It's Trillium Week!
Garden in the Woods hosts Trillium Week, our annual celebration of this fleeting wildflower of the northern forest, through Saturday, May 9.
Come and pay homage to the many species of this tri-petaled genus in our vanted Trillium Collection. Take a drop-in Trillium Tour, and enjoy them in the spring gloaming at our beloved Twilight Trilliums event on Friday, May 8, 6–8 PM.
Photo: Yellow trillium (Trillium luteum), Uli Lorimer © Native Plant Trust
A Year of Abundance
A strong spring fuels a year of impact—so now is the time to show your support. Make an early gift to our annual fund this spring and help power a year of abundance.
While we are off to a strong start, we need your help to keep the momentum going. Make a gift today to ensure that we have the resources we need to power our exceptional Conservation and Horticulture programs for the benefit of nature and nature lovers alike.
Photo: White trillium (Trillium grandiflorum), Uli Lorimer © Native Plant Trust
Garden in the Woods Hours
Come and take in the beauty of the 2026 season at Garden in the Woods, open daily, 10 AM–5 PM daily, through October 18.
Become a Native Plant Trust member to enjoy discounts on Garden admission, plants and merchandise at our Garden Shops (open during Garden hours), classes, and more.
Photo: Curtis Woodland Garden, Dan Jaffe Wilder © Native Plant Trust
Growing Season Is Learning Season
With our relatively short growing season in the Northeast, spring and summer are precious to gardeners. Speed up your learning curve or keep your knowledge green with our expert-led classes—pollinator gardening, soils, bird-friendly gardening, designing with natives, and soil composition are among the many options we offer.
Photo: Spicebush swallowtail larvae (Papilio troilus) on host spicebush (Lindera benzoin) seedlings, Alexis Doshas © Native Plant Trust
Volunteer in Our Garden Shops
Our Garden Shop at Nasami Farm in western Massachusetts needs volunteers to help in our plant-sales yard. Helpers receive a 25% discount on plants during the 2026 season. Drop a line to nasaminatives@NativePlantTrust.org, or sign up here.
If you live closer to Garden in the Woods, in Framingham, MA, and want to help out in the Garden Shop there, sign up here, or email gardennatives@NativePlantTrust.org.
Photo: Nasami Farm plant sales yard, Jane Roy Brown © Native Plant Trust
We're Making News
Check out these recent stories—see more here:
- WBZ-TV (CBS), "Check out the sprawling Garden in the Woods," with anchor Chris Tanaka and CEO Tim Johnson
- Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener: An ode to the gardens of my mother and grandmother"
- GBH, The Culture Show Podcast: Uli Lorimer on spring sprouts, garden clean-up, more. Watch it on YouTube.
- Concord (NH) Monitor, "Opinion: Protecting our New England plants," by CEO Tim Johnson
- Growing Greener Podcast, Director of Conservation Dr. Lea Johnson on herbaria
Photo: WBUR checks out Skooby Laposky sound event, Garden in the Woods, Giffen Maupin © Native Plant Trust