As well as knowing that your subscription will help the Garden continue its work, you will enjoy the following benefits:
Friend
- Free entrance to all four of our Gardens: the Glasshouses at Edinburgh, Benmore in Argyll, Dawyck in the Borders and Logan in Dumfries and Galloway
- Free admission to Royal Botanic Garden Kew and Wakehurst Place, Westonbirt Arboretum, Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, National Botanic Garden of Wales, New York and Missouri Botanic Gardens in the USA, University of British Columbia Botanic Garden in Canada and the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney in Australia
- The Botanics magazine delivered free to your door, four times a year
- A full programme of events run throughout the year, including guided walks, behind the scenes tours, workshops, lectures, coffee mornings, national and international trips and the popular annual plant auction and plant sales
- Discounts in the Botanics shops, the Terrace Café at Edinburgh and on educational courses.
Companion
Companions enjoy all of the benefits of Friends plus:
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Invitations to exhibition previews, book launches and other special events.
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Two complimentary guest tickets with every Companion card.
Life Member
Life members enjoy all of the benefits of Friends with the convenience of a single payment.
Patron
Our Patrons are individuals who have chosen to support the Garden at a higher level.
Patrons enjoy all of the benefits of Friends plus:
- An invitation to the Regius Keeper's Annual Patrons' Dinner. Past dinner speakers have included the Rt Hon Lord Heseltine; Dr Paul Cox, American botanist named Hero of Medicine by TIME magazine; world renowned biologist Dr Cristián Samper, pioneering Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, USA; Lady Walton, the flamboyant widow of the late Sir William Walton and Robin Hanbury-Tenison OBE, Founder and President of Survival International.
- Three exclusive free Patron-only events hosted by the Regius Keeper or one of his Directors.
- Patron-only mailings for Garden events and exhibition openings.
- Four guest entries with every Patron card.
If you are interested in becoming a Patron, Professor Stephen Blackmore will be pleased to hear from you. You can write to him at RBGE, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR or contact his office on 0131 248 2826 or email j.martin@rbge.org.uk.
