Membership at the Garden is a fantastic value which includes many benefits and allows you to create an experience to fit your lifestyle. Best of all, because the Garden is 100% community supported, your membership is an investment in northeast Wisconsin.
We’re busy planting, plotting, and planning for beauty in every season at the Garden!
You can enjoy a variety of perks this summer and year-round when you become a member, including free daily admission to our latest exhibit, Habitat and updates straight from Susan, our Executive Director, with our regular “Botanical Buzz” member news email. Plus, when you join, you can also enjoy our members-only Sanimax Concert Series in the summer!
Join/RenewIf you are a new member and have purchased a membership online, a separate email with access to your digital membership card(s) will be sent to you within 24 hours.
If you are a new member and purchased your membership in-person at the Garden or mailed a check in and have provided us with an active email address, please allow five business days to receive your digital membership card email.
Your digital membership cards will automatically update once your membership payment has processed. NOTE: If you have not downloaded your digital membership card please contact membership@gbbg.org to receive the link to access your card.
If you’ve requested to receive paper membership cards, cards are processed at the end of the month. Your membership is active. You can still visit the Garden by checking in with our Guest Services team when you arrive, even if you don’t have updated membership cards.
Please note, if you have an active email on file, you will still receive notification that you have a digital membership card. You may download at any time.
If you’ve rejoined as a member and have purchased a membership online, a separate email with access to your digital membership card(s) will be sent to you within 24 hours.
If you are a new member and purchased your membership in-person at the Garden or mailed a check in, please allow five business days to receive your digital membership card email.
It is the member’s responsibility to notify the Membership Team if you have not received your membership materials.
You may still come to the Garden if you have not received your membership cards. Please present a current form of ID and we will verify your membership.
If you’ve purchased a gift membership, we will mail paper membership cards per your instructions (either directly to you or directly to the gift recipient) within 3-4 weeks after purchase.
The membership is active from the purchase date. Your gift recipient can come to the Garden even without their card and check in with our Guest Experience Team to enjoy botanical bliss as soon as possible!
Please contact membership@gbbg.org with your name and we will resend your membership cards to you. Allow 7-10 business days to receive your new membership cards.
Memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable. Please keep in mind that you may still receive benefits at over 345 gardens through the American Horticultural Society reciprocal program by showing a current Green Bay Botanical Garden membership card.
Thanks to the American Horticultural Society’s Reciprocal Admissions Program, Green Bay Botanical Garden memberships offers free admission and/or additional benefits at over 345 gardens throughout North America and the Cayman Islands. View a list of participating gardens, arboreta and conservatories. Special events are excluded from Green Bay Botanical Garden’s reciprocal admissions program.
Membership to Green Bay Botanical Garden is truly a gift that can be enjoyed all year long and comes with many great benefits.
Green Bay Botanical Garden accepts gifts from Donor Advised Funds and IRAs as payment for membership. Memberships paid for by either of these methods will have all non-deductible benefits declined as required by law. The benefits include the following: Single-use Guest Passes; tickets to TasteBud, Brews Bistros & Bonfires, WPS Garden of Lights; Spring Signature Plant, invitations to certain member events. You may still utilize your Free Unlimited Daily Admission benefit and Free Admission to Thursday Night Sanimax Concert Series.
For gifts from Foundations, please consult with your tax advisor if you have any questions about receiving tangible benefits in exchange for your gift.
Please note that a personal payment for the non-deductible portion (bifurcated payments) is typically not permitted; please consult with your tax advisor.
For more information about membership, contact our Development & Membership Coordinator at 920.491.3691 ext. 105 or membership@gbbg.org.