Active Membership is based on gross sales volume of your business and is available for nurseries, garden centers, landscape contractors, landscape designers, landscape maintenance contractors, landscape architects, wholesale growers, re-wholesalers and distribution yards.
Additional Branches - Active members with more than one location (up to five) can pay an additional $55 per store and each store will receive all mailings, including the bi-monthly Newsletter.
Active Membership Multi-store (6 or more stores) is available for retail firms with multiple outlets (six or more) who pay one invoice for the corporate dues of $1,000 and $55 for each store location. All stores have full membership rights and privileges. (i.e. Corporate pays $1,000 plus number of stores X $55) Otherwise if each individual store pays the dues separately and they pay the active member rates based on the individual stores sales with dues from $65 to $295.
Individual Associate Membership is available for individuals associated with the nursery/landscape industry or as employees of non-member firms. Individual members will be listed as: Associate – “their last name” (Associate – Miller).
Allied Membership is available for businesses supplying products and services to the nursery industry which includes hardgoods, chemical/fertilizer, equipment, insurance, management and financial services, technology services, independent salesmen, brokers, etc whether in-state or out-of-state.
Out-of-State Membership is for nurseries, garden centers, landscape contractors, landscape designers, landscape maintenance contractors, landscape architects, wholesale growers and re-wholesalers or distribution yards not located in Virginia.
Student Membership is for full-time students, teachers, etc. Students are listed as: “Student – VA Tech” or whatever their school name is.
Silver Sponsor - is available for any member who wishes to support the association ($50-99 contribution) above and beyond their regular dues category payment. They receive a silver seal for their membership plaque recognizing them a Silver Sponsor.
Gold Sponsor - is available for any member who wishes to support the association ($100+ contribution) above and beyond their regular dues category payment. They receive a gold seal for their membership plaque recognizing them as a Gold Sponsor.
A contribution to the following funds goes directly to its investment endowment fund:
Ř VNLA Horticulture Research Foundation funding $20-25,000 in research
projects each year
Ř Shoosmith Scholarship Fund funding $1,500 horticulture scholarships
Ř CW Bryant Scholarship Fund is seeking additional funds to reach its
endowment level of $20,000
Virginia Green
Industry Council - supports the VGIC, include VGIC dues with your VNLA
dues payment with one check.
