~~Benefits of Membership in the SF Begonia Society~~
- Includes membership in the National American Begonia Society. (details below)
- Monthly meetings with guest speakers and workshops (currently all online).
- First dibs and discounts in the bi-annual begonia sales.
- Several Events and tours for members only throughout the year:
Garden Tours
Discounted Purchases at group nursery visits
-Mentoring Program with expert members on different subjects of interest
Growers program combines the mentoring and propagation programs to help our begonia sales by leading the group’s initiative to learn propagation and begonia care through propagation and sales to continue the society’s work
- Holiday Party for members only.
- FaceBook Group admittance for plant ID and discussion, swaps, and support from the community.
- Participate in Community Events
Garden Plots in local parks
Provide Workshops for the public on begonia cultivation
- Resources in the cultivation of Begoniacea.
- Participate in local branch begonia shows and plant submissions for judging, in the conservation of species, and preservation of hybrids.
~~Benefits of Membership in the American Begonia Society~~
- Member-only educational videos
- Member-only portal on ABS website (being developed)
- Attend yearly national conventions and sales and educational workshops
- Purchase of begonia seeds
- Participate in national begonia shows and plant submissions for judging
- Become an ABS judge
- Endorse researchers in the field of discovering new species in their native growing habitats
