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Join Bridge Gardens
Memberships purchased now are valid through December 31, 2024!
A membership to Bridge Gardens is a great way to show your support for this beautiful public garden, open daily with free admission. The gardens are a wonderful part of the community and provide you with a quiet place for exploration. And our demonstration vegetable garden, managed by Garden Director Rick Bogusch, provides fresh food to the Sag Harbor Food Pantry.
Our numerous in-person and virtual programs offer many chances to learn, and your membership offers you free or reduced fee access to all. Check out our instructional videos with Rick, along with Lawn Expert Paul Wagner and community gardener Justin Ruaysamran, who share garden and cooking tips you can use at home. The videos can be found on our website, blog, Instagram and Facebook.
At your next visit, take an audio tour of the gardens through TravelStorys!
To learn more about the history of the gardens, to take the virtual tour with TravelStorys, and find links to a variety of programs offered through Bridge Gardens, click here.
Join today to enjoy membership benefits through December 31st, 2024!
Brilliant yellow woad in the herb garden
Huge dahlia in community garden
Community Gardeners Janet and Mark Ollinger with today's harvest
Colorful leaves of an oak tree in the Inner Garden
Community garden plots getting freshly mulched paths
Local bird enthusiasts Sandra Hunter and Jim Ash
Community Gardener Rand Stoll
Photo by Ellen Diamant
Bridge Gardens Membership Levels and Benefits
Memberships purchased now are valid through December 31, 2024!
Please check our website and e-news for updates throughout the year.
Garden Member ($75) Fully tax-deductible
- Members are invited to enjoy three members-only music nights and may bring 2 guests to attend for free. Additional guests are $15/person.
- Reduced admission to lectures and workshops
- Ticketed admission for member and one guest to one members-only event
- The American Horticultural Society's (AHS) Reciprocal Admission Program (RAP) privileges, including free admission and discounts at over 300 participating gardens and other horticultural institutions
- Two personalized membership cards
- Subscription to Bridge Gardens E-News, Connections Newsletter, and Peconic Land Trust Newsletter
Supporter ($125) Fully tax-deductible
Membership includes all the Garden benefits, plus:
- One Garden level membership to give as a gift
- Acknowledgement in invitations, signage, and e-news
Sustainer ($250) Fully tax-deductible
Membership includes all the Garden benefits, plus:
- Two Garden level memberships to give as gifts
- Acknowledgement in invitations, signage, and e-news
Friend ($500) Fully tax-deductible
Membership includes all the Garden benefits, plus:
- A personal tour of the gardens with Garden Director Rick Bogusch and four guests
- Two Garden level memberships to give as gifts
- Acknowledgement in invitations, signage, and e-news
Benefactor ($1,000) $820 charitable contribution
Membership includes all the Garden benefits, plus:
- A wine and cheese reception at the Gardens following a personal tour with Garden Director Rick Bogusch and six guests
- A one hour consult with Rick Bogusch at Bridge Gardens
- Four Garden level memberships to give as gifts
- Acknowledgement in invitations, signage, and e-news
Patron ($2,500) $2,200 charitable contribution
Membership includes all the Garden benefits, plus:
- A wine and cheese reception at the Gardens following a personal tour with Garden Director Rick Bogusch and eight guests
- A one hour consult with Rick Bogusch at Bridge Gardens
- Four Garden level memberships to give as gifts
- Acknowledgement in invitations, signage, and e-news
Partner ($5,000) $4,400 charitable contribution
Membership includes all the Garden benefits, plus:
- A wine and cheese reception at the Gardens following a personal tour with Garden Director Rick Bogusch and 10 guests
- A one hour consult at your home with Rick Bogusch scheduled at a mutually convenient time in one of the five East End towns (East Hampton, Southampton, Riverhead, Southold and Shelter Island)
- Six Garden level memberships to give as gifts
- Acknowledgement in invitations, signage, and e-news
Thank you to our 2024 Partner, Patron, Benefactor, Friend, Sustainer and Supporter-level members and donors.
And special thanks to our 2020 - 2024 Non-Profit and Corporate Partners, whose generous gifts of time and expertise help to make the Gardens grow.
Lists created on April 5, 2024.
Members
Partner ($5,000 level)
- Rick Bogusch
- Susan Edwards and Ian Ziskin
- Harry Neyens
Patron ($2,500 level)
- Carol Mulvihill Ahlers and Ronald Ahlers
Benefactor ($1,000 level)
- Bobbie Braun - The Neuwirth Foundation
- The Bridgehampton Association, Inc.
- Judith Saner
- Rand, Emilie, and Ben Stoll
Friend ($500 level)
- Araiys Design
- Amy and Doug Halsey
- Marisol and Edward Mafoud
- Rino Salsedo and Yvette DeBow
- Claude Weir and Yvette Arsenec-Weir
Sustainer ($250 level)
- Toby and Kenneth Alfred
- Jon Ambrose and Jim Brasher
- John and Bettina Benson
- Blythe Danner
- Jenice and Rick Delano
- Anna Lou Fletcher
- Barbara and Henry Gooss
- The Horticultural Alliance
- Vincent Iannelli
- Mark McIntyre and Honor Lassalle
- Bill Miller
- Greg Wiseman
Supporter ($125 level)
- Nicoletta Eda Agnelli
- Arlynn Brody
- Maureen and James Callanan
- Cheryl Carter and Edward R. Donovan
- Renée Charles and Roland Baer
- Elizabeth Corker
- Vincent Covello and Carol Mandel
- Robert Coven and Joanne Zaiac
- Laura Donnelly
- Shelly and Vincent Fremont
- Russell Hall
- Jacqueline and Robert Helpern
- Judy Lynne Hester
- Barbara and Peter Himler
- Kenneth and Debra Kawaller
- Marie Kennedy
- Gus and Linda Kontakis
- Francine Lynch
- Joan and Walter Miller
- Elaine Peterson
- Nancy Rollins
- Edith Seligson
- Loren Skeist and Marlene Marko
- Maria and Thomas Ulrich
- Sarah Halsey Van Allen
- Paula and Steve Warhaftig
- Mary Welker
- Michael and Abby Wolk
Non-Profit and Corporate Partners
- Araiys Design
- The Bridgehampton Association
- Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Greener Pastures Organics
- Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons
- Jackson Dodds & Company, Inc.
- Oza Sabbeth Architects
- Perfect Earth Project
- RB Irrigation
- Summerhill Landscapes
- Timberland
