Why Join The Connecticut Horticultural Society as a Business Member?
Your support of The Connecticut Horticultural Society helps us maintain our mission and vision as an educational organization dedicated to encouraging and improving the practice of gardening and the dissemination of horticultural information to its members and the public. (https://cthort.org/mission-vision/.) Your support also enables us to be the leading supplier of horticultural scholarships to UConn and NVCC students, in related studies, who are Connecticut’s horticultural future.
The benefits of a CHS Business membership are listed below. We’re sure you’ll find that the benefits you receive outweigh the actual cost.  CLICK HERE for our Business Membership Form.Â
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Business Member
$100 Annually |
Business Benefactor $250 Annually | |
| Advertising and Promotion
Promotion/business branding at monthly meetings and CHS events |
Business Name & Address | Name, Address, Photo & Logo | |
| One free ad yearly  in the CHS Newsletter distributed to over 700 members | One-eighth page ad | One-quarter page | |
| Opportunity to share your marketing brochures at the CHS Monthly meetings | YES | YES | |
| Each supporting business will be identified in each CHS Newsletter (10 per year) | Business Name listed | Business Name & Logo listed | |
| At the Connecticut Flower & Garden Show a CHS poster listing business members will be displayed | Name & Address | Name, Address, & Logo | |
| Website Branding: Your business information will be placed on CHS’ Business Partner web page with a link to your firm. (CHS does request that you place a reciprocal link on your website) | Name & Address | Name, Address, and Logo | |
| CHS Membership Cards | 2 cards | 4 cards | |
| One free vendor booth at the CHS Symposium, every other year (next event 2018) | YES | ||
| Interaction with CHS Speaker: Attend any CHS monthly pre meeting dinner with Speaker and Board Members at attendee expense | YES | ||
| CHS Newsletter: Receive one electronic copy of the CHS Newsletter | YES | YES | |
| CHS Collaboration: Opportunity to collaborate with the CHS Education Committee to create joint events which drive horticultural interest in CT | YES | ||
| Co-sponsoring CHS Events: Opportunity for business to co-sponsor a monthly speaker & introduce speaker. These programs will be branded in newsletter and on website with sponsoring business’ name, logo, etc. | YES |
We hope you’ll join us as one of our business partners and take advantage of all the opportunities membership provides.
(For a business membership form click this link) OR  pay online  OR  contact Mary Anna Martell, CHS Office Administrator at 860-529-8713 or [email protected], or Lynn Cavo, Membership Chair, 860-678-1601.
“Why join CHS? CHS raises money and gives scholarships to horticultural students at UCONN and Naugatuck Valley Community College, They are a group of passionate horticulturalists, ranging from newbie to plant geek. And they are definitely our target market!” Nancy DuBrule-Clemente, owner Natureworks Horticultural Services