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Native Plant Trust in the News

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Media Releases from Native Plant Trust

May 14, 2025 - Native Plant Trust welcomes Dr. Lea Johnson as Director of Conservation

April 17, 2025 - Native Plant Trust Celebrates National Native Plant Month, 10th Anniversary of Trillium Week with Art, Advocacy, and Action during Its 125th Anniversary Year

October 10, 2024 - Native Plant Trust to honor champion of the brown ash tree with Regional Impact Award

September 25, 2024 - Native Plant Trust Announces $1M Raised in Successful Challenge Match to Save Native Plants in New England in Seed Bank

September 19, 2024 - Native Plant Trust Announces Art Opening and Talk with 2024 Visiting Artist Julie C. Baer; Registration for Fall and Winter Programs Open

August 28, 2024 - Uli Lorimer, Director of Horticulture at Native Plant Trust, named as next “Ask the Gardener” columnist for The Boston Globe

April 26, 2024 - Native Plant Trust announces ninth annual Trillium Week, May 12-19, 2024

March 6, 2024 - Native Plant Trust Announces 2024 Opening Date for Garden in the Woods, This Year’s Visiting Artist; Registration for Spring and Summer Programs Now Open

December 13, 2023 - Native Plant Trust Appoints Tim Johnson as CEO

December 8, 2023 - Native Plant Trust Announces Retirement of Executive Director, Debbi Edelstein

September 20, 2023 - Native Plant Trust Announces Event October 28 with Diane Wilson, award-winning author of The Seed Keeper

June 13, 2023 - Native Plant Trust Announces June 21 Virtual Symposium: Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Exploring the Social History of the Outdoors

May 25, 2023 - Native Plant Trust Announces Mushroom Modulations by Christine Southworth, First in New Visiting Artist Program

May 9, 2023 - Native Plant Trust Executive Director Debbi Edelstein to receive Gold Medal on May 11 in recognition for contribution to native plants, conservation

April 27, 2023 - Native Plant Trust Announces eighth annual Trillium Week, May 8-14, 2023; Registration for Twilight Trilliums after-hours event open now

April 25, 2023 - Native Plant Trust Announces 2023 Opening of Garden in the Woods, New Visiting Artist Program; Registration for Spring/Summer Programs Open Now

Recent Media Coverage

June 18, 2025 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (what to do when critters munch your plants)

June 15, 2025 - The Native Plant Podcast, Tim Johnson and Uli Lorimer discuss plants and fatherhood

June 11, 2025 - Provincetown (MA) Independent, "A Trust Tends a Sanctuary of Native Plants"

June 11, 2025 - Boston Globe, "Fighting Climate Change, One Yard at a Time"

June 6, 2025 - WCVB5-ABC, "Framingham garden promotes native plants, pollinators, sustainability."

June 4, 2025 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (irises are simply divine) by Uli Lorimer

June 4, 2025 - Gardenista, Harvey Butler Rhododendron Sanctuary: The Native Plant Trust's Beautiful Preserve in Maine"

June 1, 2025 - WGBH The Culture Show Podcast, featuring Uli Lorimer on how to plant a garden that is both beautiful and ecologically sound

May 23, 2025 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (time to put those gardening plans to work) by Uli Lorimer

May 16, 2025 - MetroWest Daily News, "Plants Make Music at Framingham's Garden in the Woods. Really."

May 15, 2025 - marthastewart.com, "10 Show-stopping Fruit Trees Guarantee Curb Appeal," with Uli Lorimer contributing

May 15, 2025 - WBUR, "Regional Climate Research Center Facing Closure under Proposed Trump Budget," featuring CEO Tim Johnson

May 8, 2025 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (a Mothers' Day present) by Uli Lorimer

May 4, 2025 - masslive.com, "UMass researchers mull preservation of native plants, in face of accelerating climate shifts," with comments from Uli Lorimer

May 3, 2025 - Gardenista interview, "Quick Takes with: Uli Lorimer"

May 1, 2025 - WGBH, "The Culture Show Podcast," Uli Lorimer on why native plants are important

April 28, 2025 - awaytogarden.com, "Fragrant trilliums, mossy patches, and more, with Uli Lorimer"

April 26, 2025 - Boston Globe "Ask the Gardener" (the buzz about making space for pollinators like bees) by Uli Lorimer

April 23, 2025 - marthastewart.com, Uli Lorimer suggests some fast-growing native garden plants

