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✦ Founding Member Campaign — Now Open
The Founding Member badge is permanent. Once we reach 500 members it is retired forever — no exceptions, no extensions. If you’re reading this, there’s still time.
0 of 500 spots claimed — 500 remaining
Claim My Founding Member SpotFree to join. No credit card required.
What You Get
Free membership gives you full access to the community. Founding Members get everything — plus a permanent badge that marks you as one of the originals.
Share your garden and wildlife photos with the community. The best are featured as Photo of the Week — seen by thousands of members every week.
Ask questions, share discoveries, help others identify species, and connect with backyard naturalists and gardeners across North America.
Post anything — species identification, plant problems, canning questions, beekeeping advice. Someone in this community knows the answer.
Our weekly newsletter arrives every Thursday — migration alerts, seasonal tips, the week’s best garden finds, Photo of the Week, and top community questions.
Content and migration alerts tailored to your region. What to plant now, what’s migrating through your area — based on where you actually garden.
Build a profile showing your garden region, the wildlife you attract, and your community contributions. Earn badges for photos, answers, and milestones.
✦ Founding Member Badge — First 500 Only
The Founding Member Badge
Once the 500th member joins, this badge is closed. No exceptions. No late entries. It marks the people who believed in this community before it was fully built.
Permanent badge — first 500 only. Retired forever at 500 members.
Displayed permanently on your profile
Shown beside every photo you submit
Appears next to every answer you give
Retired permanently at 500 members
Completely free — no cost, ever
From the Community
“I posted a photo of a chrysalis I found and within an hour three people had identified it and told me exactly what to expect. That kind of thing doesn’t happen anywhere else.”
Susan R. · Tennessee
“I’ve been gardening for thirty years and I still learn something new here every week. The canning section alone was worth joining for.”
Patricia M. · Ohio
“My hummingbird photo got Photo of the Week and I must have gotten fifty comments from people who were just genuinely excited about it. This community is the real thing.”
James K. · Minnesota
Questions
Yes — completely free. No credit card, no trial period, no hidden upgrade required to use the community. Full forum, gallery, newsletter, and Q&A access are included at no cost.
The Founding Member badge is retired permanently. New members can still join for free — they just won’t receive the founding badge. There are no exceptions and no waitlist.
Possibly in the future. If a paid tier is introduced, Founding Members will always receive preferential pricing — locked in at the founding rate.
Just your name, email, and a password. You can fill out your full profile — garden region, what wildlife you attract, your photo gallery — after you join.
Yes, at any time, no questions asked. You can manage everything from your member dashboard.
Join free. Earn a permanent badge. Be part of building something genuinely good.
Claim My Founding Member Spot
I launched Butterflies, Birds & Blooms more than ten years ago, and this is our newly redesigned home. We are in a testing phase, so a few things may still be rough around the edges. If you run into any issues, let us know - and in the meantime, enjoy exploring.
- Andrew, Founder & Editor