Chicago Botanic Garden Spring 2019

chicagobotanic.org 37 Membership Questions? Contact the Member and Donor Services sta at (847) 835-8215 or visit the Membership Desk in the Visitor Center. chicagobotanic.org/member Become a Garden Plus member: • Free parking year-round for two cars • Discounts for family classes, camps, programs, and many events • Advance purchase for some events • 10 percent discount at the Garden View Café every day • Free tram tours and admission to Butter ies & Blooms and the Model Railroad Garden on Wednesdays. Share your Garden love; give a gift membership Online: chicagobotanic.org/member Call: (847) 835-8215 Visit: Membership Desk, Visitor Center Why become a member Your annual membership contribu- tion supports the Garden’s mission: We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life. Did you pick up your gift? When you renew on your rst notice or online, you receive a gift voucher with your membership package. Select your gift at the Membership Desk in the Visitor Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Gift selections are subject to availability. The benefits of Garden membership Take advantage of all that the Chicago Botanic Garden has to o er. Visit as often as you want, from dawn to dusk. As a member, you will enjoy many members-only privileges: Free parking year-round Discounts • On Butter ies & Blooms, the Model Railroad Garden: Landmarks of America, tram tour tickets, and tick- eted Garden events and programs • 20 percent on most classes • 10 percent in the Garden Shop • Discounts for the Garden View Café based on membership level Members-only access • To special events, plus members-only hours • e Midwest’s nest gardening resources, including the Plant Infor- mation Service and checkout privi- leges at the Lenhardt Library • Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide • Access to exclusive travel tours to gardens around the world • Facility rental privileges A new perk of your Garden membership Members now have first chance to reserve space at the Garden’s most popular events—before tickets go on sale to the public. The members’ presale for Moth- er’s Day Brunch and Easter Egg Brunch runs from March 7 to 14. In addition,Wednesdays in the spring and summer are special for Garden Plus members. That’s the day for free tram tours and free admission to Model Railroad Garden: Landmarks of America and Butterflies & Blooms. Members-only calendar Friday & Saturday, March 22 & 23: Discover what goes on behind the scenes at our new plant production facilities on the Kris Jarantoski Campus. Tours take place at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; $10 fee. chicagobotanic.org/membership ursday, March 28: e post-Orchid Show plant sale is open rst to mem- bers; 10 a.m. to noon: Garden Plus, Director’s Circle, and President’s Circle only; noon to 2 p.m.: all Garden mem- bers; while supplies last. chicagobotanic. org/orchid Saturday, May 4: Members receive double discounts—20 percent o —in the Garden Shop. chicagobotanic.org/ visit/shop Friday, May 17: Get rst selection of the one-of-a-kind plants and specialty containers o ered at the Get Growing Plant Sale, presented by the Woman’s Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society. chicagobotanic.org/calendar