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Board of Directors Nominations Open

The call for nominations to the American Public Gardens Association’s Board of Directors is now open. You may nominate yourself or someone else whom you think would be an asset to the Board. This is an opportunity to shape the future of the Association.

Applications are due December 9, 2024

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Annual Awards Nominations Open

The call for nominations to the American Public Gardens Association’s Annual Awards is now open. This is an opportunity to recognize the best in the public garden sector.

Nominations close January 8, 2025. Learn More

November Public Garden

The digital version of the new Public Garden magazine is now available!

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Benchmarking Update

Garden Benchmarking is open for FY2023 data entry. We need more gardens to enter data to open reporting.

Compensation and Benefits Benchmarking is open for FY2022 Data Entry and Reporting. It will open for FY2024 reporting in 2025.

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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.

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APGA Rosette

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.

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Hope Goddard Iselin

Iselin Award Applications Open

The Garden Club of America Hope Goddard Iselin Fellowship in Public Horticulture will award up to a $5,000 grant to a student enrolled in a graduate-level university program to study public horticulture through experiential learning that takes place at a recognized public garden

Applications close February 1, 2025

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.

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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.

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APGA Rosette

Association How-To PDFs

How to Update Your Roster
How to Pay Dues – No Open Invoice | Open Invoice/Green Renew Button

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Education Community Town Hall

Removing Barriers to Access: What are the Next Steps? Survey results from earlier this year, as well as conversations between...

NEWS CENTER

Covering the people and institutions of the public horticulture sector.

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