Garden in the Woods Opens April 19 (April 18 for Members)
Come celebrate the arrival of spring as Garden in the Woods opens for the season:
Members' Preview: Saturday, April 18, 10 AM–5 PM*
Open to all: Sunday, April 19, 10 AM–5 PM daily through October 18
*Join now to get perks like this, plus discounts on plants, classes, and more.
Photo: Curtis Woodland Garden, spring, Uli Lorimer © Native Plant Trust
Trillium Week Is Coming!
Mark your calendars—Trillium Week, our annual celebration of New England's iconic forest wildflower, is coming to Garden in the Woods from Sunday, May 3, through Saturday, May 9.
Take one of our drop-in Trillium Tours, register for The Native Plant Trust Trillium Collection: An Inside Look (Tuesday, May 5, 5:30–7:30 PM ), and don't miss our signature evening event, Twilight Trilliums (Friday, May 8, 6–8 PM).
Photo: Trillium erectum, Uli Lorimer © Native Plant Trust
Unload Plants, Earn a Discount
Our Garden Shops at both locations need volunteers to help unload plants and set up our plant-sales yards. Helpers receive a 25% discount on plants during the 2026 season. Garden in the Woods, needs help on several weekdays until April 17. Please email shopadmin@NativePlantTrust.org with your availability, or sign up here, and we will contact you. Nasami Farm needs extra hands through April. Drop a line to nasaminatives@NativePlantTrust.org, or sign up here. Thank you!
Photo: Garden in the Woods plant sales yard © Ngoc Minh Ngo
Download Our 2026 Plant List
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 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—now running a 50% off sale on selected seeds while supplies last. You can still order physical gift cards on the phone anytime: 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