Garden in the Woods & Nasami Farm Hours
- Open daily, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. through mid-October
- Hours for plant shopping at the Garden Shop 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 Garden Shop
- Open Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and weekdays by appointment through early October
- Garden Shop: 413-241-5614; nasaminatives@NativePlantTrust.org
Photo: Visitors, Garden in the Woods, © Melissa Blackall/Wildlinks
May 12-19 Is Trillium Week!
Our ninth annual Trillium Week is now in progress! Visit Garden in the Woods, our famed native plant botanic garden in Framingham, MA, to view our nationally accredited trillium collection.
Trillium Week's highlights include drop-in tours of the collection on Wednesday, May 15; Friday, May 17; Saturday, May 18; and Sunday, May 19.
A self-guided audio tour of the collection is also available on the Native Plant Trust app, available from any app store. And if you are smitten with this woodland genus as much as we are, you can purchase your own trilliums to plant at home.
Please note that our popular Twilight Trilliums event is now sold out.
Photo: Red wakerobin (Trillium erectum), © Uli Lorimer
How about Mini-Mow May?
No Mow May, a movement to reduce turf-grass lawns, raises awareness that lawns are habitat deserts for pollinators and other native insects. But some argue that a month without mowing makes a statement without creating lasting change.
Instead of an all-or-nothing approach, consider Mini-Mow May—using the month to work on reducing your lawn a little bit each year. Use your project to start a community conversation about avoiding pesticides, and planting native flowering plants as habitat for pollinators.
Photo: Camassia in sedge lawn, © Uli Lorimer
Keep It Green
Knowledge about native plants is growing constantly. Keep yours green by taking a class in botany or ecological horticulture this season—in the classroom, online, or in the field. Our new Youth and Family programs offer long-awaited experiences for young learners. And our new Art & Nature series provides a chance for people of all ages to try nature sketching and painting in a beautiful, low-stress environment. Browse our spring and summer classes here. For current and aspiring professionals, we also offer basic and advanced certificate programs, and several of our courses provide continuing education credits.
Photo: Interns studying tiny plants at Saco Heath, Maine, Liza Green © 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 has already started 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
Newsworthy Native Plant Trust
CEO Tim Johnson recently appeared on two podcasts, Margaret Roach's awaytogarden and Thomas Christopher's Growing Greener. Director of Conservation Michael Piantedosi spoke with the Boston Globe about saving New Hampshire's rare plants and also coauthored an article about our Conserving Plant Diversity in New England report in the February issue of Public Garden Magazine. Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer is featured in Gardenista on April 4 and March 27, The WildStory podcast, the Boston Globe, and the Washington Post. Martha Stewart also devoted a recent blog post to Uli. And Uli's June 2023 appearance on the Native Plants, Healthy Planet podcast rated #6 of the show's top 10 most popular episodes of all time! Closer to home, Boston.com found Garden in the Woods to be one of Greater Boston's best green spaces, and MetroWest Daily News took a pre-season peek at our new Hop Brook bridge.
Photo: Sharp-lobed hepatica (Anemone acutiloba), © Lisa Mattei