Membership
Leach Garden Friends were organized November 16, 1981, and incorporated that December, in order to help the Leach Botanical Garden carry out the requests of the Leach wills: to use the Manor House for educational purposes and as a museum, and to allow the garden to be open to the public. Leach Garden Friends, which consists of over 100 volunteers, sponsor and operate the public educational programs for adults and children, provide guided tours, operate an international seed exchange, assist in maintaining the garden, and provide a library of more than 900 volumes.
Benefits
By becoming a member of Leach Garden Friends you will be supporting a botanical garden of worldwide note. Your dues help support our ongoing garden tours, student classes, adult education classes, garden plant acquisitions, our worldwide seed exchange, and staff. Your membership provides you with advance notice of our classes through our newsletter, Leach Garden News. You will also be kept informed of events such as the plant sales and forums. Membership gives you a 10% discount in our Garden Gift Shop and discounts on admission fees to many botanical gardens throughout the United States. Members also receive borrowing privileges from our extensive horticultural library.
Leach Botanical Garden participates in a Reciprocal Admission Program with the American Horticultural Society. Current Leach Botanical Garden members may take advantage of free admission and other discounts at nearly 190 botanical gardens, arboreta and conservatories nationwide. Information about this program and a list of participating organizations can be found at the AHA Reciprocal Admissions Program. To take advantage of this program you must be a member in good standing and present your Leach Botanical Garden membership card when visiting a participating garden.
