Membership

INDIVIDUALs & Families

The HORT offers membership for individuals and families who want to join our network of diggers in the dirt. Benefits include:

  • The opportunity to buy tickets for HORT events and tours at the member rate

  • Advance access to the HORT’s online plant sales 

  • The Vine Online  - our monthly how-to e-news and other online resources

  • Free admission to the Hort Lecture Series, September through May.

  • Invitation to member-only gatherings, including our popular Gardeners Happy Hours, allowing exclusive access to private gardens rarely seen.

Annual Dues (12 months from the date joined)

Looking for a unique, meaningful gift? A membership to the Charleston Horticultural Society is perfect for plant lovers, garden enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to make a difference in our community’s green spaces. Give the Gift of Green Membership Card. It grows all year long!

business partners

Businesses serving the horticultural needs of our community play a vital role in all that the HORT aims to achieve.  To meet their specific needs, we now offer a Business Partner membership with additional benefits.  These include:

  • Family membership benefits (3 of everything)

  • Recognition as a Business Partner and year-round visibility and marketing, including at Plantasia

  • The opportunity to showcase your work by hosting events

  • The opportunity to share resources in Hort Happenings and The Vine Online and lead workshops

  • Invitations to Business Partner networking events, including the Spring Forward Business Partner Gathering on March 9, 2025

Annual Dues (12 months from the date joined)

To encourage businesses to “try us out,” we are offering the following introductory rates:

  • $200 Joining or renewing between July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

  • $250 After July 1, 2025

  • $75 Emerging horticultural-related businesses (defined as those in business for three years or less)

Community Resources

The Charleston Horticultural Society serves the Lowcountry community in part by offering the following free services to anyone who signs up.

  • Hort Happenings –  weekly e-news 

  • Use of the Patti McGee Memorial Library with over 500 horticultural-related books and publications located in our office at 46 Windermere Blvd. Charleston, SC.

  • The opportunity to buy tickets for HORT events and tours at non-member rate

  • Access to the HORT’s online plant sales 

To learn about additional sponsorship opportunities, please contact Darcy Whalen.