Sustaining Membership

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Almost all of our classes qualify for CNLP credits. If you are interested in becoming a Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional, visit the New York State Nursery and Landscape Association's website or the GardenScape Professionals site for more information.

Sustaining Membership

"I decided to become a Sustaining Member of the Rochester Civic Garden Center because it is an easy way to support an organization that I believe in. I like the convenience, and that RCGC receives a reliable amount of income on a regular basis" --RCGC long-time member Art Trimble

More information here.

The Plantsmen of Rochester Parks

The Plantsmen of Rochester Parks is a wonderful history of the men who created our local park system. Copies of this book can be purchased at Warner Castle for $16.95 plus tax, for a total of $18.31, or online here for $18.31(including tax) plus $3.32 shipping for a total of $21.63. Proceeds benefit the Rochester Civic Garden Center’s endowment fund in memory of Alvan R. Grant.

What a Deal!

Use your RCGC membership card to save 10% on your purchases at

Lucas Greenhouses

and 5% at these garden stores:

Offer does not apply to sale and promotional items.

Rochester Civic Garden Center
5 Castle Park
Rochester, NY 14620
Phone: 585-473-5130
Fax: 585-472-8136
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 9am-4pm
Library Hours: Regular RCGC hours as well as 9:30-12:30 on the 3rd Saturdays of January through June.
RCGC is open to the public.
Reservations requested for groups of 8 or more. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

A Sustaining Membership is an easy and efficient way for you to maintain your membership and support RCGC's programs and library. As a Sustaining Member you make an ongoing monthly contribution by setting up a secure automatic monthly payment through PayPal or your bank.

Sustaining Memberships enjoy:

Uninterrupted Member status. Your membership automatically renews each year.
The convenience of regular contributions with the flexibility of making changes at any time.
Fewer mailings - no more renewal letters. This means a savings in postage, paper and administrative costs, putting more of your contribution into the programs you value.

For a $5 per month contribution, you will receive the following benefits of FAMILY Membership in RCGC for two members of the same family:

Discounted member rates for classes and events
Borrowing privileges from RCGC's Horticultural Library
Subscription to the Upstate Gardeners’ Journal
Discounts at participating local garden stores. Present your membership card at the following and receive 10% discount on purchases made at Lucas Greenhouses and 5% discount on purchases made at Bristol's Garden Center, Clover Nursery & Garden Center, Country Way Garden Center, Grandpa's Nursery and Garden Center, Sara's Garden Center, The Garden Shop at Ted Collins Tree & Landscape, Van Putte Gardens, and Wayside Garden Center. Does not apply to sale and promotional items.

For a minimum of $10 per month, you will receive SPONSOR membership in RCGC, with the above benefits plus:

Two tickets to RCGC’s Annual Garden Tour

You may set up a recurring payment through your bank's online billpay services. An advantage of this option is that all of your contribution goes to RCGC without fees deducted. For more information call Jo Beth at (585) 473-5130.

To become a Sustaining Member through PayPal, chose one of the buttons below. Please note that for these recurring payments you need a PayPal account (available free through PayPal).

Landscape design and maintenance, lawn care and tree care. 20 years of being green. We create the best looking yards in the neighborhood.	Bristol's Garden Center is second-to-none in western New York. They have over 11 acres of the finest nursery stock in the Fingerlakes region. You will find everything from Annuals, Perennials, shrubs, trees, tropical plants and more.
Unilock has been providing superior concrete landscape products for the landscape industry for over 35 years.	Experienced Bricks/Architectural Reclaim
Clover Nursery & Garden Center creates beautiful and functional outdoor living areas that include patios, water features, deer resistant plantings and garden structures.	Salvaged building elements of significance, street bricks, cobblestones, curbing, stone sidewalk slabs and more! 100% reclaimed materials.
Our mission is to improve the quality of life in the Genesee Region by fostering knowledge, providing information, increasing interest, and promoting all aspects of gardening and horticulture. People of the region have access to our library, public lectures, classes and other horticultural resources.