Membership Benefits (In addition to those listed with the levels below)
- Unlimited entry to the Garden for an entire year
- 10% discount on gift shop purchases
- 10% off The Surreal Garden tickets
- Early 8am entry every second Saturday of the month, dates for 2022: April 9th, May 14th, June 11th, July 9th, August 13th, Sept 10th, Nov 12th, and Dec 10th.
- Access to quarterly members-only events
- Reciprocal admission to more than 300 botanic gardens and arboreta across North America through the American Horticultural Society’s Reciprocal Admissions Program. For a list of participating gardens, click here
Membership Levels:
Individual • $50/year
- One year of free admission for 1 adult
Dual / Individual Plus Children • $65/year
- One year of free admission for 2 adults OR 1 adult plus children or grandchildren 17 and under
Family • $80/year
- One year of free admission for 2 adults plus children or grandchildren 17 and under
Supporter: $125/year
- One year of free admission for 2 adults plus children or grandchildren 17 and under plus 1 guest per visit
- Recognition at the Surreal Garden 2022 VIP Night
Contributor: $250/year
- One year of free admission for 2 adults plus children or grandchildren 17 and under plus 2 guests per visit
- Recognition at the Surreal Garden 2022 VIP Night
Benefactor: $500/year
- One year of free admission for 2 adults plus children or grandchildren 17 and under plus 4 guests per visit
- Recognition at the Surreal Garden 2022 VIP Night
Garden Sustainer: $1,200/year
- One year of free admission for 2 adults plus children or grandchildren 17 and under plus 4 guests per visit
- Recognition at the Surreal Garden 2022 VIP Night other Conservancy events
- 2 Surreal Garden 2022 VIP Night tickets
Garden Patron: $2,400/year
- One year of free admission for 2 adults plus children or grandchildren 17 and under plus 4 guests per visit
- Recognition at the Surreal Garden 2022 VIP Night and other Conservancy events
- 4 Surreal Garden 2022 VIP Night tickets
Director’s Circle: $5,000/year
- One year of free admission for 2 adults plus children or grandchildren 17 and under plus 6 guests per visit
- Recognition at the Surreal Garden 2022 VIP Night and other Conservancy events
- 6 Surreal Garden 2022 VIP Night tickets
Member Highlights
“I love that being a member allows access to other gardens.” -Lilah
While she was introduced to the garden by her parents, Lilah became a member during the pandemic in order to get outside more and have a place to apply her photography skills. Lilah specializes in macro photography and specifically enjoys capturing wildlife and plants. On her visits, you can typically find her in the Prehistoric Garden or checking out the koi ponds. Lilah has used her membership to receive reciprocal admissions to the Dallas Arboretum and the Wildflower Center. You can find more of her nature photography on her social media pages CTSNaturePhotography.
“The views are amazing. You’re in a wilderness setting with views of downtown at the same time. “ -Curt
While he is originally from Virginia, Curt has been attending the Zilker Botanical Garden as a resident for 35 years. As a member, he enjoys visiting the garden once a month where he uses an app to listen to and identify the wide variety of birds that can be found here. Having lived in Japan, Curt finds himself drawn to the Japanese Gardens and loves that this is a dog-friendly location.
“Every garden has a story! Isamu Taniguchi building a garden dedicated to peace, an Ornithomimid dinosaur making tracks, a 180-year-old cabin that once housed a family of 10, butterflies, cacti, and water conservation, I like it all!”
–Marion
Marion originally learned about the Garden via an article in the American Statesman about Molly Ogorzaly, who had been recently hired as Director of Education. Over the years, Marion has led a multitude of docent tours for visitors of all ages. Since starting as a docent in 1995, Marion later became a member of the Travis County Master Gardener Association in 1999, and joined the Austin Area Garden Council as Vice President- Education in 2005. She then served as Vice President- Public Affairs, and eventually became the President of the organization. Marion was on the team that set up the Conservancy to bring in more support for ZBG and helped recruit the first board members. She also appreciates the many garden clubs of the Austin Area Garden Center who are doing great work of gardening education and support for this beautiful garden.