April 18, 2025 - whereverfamily.com,"Head to Garden in the Woods ... for a Springtime Wonderland"

April 15, 2025 - Birdhugger podcast, Nasami Farm Nursery Manager Alexis Doshas discusses native plants for birds

April 12, 2025 - Remodelista, Join the Movement: 125th Anniversary Symposium

April 12, 2025 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (how to turn your first yard into a green oasis) by Uli Lorimer

March 29, 2025 - Berkshire Edge, "Nature's turn: Contributing to the vitality of the natural world"

Spring 2025 - Fine Gardening, "Easy Ways to Make Any Lawn More Eco-friendly" by Uli Lorimer; "Is No Mow May a Good Idea?" by Uli Lorimer

March 13, 2025 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (planting thoughts of spring) by Uli Lorimer

March 11, 2025 - Flower Magazine , "All about Anemone Flowers," featuring comments by Uli Lorimer

March 6, 2025 - WBUR, "Study finds butterfly population declined 22% between 2000 and 2020," featuring comments by Uli Lorimer

February 27, 2025 - WBUR, "For Mass. environmental groups, federal funding is now 'a gamble'," featuring comments by CEO Tim Johnson

February 26, 2025 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (barking up the right tree) by Uli Lorimer

February 12, 2025 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (beyond plastic) by Uli Lorimer

February 7, 2025 - WBUR, "‘Never in our wildest dreams’: Mass. environmental projects stall amid federal funding confusion," including comments by CEO Tim Johnson

January 29, 2025 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (starting your plants indoors) by Uli Lorimer

January 24, 2025 - "'Think globally, act locally,' message at Danforth Art Museum climate program," MetroWest Daily News

January 8, 2025 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (fight the winter blues by forcing these bulbs) by Uli Lorimer

December 18, 2024 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (deck your yard with boughs of holly) by Uli Lorimer

November 2024 - Fine Gardening, "Native and Keystone Plant Resources for Your Region and Zone," featuring The Northeast Native Plant Primer by Uli Lorimer

November 29, 2024 - Native Plants, Healthy Planet podcast, Director of Conservation Michael Piantedosi and Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer discuss "what is native?" on the

November 25, 2024 - Plant a Trillion Trees podcast, featuring CEO Tim Johnson

November 20, 2024 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (cut or leave it) by Uli Lorimer

November 13, 2024 - Fine Gardening, Let's Argue about Plants podcast, High-Impact Native Plants with Uli Lorimer

November 7, 2024 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (hardy mums for late-season gardens) by Uli Lorimer

November 6, 2024 - Bird Hugger podcast, "Northeast Native Plant Primer with Uli Lorimer"

October 23, 2024 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (saving seeds) by Uli Lorimer

October 15, 2024 - Fine Gardening, "The Best Keystone Plants for Your Region and Zone," featuring Uli Lorimer

October 9, 2024 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (grub control, hydrangeas) by Uli Lorimer

October 7, 2024 - awaytogarden.com, CEO Tim Johnson talks native seeds with Margaret Roach

October 2024 - Wave Hill Public Garden, Nally News, an interview with former intern Uli Lorimer.

September 27, 2024 - Gardenista, "Ecological Horticulture: Native Plant Trust's Tim Johnson Explains Why You Should Embrace Your Inner Ethical Radical"

September 11, 2024 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener" (plant division, seed saving) by Uli Lorimer

August 28, 2024 - Boston Globe, premier "Ask the Gardener" (beech leaf disease) by Uli Lorimer

August 22, 2024 - WHMP-FM, "Talk the Talk" podcast with CEO Tim Johnson

August 15, 2024 - MetroWest Daily News, "For Garden in the Woods Interns, Their Own Growing Seasons Are about to Begin"

August 1, 2024 - North Country Public Radio, Cultivating Place, "The Botanical Journey & Lexicon of a Caring Plantsperson, with Tim Johnson, Native Plant Trust"

July 31, 2024 - NPR, Here and Now, "Protecting a Tiny Wild Orchid" (originally aired July 26 on WBUR)

July 26, 2024 - WBUR, "Inside a 40-year-old Effort to Protect a Tiny Wild Orchid" with Director of Conservation Michael Piantedosi and CEO tim Johnson

July 18, 2024 - Vineyard Gazette, "A Team Effort Helps to Save Endemic Cleft-leaved Hawthorn Tree"

June 30, 2024 - American Gardener, "Hue and Cry over Heucheras," featuring Uli Lorimer

