Garden in the Woods & Nasami Farm Hours
Garden in the Woods is open daily, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., through mid-October. Hours for plant shopping are the same as the Garden's visiting hours. (See this contact info for Garden visitors and plant shoppers.)
Boston.com finds Garden in the Woods to be one of Greater Boston's best green spaces!
Photo: August path, Garden in the Woods, Uli Lorimer © Native Plant Trust
Plant Sale: Deeper Discounts on Shrubs, Trees & Vines!
Shrubs, trees, and vines are now available at 40% off for Native Plant Trust members, 30% off for nonmembers during our Garden Shops’ Fall Native Plant Sale! For all perennials, members enjoy a 25% discount, and nonmembers save 15%. The sale is happening at Garden in the Woods and Nasami Farm. Check locations for hours and contact info, and download our current plant list here.
Photo: Plant sales area at Garden in the Woods, © Ngoc Minh Ngo
Making Headlines
The Boston Globe is featuring Uli Lorimer as the new "Ask the Gardener" columnist! MetroWest Daily News covered our annual intern presentations in a photo essay. "Cultivating Place" host Jennifer Jewell profiled CEO Tim Johnson, who has also been featured in the podcasts of WHMP radio, awaytogarden, and Growing Greener and quoted on CNN. Director of Conservation Michael Piantedosi took WBUR-FM into the woods to report on our 40-year field research on a rare orchid; the story also ran on NPR's "Here and Now." Michael also spoke with the Rutland (VT) Herald and the Boston Globe about New Hampshire's rare plants and coauthored a Public Garden Magazine story on our Conserving Plant Diversity in New England report. Senior Research Botanist Arthur Haines parsed hawthorn conservation in The Atlantic. Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer has appeared in American Gardener (July/August), The WildStory podcast, the Washington Post, and Martha Stewart's blog, among other media.
Photo: CEO Tim Johnson (R) with in the WHMP studio with radio host Brian Adams, Jane Roy Brown © Native Plant Trust
Don't Miss These Fall Events
We have some artful attractions coming up!
Saturday, October 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Opening Reception, Regarding Nature - See the new mixed-media work that our 2024 visiting artist, Julie C. Baer, has created during her year-long project, Regarding Nature. Her richly colored images of wildflowers, trees, fungi, and lichens capture her sightings throughout Garden in the Woods. It's free, but please register to RSVP.
Sunday, October 6, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Regarding Nature Artist Talk - Our 2024 visiting artist, Julie C. Baer, discusses new work inspired by the changing seasonal plant life throughout Garden in the Woods. Come in person at Garden in the Woods, or tune in via Zoom.
Image: Northern Bayberry (Morella pensylvanica), 12 x 12 mixed media on wood panel, © Julie C. Baer
Uli Lorimer Is the Globe's New Gardening Advice Expert!
Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer is the new “Ask the Gardener” columnist for The Boston Globe! Following long-time columnist Carol Stocker and more recently, R. Wayne Mezitt, Uli will explore garden-related topics and answer questions submitted by Globe readers in a biweekly column, while remaining full time at Native Plant Trust. Read Uli's premier column here.
Photo: Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer shows off the Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica) "lawn" at Garden in the Woods, © WBUR-FM
Check Out Our Fall/Winter Classes!
Our classes and field studies for fall 2024 and winter 2025 are now posted on our website, which means you can start signing up now. Look for Art & Nature courses to round out your favorites in plant science as well as designing and gardening with native plants. Don't worry, our late summer/early fall classes are still available too--but register soon before they fill up!
Photo: Learning about plants in the field, Erin Hammes © Native Plant Trust