Celebrating 125 Years: Native Plant Trust

Celebrate Native Plants

From the Wild to Your Backyard

Members: Winter Walking Is Open

While Garden in the Woods is closed for the season, Native Plant Trust members may enjoy the special benefit of Winter Walking at the Garden. Come and explore the Garden during its most peaceful time of year.

Hours: Thursday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., through Saturday, February 28.

We require reservations. click here to reserve your spot. Please note: Availability may change due to inclement weather or holidays.

Not a member yet? Join now—and consider gift memberships for your walking buddies.

Photo: Snowfall at Garden in the Woods, Rachel Wolff-Lander © Native Plant Trust⁠

Thanks for the Gift of Rainwater—and More

We are thrilled to announce that we reached our Giving Tuesday fundraising goal of $15,000 for a new rainwater catchment system at Nasami Farm! This will greatly improve our sustainability, climate resilience, and the quality of plants we grow.⁠ We are deeply grateful for your support in making this possible, but our work is not done.⁠ For 125 years, Native Plant Trust has relied on partnership to accomplish our mission. We work with you and your community to provide inspiration, training, and resources for you to act on behalf of native plants. We rely on your financial help to deliver these resources. Please donate today—and thank you!

Photo: Seed flats, Nasami Farm, Cayte McDonough © 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

Shop with Us in December

Our Garden Shop at Garden in the Woods will be open for holiday shopping in December! Browse our curated selection of garden-themed gifts and books during special holiday hours in December:

December 4-20

Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

You may now order e-gift cards—as well as seeds and books—in our new online Garden Shop! You may still order physical gift cards over the phone, redeemable for plants or merchandise next season. We'll even mail your gift cards for you. Just call our direct line: 774-301-8465.

Photo: American holly (Ilex opaca), Dan Jaffe Wilder © Native Plant Trust

Browse Our New Suite of Lower-Priced Classes

New this season: We're offering suite of lower-priced, Zoom intro classes on popular topics, starting at just $10 per class! And if you're a committed learner who wants to save even more, check out our Introduction to Native Plants Package, which bundles eight intro classes for only $60, a $20 savings.

And if you can't take a Zoom class at its scheduled time, we are now makingall Zoom classes available for 30 days after the class date. We're also continuing our Personalized Pathways, five groupings of classes curated for particular personal interests.

Get ready for some cost-effective winter learning—browse our full class lineup here.

Photo: Atlantic white-cedar flowers (Chamaecyparis thyoides) © Arthur Haines

Native Plant Trust in the News

A selection of recent stories—see more here:

Photo: Sound designer Skooby Laposky (R) and workshop participants explore hidden life at Garden in the Woods, Andrea Shea/WBUR photo