June 30, 2024 - CNN, "They thought this rare, tiny flower was extinct since WWI. Now it’s a symbol of hope," featuring CEO Tim Johnson's comments

June 14, 2024 - New York Times, "In Vermont, a Glimpse of a Plant Last Seen a Century Ago," mentioning New England Plant Conservation Program's seed bank

May 29, 2024 -New York Times, "Treat Your Palate and Feast Your Eyes on These Perennials"

May 25, 2024 - Rutland Herald, " The Outside Story: Jesup’s milk-vetch, a Rare Beauty," featuring Director of Conservation Michael Piantedosi

May 19, 2024 - Boston Globe, "'Ideal' Cool Weather Proves a Blooming Bonanza,"with comments by Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer

May 13, 2024 - The Atlantic, "Should the Hawthorn Be Saved?" featuring comments by Senior Research Botanist Arthur Haines

May 9, 2024 - Boston.com, "Here are the Best Green Spaces in Greater Boston and Beyond," including Garden in the Woods

April 4, 2024 - Gardenista, Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer recommends combinations of native plants for home gardens

March 27, 2024 - Gardenista, Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer suggests native plant sources

March 19, 2024 - Boston Globe, Director of Conservation Michael Piantedosi on saving New Hampshire's rare plants

March 18, 2024 - awaytogarden, CEO Tim Johnson discusses bioproductive gardening with Margaret Roach

March 14, 2024 - The WildStory: A Podcast of Poetry & Plants, featuring Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer

February 28, 2024 - Growing Greener podcast, "A New CEO for Native Plant Trust," featuring CEO Tim Johnson

February 28, 2024 - Boston Globe, '"There are species that have gone and will go extinct because of this,"

February 7, 2024 - Public Garden Magazine, "Have We Saved Enough Land in the Right Places?" by Director of Conservation Michael Piantedosi

February 6, 2024 - MetroWest Daily News, "Winter Embraces Garden in the Woods in Framingham"

January 18, 2024 - Martha [Stewart] Up Close & Personal, "A Presentation by Native Plant Expert Uli Lorimer"

January 4, 2024 - Washington Post, "How to Get a More Eco-friendly Yard, One Season at a Time"

January 2, 2024 - Garden and Yard (University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service) Book Review, The Northeast Native Plant Primer by Uli Lorimer,

December 29, 2023 - Uli Lorimer's guest appearance on the Native Plants, Healthy Planet podcast on June 2 (see below) scored number 6 in the podcast's top 10 episodes of all time (beating Doug Tallamy). Listen to the hosts' discussion here.

December 25, 2023 - awaytogarden.com, "Uli Lorimer on Ecological Resolutions"

November 22, 2023 - WBUR, "New Map of U.S. Plant Zones Shows a Warmer Massachusetts"

September 14, 2023 (updated on September 17) - MetroWest Daily News, "Asters After Hours, fall's colorful masterpiece on display at Garden in the Woods"

July 23, 2023 - Native Plant Podcast, "Uli Lorimer and His Northeast Native Plant Primer"

June 2, 2023 - Native Plants, Healthy Planet, "Meet Native Plant Trust," featuring Uli Lorimer

May 12, 2023 - WBUR, "Restoring a Rare Habitat to Protect an Unlikely Ecological Hero: Moths"

April 20, 2023 - Gardenista, "Ask the Expert: How to Grow Native Plants in Containers," with Uli Lorimer

Rare Plant Research and Recovery

Our status reports, recovery plans, and other resources


  1. This page contains three documents related to Flora Conservanda, plus recovery plans for 117 of New England's rarest plants. Open the corresponding green dropdown box to view and download files.
  2. State of the Plants technical report
  3. State of the Plants brief report
  4. Guidelines on reintroducing rare species

Climate Change

Assessments, reports, and guidance for conservation strategies

  1. State of the World's Trees report, Botanic Gardens Conservation International (2021)
  2. Conserving Plant Diversity in New England (2021), a comprehensive strategy and mapping tool, by Native Plant Trust and The Nature Conservancy
  3. "Saving Plants as the Climate Changes," summary of Conserving Plant Diversity, excerpted from Native Plant News (Fall/Winter 2021).
  4. United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report (2022)
  5. Fourth National Climate Assessment, Vol. II (2018), Chapter 18: Northeast
  6. United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (2018)
  7. Open Space Institute Climate Guide (for land trusts)

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