Support
You are invited to become a member of Friends of LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden.
There are many ways to support the Botanic Gardens at Burden: enjoying our gardens and trails, using our facilities for your events, attending our educational and recreational activities, spreading the word about us, lending a hand, purchasing our goods, becoming a member and financing our upkeep and efforts. We hope you will find your way to keep this Baton Rouge treasure thriving so that generations to come may enjoy the peace and tranquility available on the Burden property in the middle of our busy city.
Friends of the Gardens
Becoming a member of the Friends of LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden is the easiest way to support the gardens while gaining many valuable benefits. As a member, you will receive exclusive members-only discounts, and much more.
Support Baton Rouge's oasis of peaceful gardens, hiking trails and horticulture-based programs that amaze and educate visitors of all ages.
Member Levels and Benefits
Collegiate* | Individual | Family | Palmetto Patron | Beehive Benefactor | Sunflower Sustainer | Botanic Gardens Circle | Live Oak Leader | |
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Dues | Free | $40 | $75 | $500 | $1,000 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $10,00+ |
Admissions to Reflections | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
Monthly e-Newsletter | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
Reciprocal Access to 300+ gardens | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
20% Discount to Ticketed LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens Events | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
Early Ticket Purchase Opportunities | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
Access to Exclusive Web Content | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
Complimentary 1 Day Photo Pass | ♦ | |||||||
Recognition in Monthly e-Newsletter | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||
Recognition on Web and Social Posts | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||
5% Discount for One Facility Rental | ♦ | |||||||
10% Discount for One Facility Rental | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||
Personalized Lapel Badge | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||
5% Discount for Annual Individual/Family Memberships for Employees | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||
10% Discount for Annual Individual/Family Memberships for Employees | ♦ | |||||||
A Private Tour for up to 5 People | ♦ | |||||||
VIP Parking (for one vehicle) at all LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens Events |
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Membership fees are tax deductible in the amount allowable by law.
*Full-Time students qualify for this category.
Affiliated Organizations
Many organizations call the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens their home. Our meeting rooms, gardens, potting shed, greenhouses and other facilities support both Botanic Gardens activities as well as those of other gardening organizations. We encourage you to learn more about these organizations and take advantage of what they have to offer.
We value our affiliated organizations that reside at the Botanic Gardens and would
like to encourage all members of these organizations to join the Friends of the LSU
AgCenter Botanic Gardens. In addition to the many benefits a Friends membership provides,
as a member you directly support the ongoing operations and maintenance of the Botanic
Gardens.
Affiliated Organizations of the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens include:
- BR Camellia Society
- BR Orchid Society
- BR Unit of the Herb Society of America
- Capital Area Bee Keepers Association
- Capital Area Native Plant Society
- EBR Master Gardener Association
Tribute Oaks, Benches and Pavers
Honor a loved one with a name or distinctive message on a paver in the Memory Garden, a beautiful iron bench with a plaque, or even dedicate one of our majestic live oak trees to a loved one.
Tributes will be engraved on a 4-inch-by-8-inch paver for $200 or an 8-inch-by-8-inch paver for $500. The iron bench will have a permanent 9.5-inch-by-3.5-inch engraved plaque for $5,000. If you would like for your tribute gift to support one of the beautiful live oak trees on the property, you can select an oak in the Botanic Gardens for $10,000 or an oak in historic Windrush Gardens $40,000. Email Bridget LaBorde, Director of Development, at blaborde@agcenter.lsu.edu for more information.