Extended Fall Hours at Garden in the Woods
This year, for the first time, Garden in the Woods is open on an extended fall schedule: Wednesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., through Sunday, November 23.
We are closed Wednesday, October 22–Friday, October 24, to stage our annual Night of Illumination members' event. (See right. And if you are not a member, join now and take part in this luminous celebration of the changing season!)
Come reap the joys of autumn at the Garden during our extended fall hours! Click here for more visitor info.
Photo: Seed hear, New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)
Members: Night of Illumination Tickets are Now On Sale
Our annual fall members-only event, Night of Illumination, is looming, and tickets are now on sale! Join us on Thursday, October 23, to experience after-hours at Garden in the Woods, wandering trails lit by more than 1,000 luminaria and other delightful light displays.
All personal level members are eligible to purchase tickets, up to the guest limit specified by your membership level. Each time slot and parking option has limited availability, so please get your tickets early! This special event is for members only, so join or renew now to enjoy intriguing sights on your nocturnal stroll.
Photo: Night of Illumination 2024
Deep Plant Sale Discounts
Our Fall Plant Sale, still on at Garden in the Woods, offers super bargains for the late planting season: All plants are 40% off for members, 30% off for nonmembers! The shop at Garden in the Woods is open until October 19 (unless plants sell out earlier). Nasami Farm's Garden Shop is closed for the season.
Before you head out, download our current plant list and check the hours at our Garden Shop. Not a member yet? Join now to apply your member discount immediately.
Photo: Plant display at Nasami Farm
Our Herbarium Has Gone Digital
Kudos to the members of our Conservation staff and volunteers who recently finished digitizing Native Plant Trust's herbarium of nearly 6,000 specimens! This involved transcribing each specimen’s data, applying a unique barcode, cleaning and repairing specimens, and scanning these fragile preserved plants with a device developed for this purpose. Plant scientists can now view the specimens via the Consortium of Northeastern Herbaria. Thanks to our generous donors for making it possible! Next: Improving storage space and conditions for the physical specimens. To support the herbarium, click here.
Photo: Herbarium assistant Fitz Dettmer cleans a specimen for scanning
Browse Our New Classes
Probe the mysteries of predatory plants. Tour a forest in Massachusetts to observe ecological change after a prescribed burn. Or learn from your living room: Choose from six self-paced courses and 30 classes available via Zoom.
New this season: A suite of lower-priced options starting at $10, plus an Introduction to Native Plants Package that bundles eight intro classes for only $60, total! And we're continuing our Personalized Pathways, five groupings of classes curated for particular personal interests.
Get ready for a fascinating fall—browse our full class lineup.
Photo: Purple pitcher-plant (Sarracenia purpurea) © William Cullina
Native Plant Trust in the News
A selection of recent stories—see more here:
- WBUR, "Sound designer Skooby Laposky amplifies the hidden lives of plants"
- WGBH, Uli Lorimer chats with Dave Epstein: "Native plants Q&A: New England experts share their advice"
- Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener: Use native grasses to let the sun light up your yard"
- WGBH, The Culture Show Podcast with Uli Lorimer on fall planting
- New England Living: "Going Native"
Photo: Sound designer Skooby Laposky (R) and workshop participants explore hidden life at Garden in the Woods, Andrea Shea/WBUR photo