Garden in the Woods Is Open
Come celebrate the arrival of spring at Garden in the Woods.
Hours: 10 AM–5 PM daily through October 18, 2026
Become a Native Plant Trust member to get discounts on Garden admission, plants and merchandise at our Garden Shops, classes, and more.
Photo: Curtis Woodland Garden, Dan Jaffe Wilder © Native Plant Trust
Mark Your Calendars for Trillium Week
Trillium Week, our annual celebration of New England's iconic forest wildflower, is coming to Garden in the Woods on Sunday, May 3, through Saturday, May 9. Take a drop-in Trillium Tour (see Trillium Week for times), sign up for The Native Plant Trust Trillium Collection: An Inside Look (Tuesday, May 5, 5:30–7:30 PM ), and don't miss our signature event, Twilight Trilliums (Friday, May 8, 6–8 PM).
Photo: Trillium erectum, Uli Lorimer © Native Plant Trust
Unload Plants, Earn a Discount
Our Garden Shop at Nasami Farm in western Massachusetts needs volunteers to help unload plants and set up our plant-sales yard through the month of April. Helpers receive a 25% discount on plants during the 2026 season.
Interested? Drop a line to nasaminatives@NativePlantTrust.org, or sign up here. Thank you!
Photo: Nasami Farm plant sales yard, Jane Roy Brown © Native Plant Trust
Pre-order Plants for Pick Up Later
Shop as efficiently as possible— download our plant list and pre-order plants for pickup later at our Garden Shops: Garden in the Woods (open daily as of April 19) or Nasami Farm (open on May 2). Browse plant collections, meadow kits, and more on our Buy Native Plants page.
New this season: You can order e-gift cards (delivered immediately), as well as seeds and books, in our new online Garden Shop. Prefer physical gift cards? You can still order them by phone: 774-301-8465.
Photo: Nasami Garden Shop plant sales yard, Jane Roy Brown © Native Plant Trust
We're Making News
A selection of recent stories—see more here:
- Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener: Will your new yard be an immediate oasis or a long-term headache?"
- Concord (NH) Monitor, "Opinion: Protecting our New England plants," by CEO Tim Johnson
- Gardenista, "The Plastic Pot Conundrum"
- Growing Greener Podcast, Director of Conservation Dr. Lea Johnson on herbaria
- WBUR, "A Massachusetts bank passes a milestone: 10 million rare seeds"
Photo: WCVB-TV at Garden in the Woods, 2025 © Native Plant Trust
April Is National Native Plant Month
Per a bipartisan resolution first passed by the U.S. Senate in 2021 and repeated annually since, April marks the national observance of native plants as "essential for healthy, diverse, and sustainable ecosystems."
“Native Plant Month is a powerful reminder that local action—planting native species, supporting conservation, and connecting with the land—can have lasting impact," says Native Plant Trust CEO Tim Johnson. Read the full resolution here.
Photo: Visitor admires spring wildflowers at Garden in the Woods © Melissa Blackall/WildLinks