Membership of the South London Botanical Institute is open to all who have an interest in the plant kingdom.

It was the firm belief of our founder, Allan Octavian Hume, that all people, irrespective of experience or social background, should enjoy the opportunity to learn about plants.

The Institute has a diverse membership, including amateur and professional botanists, gardeners, artists, photographers, ecologists, writers, campaigners and others who have an urge to learn more about plants.

Membership offers the following benefits:

• Use of facilities during opening hours and by appointment, including our botanic garden, library, herbarium and microscopes (once it is safe to re-open due to Covid-19 closures). 
• Advance notice of our online and in-person courses, lectures, botanical field trips and workshops, with membership discounts on many events
• Receipt of our twice yearly publication, the SLBI Gazette*, to which members may submit articles reflecting their own varied botanical interests
• Up to 10 packets of seeds from our annual Seed List of seeds collected from the SLBI garden and members. Annual Seed List (available to members only)**:  Download the latest 2021 Seed List here.
• Invitations to member-only events
• The chance to join a community of plant lovers from all ages and backgrounds, and to support the future of botanical education in South London

  *Our Gazettes are currently posted out to all members.  To see an example of a recent Gazette, please click here, or view our special issue,  Lockdown Gazette June 2020

Join now

• Join online (Paypal or credit/debit card): Please use the form on the right of this page.
• Join by post (cheque or bank transfer) Fill in and return our Membership Form 2021-22

** March-April 2021: We’re experiencing a high number of membership enquiries at present. Please be patient and we’ll answer your query as soon as we can.

If you have any queries about joining please contact us. 

Buy a Gift Membership or Voucher

Do you know someone who loves plants? Our membership and vouchers make wonderful gifts, whether for Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries or to say thank you. We’ll send you or the recipient a special card by post, which you can personalise with a message.
All you need to do is fill out our Gift Membership & Voucher Form and email or post it back to us. Please allow up to 10 days for us to send out your gift card.