We're Hiring!
We're expanding and restructuring, which has opened up a variety of positions—part-time, full-time, seasonal, and year-round. What a great time to join our team! Check out all the positions in detail here.
Photo: Early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum), Uli Lorimer © Native Plant Trust
GCA Honors Uli Lorimer
Native Plant Trust Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer is the recipient of the Garden Club of America's 2026 Distinguished Service Medal for his dedication to the conservation of native plant species and the restoration of native plant communities. Lorimer will receive the Distinguished Service Medal at the GCA's 113th annual meeting in April 2026, in New York City.
Congratulations, Uli!
Photo: Uli Lorimer © Katherine A. Lorimer
Download Our 2026 Plant List
A true sign of spring has arrived: Our 2026 native plant list is posted! Start your garden planning now and pre-order plants to pick up when our Garden Shops open in April. Just go to Buy Native Plants and download it in either a PDF or Excel format.
You can also order e-gift cards (delivered immediately), as well as seeds and books, in our new online Garden Shop! (By the way, the online shop is now running a 50% off sale on selected seeds, while supplies last.)
You can also still order physical gift cards over the phone anytime. Just call 774-301-8465.
Photo: Nasami Garden Shop plant sales yard, Jane Roy Brown © Native Plant Trust
Volunteers Wanted!
The Garden Shops are gearing up for the 2026 season, and we need volunteers to help unload plant deliveries and set up our plant sales yards at both locations. Helpers will receive a 25% discount on plants!
At Garden in the Woods, we need help on multiple weekdays between March 9 and April 17. If you are interested, please email us at shopadmin@NativePlantTrust.org with your availability. As we get closer to the dates, we will contact you with details.
At Nasami Farm, we will need help later in April. Drop us a line at nasaminatives@NativePlantTrust.org if you are interested. Thank you!
Photo: Blueberry (Vaccinium sp.) plants in sales yard © Native Plant Trust
Native Plant Trust in the News
A selection of recent stories—see more here:
- Real Simple, "15 Popular Plants You Should Never Grow in Your Yard"
- Gardenista, "What Are 'Seed Banks'? (And Why Are They Important?)"
- Growing Greener Podcast, Director of Conservation Dr. Lea Johnson on herbaria in conservation
- Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener: How to welcome bluebirds into your garden as winter lingers on"
- WGBH, The Culture Show Podcast with Uli Lorimer on the value of snowpack
- WBUR, "A Massachusetts bank passes a milestone: 10 million rare seeds"
Photo: Seeds stored in the rare plant seed bank, Jane Roy Brown © Native Plant Trust
10M Banked Seeds and a Generous Bequest
Native Plant Trust has received a generous $1.5M bequest from an anonymous donor for endowment funds supporting its ongoing work in conservation, including banking the seed of rare and endangered native plants in New England and preservation of its herbarium, and for creating a new endowment for communications and visual resources. The bequest comes as Native Plant Trust celebrates banking 10 million seeds of rare plants. “This extraordinary bequest strengthens the very foundation of our mission,” says CEO Tim Johnson. Read more about the bequest, seed bank, and other recent accomplishments here.
Photo: Seeds of square-stemmed spikesedge (Eleocharis quandrangulata), a rare species in New England, Michael Piantedosi © Native Plant Trust