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!
Nasami Farm's Garden Shop is open Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by appointment through early October. Contact Nasami's Garden Shop at 413-241-5614 or nasaminatives@NativePlantTrust.org.
Photo: Visitors, Garden in the Woods, © Melissa Blackall/Wildlinks
Native Plant Trust in the News
CNN quoted CEO Tim Johnson in a story about rediscovering a rare plant in Vermont. Tim also appeared on Margaret Roach's awaytogarden and Thomas Christopher's Growing Greener podcasts. Our seed bank got a mention in this New York Times story. Senior Research Botanist Arthur Haines parsed the fine points of hawthorn conservation in The Atlantic and discussed the chemicals that give Pycnanthemum spp. their refreshing aroma in the Waterbury (VT) Roundabout. Director of Conservation Michael Piantedosi took WBUR-FM into the woods to report on our 40-year field research on a rare orchid. He also spoke with the Rutland (VT) Herald and the Boston Globe about saving New Hampshire's rare plants and coauthored an article about our Conserving Plant Diversity in New England report in Public Garden Magazine. Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer appeared most recently in American Gardener (July/August, heucheras article) the Boston Globe (May 19, February 28), Gardenista (April 4, March 27), The WildStory podcast, the Washington Post, and Martha Stewart's blog.
Photo: Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides), © WBUR-FM
Learn while It's Hot
We have a cool slate of in-person and online classes to get you through the hot season! Check out our list of classes here.
Photo: Withe-rod viburnum (Viburnum nudum), © Uli Lorimer
Looking to Reduce Your Lawn and Replant with Natives?
Download this free article containing suggestions about how to prep your lawn-alternative areas, plus a list of 15 low-growing natives for turf replacement!
Photo: Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer shows off the Carex pensylvanica "lawn" at Garden in the Woods, © WBUR-FM.
Internships for the Next Generation
Botanists and horticulturists will guide the future of native plant conservation and horticulture, but academic programs in botany are in decline. That's why we help train the next generation of plant experts by offering annual internships in plant conservation and ecological horticulture. Won't you support these important experiential learning opportunities? Please donate now! Thank you.
Photo: Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer with interns, Erin Hammes © Native Plant Trust
Meet Our New CEO
Join Native Plant Trust in welcoming Tim Johnson as our new chief executive officer, following the retirement of Executive Director Debbi Edelstein in January.
Tim assumes this new title after previously serving as the director of the botanic garden and professor of practice at Smith College. Tim is already applying his leadership experience to deliver impact in ecological horticulture, conservation, and education.
Learn more about Tim in this interview with Thomas Christopher in the Growing Greener podcast.
Photo: Tim Johnson, © Sam Masinter