We're Hiring!
Spring growing season is upon us, and Native Plant Trust is rising to meet it, with a variety of open positions at all three of our locations. They include part- to full-time jobs, from seasonal plant sales to director of Development.
Check out our open positions here.
Is this a great time to join a team of plant aficionados, or what?
Photo: Early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum), Uli Lorimer © Native Plant Trust
Garden in the Woods Opens April 19 (April 18 for Members)
Come celebrate the arrival of spring at Garden in the Woods:
Members' Preview: Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.*
Open to all: Sunday, April 19, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily through October 18
*Sign up now to join and get perks like this, plus discounts on plants, classes, and more.
Photo: Curtis Woodland Garden, Uli Lorimer © Native Plant Trust
Our Garden Shops Need Volunteers
Our Garden Shops need volunteers to help unload plants and set up our plant sales yards at both locations. Helpers get a 25% discount on plants during the 2026 season.
At Garden in the Woods, we need help on several weekdays until April 17. Interested? Email shopadmin@NativePlantTrust.org with your availability.
Nasami Farm will need help later in April. Drop a line to nasaminatives@NativePlantTrust.org. Thank you!
Photo: Blueberry (Vaccinium sp.) plants in sales yard © Native Plant Trust
Download Our 2026 Plant List
Start your garden planning now, and pre-order plants to pick up when our Garden Shops open in April. Just go to Buy Native Plants and download it in PDF or Excel format.
You can also order e-gift cards (delivered immediately), as well as seeds and books, in our new online Garden Shop—now running a 50% off sale on selected seeds while supplies last. You can still order physical gift cards on the phone anytime: 774-301-8465.
Photo: Nasami Garden Shop plant sales yard, Jane Roy Brown © Native Plant Trust
We're Making News
A selection of recent stories—see more here:
- Real Simple, "15 Popular Plants You Should Never Grow in Your Yard"
- Gardenista, "What Are 'Seed Banks'? (And Why Are They Important?)"
- Growing Greener Podcast, Director of Conservation Dr. Lea Johnson on herbaria
- Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener: How to welcome bluebirds into your garden as winter lingers on"
- WBUR, "A Massachusetts bank passes a milestone: 10 million rare seeds"
Photo: WBUR's Barbara Moran inspects a rare orchid, Tim Johnson © Native Plant Trust
10M Banked Seeds and a Very Generous Gift
Native Plant Trust recently received a generous $1.5M gift from an anonymous donor for endowment funds to support our ongoing work in conservation, including banking the seeds of rare and endangered native plants in New England and the preservation of our herbarium, and for creating a new endowment for communications and visual resources.
The gift came as Native Plant Trust celebrated banking 10 million seeds of rare plants. “This extraordinary gift strengthens the very foundation of our mission,” says CEO Tim Johnson. Read more about this and other recent news here.
Photo: Magnified seeds of southern agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora), a rare species in New England, Kate Wellspring © Native Plant Trust