Membership Details
How it Works…
The American Peony Society is a non-profit, all volunteer, organization which produces up to 4 member publications per year available to paid members. A public website is maintained and is available to anyone wishing to learn more about peonies. The website, The Bulletin and all other activities are supported by membership dues, donations, auctions, and other Society sales. Additionally, all memberships include access to Member Portal which makes available additional content and activities. All APS activities are focused upon promoting, enhancing and providing educational opportunities for members and the public at large, per APS’ mission.
Membership Benefits
All Member Benefits: The Bulletin (printed or online – per membership type) , Directory of New Cultivars (online – per membership type), access to the Member Portal. Optional Benefits include: Annual Convention opportunities, seed purchase opportunities, auctions, workshops, online seminars, awards, committee work opportunities, program involvement, flower show involvement and donation or your time and talents. Numerous other benefits are available, depending upon the degree of personal involvement a member would like to undertake.
Dues
Dues are paid for the calendar year (January 1 – December 31 of any year). Members joining before August 25th are recorded for the current year and members will receive all four issues of The APS Bulletin for that year (while supplies last for printed/mailed memberships). Members joining between August 25 and November 25 shall receive the December issue of The APS Bulletin and all issues for the following year. Applications received after November 25 are recorded for the following year, unless otherwise specified.
Please note: Memberships are non-refundable after purchase. If you do not wish to auto-renew please turn off the auto-renew toggle and remove your payment information in My Account.
Membership Types
Individual memberships are for one person at a single physical and email address, and will receive one copy of The Bulletin per publication cycle, either through the mail or online, per membership type. All Memberships include access to the Member Portal and online reading of The Bulletin and Directory of New Cultivars with one account email address. Other optional benefits are available, as noted under Member Benefits. * APS is not responsible for re-mailing Bulletins and Directories which are returned due to address changes, lost in the mail, stolen or not delivered to a member for any other reason.
Dual memberships are for two persons at a single physical and email address and will receive one copy of The Bulletin per publication cycle, either through the mail or online, per membership type. All Memberships include access to the Member Portal and online reading of The Bulletin and Directory of New Cultivars, with one account email address. Other optional benefits are available, as noted under Member Benefits. * APS is not responsible for re-mailing Bulletins and Directories which are returned due to address changes, lost in the mail, stolen or not delivered to a member for any other reason.
Commercial memberships are for one business at a single mailing address, will receive one copy of The APS Bulletin per publication cycle, either through the mail or online, per membership type. All Memberships include access to the Member Portal and online reading of The Bulletin and Directory of New Cultivars, with one account email address. Advertising is open to all commercial members of the American Peony Society. Advertisers reach a highly targeted audience of peony and gardening enthusiasts, while supporting the programming and outreach of the APS. As a commercial member, you are also eligible to have a free listing and link on the APS website. Further information about advertising in the Bulletin can be found: Advertise in the Bulletin. Other optional benefits are available, as noted under Member Benefits. * APS is not responsible for re-mailing Bulletins and Directories which are returned due to address changes, lost in the mail, stolen or not delivered to a member for any other reason.
Institutional memberships are for one organization at a single mailing address, will receive one copy of the The Bulletin per publication cycle, through the mail. Institutional memberships do not include access to the member portal for public access. Other optional benefits are available, as noted under Member Benefits. Institutional memberships are a subscription to the printed Bulletin, which may be made available to the public through their library system. Institutional memberships shall be granted to libraries, botanical gardens, arboreta, gardening organizations and educational facilities and may include the name of one (1) person. Institutional members are eligible to purchase subscriptions to The APS Bulletin only; no membership or voting rights are included. * APS is not responsible for re-mailing Bulletins and Directories which are returned due to address changes, lost in the mail, stolen or not delivered to a member for any other reason.
Online memberships will have access to the Bulletin and Directory of New Cultivars through the Member Portal for online reading.
* APS is not responsible for re-mailing Bulletins and Directories which are returned due to address changes, lost in the mail, stolen or not delivered to a member for any other reason.
Dues Schedule and Costs…please see: APS Dues Chart