PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The American Public Gardens Association offers a suite of engaging professional development opportunities to fit the needs and budgets of all those in its membership.

Events

Webinars, Symposia, Lunch & Learns, the Annual Conference, and more!

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Career Center

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Library/Media Center

Event recordings and resources for public garden professionals.
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People & Garden News

Updates from the public garden world.

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Garden Scholars

Fee waivers to attend in person Association Events.

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PUBLIC HORTICULTURE NEWS CENTER

News about, by, and for our membership.

People & Garden News

News about our members and the gardens they serve.

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Public Garden Magazine

The quarterly Journal of public horticulture produced by and for our members.

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Submit Article

Members can submit article ideas for Public Garden and submit People & Gardens News.

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Events

Professional Development events presented by the Association and external events curated for your interests by Association staff.

2026 Education Symposium

Presented by the Education Professional Community Hosted by: Missouri Botanical Garden The Education Community supports the vocation, value, and achievements...
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Explore Events

From our in person Annual Conference to free half hour online Lunch & Learns – a wide range of professional development events for our members.
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Sponsor an Event

Put your business in front of thousands of public garden professionals where they come to learn – in-person and online.

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library media center

Professional Development resources to grow your professional career, your garden, and both!

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CAREER CENTER

Our Career Development Center is the most comprehensive resource of its kind for the public horticulture industry—providing position openings in botanic gardens, arboreta, zoos, horticultural societies, and even museums, along with a number of other career-oriented resources for experienced and new public horticulture professionals, as well as those just beginning to explore the industry.

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Garden Scholars

Garden Scholar awards for Association events and education Fellowships for graduate students.

Garden Scholar Opportunities

There are many scholarship opportunities available.

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Garden Scholar Fee Waiver

Learn more about the Garden Scholar Fee Waiver.

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Past Scholarship Recipients

Discover who our past scholarship recipients are.

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