsletter, partial tax deductible
Benefactor
$1,000  
Unlimited Family
Any children, regardless of age, their spouses, and any grandchildren
12 Free Guest Passes, recognition in Newsletter, partial tax deductible
Patron
$2,000 +
Unlimited Family
Any children, regardless of age, their spouses, and any grandchildren
Unlimited Guest Passes, recognition in Newsletter, partial tax deductible

      

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 at the American Horticultural Society web site. 

Click on the bird below to link you to their website 
(once you reach their website, click on the events link for a list of participating gardens)


    

Arboretum at University of CA, Santa Cruz 
http://www2.ucsc.edu/arboretum/
Santa Cruz
Casa del Herrero  
http://www.casadelherrero.com/1024/index.html 
Santa Barbara
Conejo Valley Botanic Garden
www.conejogarden.com
Thousand Oaks 
Descanso Gardens
www.descanso.com
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
Quail Botanical Gardens
www.qbgardens.org/
Encinitas
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
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/arboretum/arboretum.shtml
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

 


Visit additional Botanic Gardens. Click here to be connected to the AHS web site
click here to go to the Master Gardeners page
University of California Cooperative Extension 

Programs Offered:

*  Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program
*  School Garden Consultants
*  Gardening workshops and Seeds
*  "Fresh From the Garden"  Vegetable Preparation Workshops
*  Community Garden Assistance 

The Common Ground Garden Program helps Los Angeles County residents to garden, grow their own food, and healthfully prepare it.  Our targeted audience and priority are to serve limited-resource residents and those traditionally represented.  By training community volunteers, we empower neighborhoods to create their own solutions.     

A volunteer, non-profit organization.  Founded 1961

A non-profit, volunteer organization. Established 1961.