Membership Benefits
Your membership to the Desert Botanical Garden doesn't just help maintain and support a nationally recognized museum and research center, it also brings insider perks and rewards like special discounts and member-only Garden offers. There are membership levels for every price point.
Member benefits at all levels:
- Visit as often as you want with unlimited annual admission
- Receive advance ticket offers for special events
- Enjoy reciprocal admission to over 250 gardens, arboreta and conservatories
- Get discounts on classes, plant sales and gifts at the Garden Shop
- Butterfly Pavilion Admission (open seasonally)
- Enter the Garden an hour earlier than the public every Wednesday and Sunday
- Member check-in window
- Subscription to The Sonoran Quarterly magazine
- Quarterly calendar of events
- Reference privileges in the Garden library
- Members’ nights at Las Noches de las Luminarias (December)
- Members’ days at Plant Sales (March and October)
- Click here for Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine discounted subscription
- Member Discounts:
- Music in the Garden concert tickets
- Advance ticket offer and discounts for Las Noches de las Luminarias
- Other special offers for Garden members
- classes and workshop fees
- guest admission
- Garden Shop purchases
- Plant Sale purchases
- Discounts on rentals at the SRP Visitor Center
- Advance ticket offer and discounts for Las Noches de las Luminarias
Click a membership option for benefit details, or become a member now:
- Aloe Vera Club – One Year $65
- Senita Club – One Year $75
- Cholla Club – One Year $100
- Agave Century Club – One Year $150
- Boojum Tree Club – One Year $300
- Ocotillo Club – One Year $500
- Golden Barrel Club – One Year $700
- Saguaro Circle – One Year $1,250
Aloe Vera Club
One Year $65 | Two Years $120
Your Aloe Vera Club membership includes these benefits:
- Free annual admission for ONE ADULT ONLY (does not include free admission for your children/grandchildren)
- One free, one-time guest pass (Fair Market Value of annual benefits - $14.40)
Senita Club
One Year $75 | Two Years $140
Your Senita Club Membership includes these benefits:
- Free annual admission for two adults and your children or grandchildren under 18 years of age
- Two free, one-time guest passes (Fair Market Value of annual benefits - $28.80)
Cholla Club
One Year $100 | Two Years $190
Your Cholla Club Membership includes these benefits:
- Free annual admission for two adults and your children or grandchildren under 18 years
- Four free one-time guest passes (Fair Market Value of annual benefits - $57.60)
- One free scooter rental per visit
GARDEN FUND
Agave Century Club
One Year $150 | Two Years $290
Your Agave Century Club Membership includes these benefits:
- Free annual admission for two adults and your children or grandchildren under 18 years
- Six free one-time guest passes
- One free scooter rental per visit
- Invitation to one exclusive donor event
- New Member Garden Discovery Event
- Annual recognition in The Sonoran Quarterly magazine
- Fair Market Value of annual benefits - $101.40
Boojum Tree Club
One Year $300 | Two Years $590
Your Boojum Tree Club Membership also includes these benefits:
- Free annual admission for two adults and your children or grandchildren under 18 years
- Eight free, one-time guest passes
- One free scooter rental per visit
- Invitation to one exclusive donor event
- New Member Garden Discovery Event
- Annual Recognition in The Sonoran Quarterly magazine
- Fair Market Value of annual benefits - $130.20
Ocotillo Club
One Year $500 | Two Years $990
Your Ocotillo Club Membership also includes these benefits:
- Free annual admission for two adults and your children or grandchildren under 18 years
- Ten free, one-time guest passes
- One free scooter rental per visit
- Invitation to two exclusive donor events
- New Member Garden Discovery Event
- Annual recognition in The Sonoran Quarterly magazine
- Fair Market Value of annual benefits - $184
Golden Barrel Club
One Year $700 | Two Years $1,390
Your Golden Barrel Club Membership also includes these benefits:
- Free annual admission for two adults and your guests when accompanied by you
- Ten free, one-time guest passes
- Invitation to three exclusive donor events
- Free Senita Club gift membership
- New Member Garden Discovery Event
- Annual recognition in The Sonoran Quarterly magazine
- Recognition on Swanson Donor Wall at Garden entrance
- Fair Market Value of annual benefits - $284
Patrons Circle donors contribute $1,250 - $25,000 annually to support the Garden's mission and community-based programs. Saguaro Circle members belong to Patrons Circle.
Saguaro Circle
One Year $1,250 | Two Years $2,500
Your Saguaro Circle Membership also includes these benefits:
- Unlimited admission and guest privileges
- One free scooter rental per visit
- Invitation to eight exclusive Garden Fund events
- Invitation to a private event with the Garden's Executive Director
- Free Senita Club gift membership
- New Member Garden Discovery event
- Two free Las Noches de las Luminarias tickets
- Special invitation to tours and trips
- Recognition on Swanson Donor Wall at Garden entrance
- Recognition in The Sonoran Quarterly magazine
- Fair Market Value of annual benefits $333
For information about Patrons Circle benefits at higher levels of giving, please call the Assistant Director of Development at 480-481-8179.
Curator’s Circle
One Year $2,500 | Two Years $5,000
Curator’s Circle Membership also includes these benefits:
- Unlimited admission and guest privileges
- One free scooter rental per visit
- Invitation to eight exclusive Patrons Circle events
- Invitation to a private event with the Garden’s Executive Director
- Free Senita Club gift membership
- New Member Garden Discovery event
- Two free Las Noches de las Luminarias tickets
- Special invitations to tours and trips
- Recognition on Swanson Donor Wall at Garden entrance
- Year-round recognition in The Sonoran Quarterly magazine
- Fair Market Value of annual benefits - $333
Director’s Circle
One Year $5,000 | Two Years $10,000
Your Director’s Circle Membership also includes these benefits:
- Unlimited admission and guest privileges
- One free scooter rental per visit
- Invitation to eight exclusive Patrons Circle events
- Free Senita Club gift membership
- New Member Garden Discovery event
- Two free Las Noches de las Luminarias tickets
- Invitation to a private event with the Garden’s Executive Director
- Two complimentary reservations to Dinner on the Desert, the Garden’s annual auction and dinner under the stars
- Special invitations to tours and trips
- Recognition on Swanson Donor Wall at Garden entrance
- Year-round Recognition in The Sonoran Quarterly magazine
- Fair Market Value of annual benefits - $333
President’s Circle
One Year $10,000 | Two Years $20,000
Your Presidents’ Circle Membership also includes these benefits:
- Unlimited admission and guest privileges
- One free scooter rental per visit
- Invitation to eight exclusive Patrons Circle events
- Free Senita Club gift membership
- New Member Garden Discovery event
- Two free Las Noches de las Luminarias tickets
- Invitation to a private event with the Garden’s Executive Director
- Four complimentary reservations to Dinner on the Desert, the Garden’s annual auction and dinner under the stars
- Special invitations to tours and trips
- Recognition on Swanson Donor Wall at Garden entrance
- Year-round Recognition in The Sonoran Quarterly magazine
- Fair Market Value of annual benefits - $733
Founder's Circle
One Year $25,000 | Two Years $50,000
Your Founder’s Circle Membership also includes these benefits:
- Unlimited admission and guest privileges
- One free scooter rental per visit
- Invitation to eight exclusive Patrons Circle events
- Free Senita Club gift membership
- New Member Garden Discovery event
- Two free Las Noches de las Luminarias tickets
- Invitation to a private event with the Garden’s Executive Director
- Four complimentary reservations to Dinner on the Desert, the Garden’s annual auction and dinner under the stars
- Luncheon with the Garden’s Board President and Executive Director
- Special invitations to tours and trips
- Recognition on Swanson Donor Wall at Garden entrance
- Year-round Recognition in The Sonoran Quarterly magazine
- Fair Market Value of annual benefits - $733
