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Tickets to Anniversary Gala Available Now

A limited number of tickets are now available for É«½ç°É's 125th Anniversary Gala on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 6:00–9:00 p.m., at the Artists for Humanity Epicenter in Boston, MA. Click to purchase gala tickets.

At the event, É«½ç°É will honor acclaimed climate scientist Dr. Jonathan Foley, executive director of Project Drawdown, with the prestigious Founders’ Medal and recognize longtime supporters Abby and Peter Coffin for their extraordinary contributions to the organization’s mission. See this page for more details.

Plant Sale Discounts Just Got Deeper

Discounts just dropped again at our Fall Plant Sale, now on at Garden in the Woods and Nasami Farm: ALL PLANTS are now 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 closes Sunday, October 5.

Before you head out, download our current plant list and check the hours of the location where you plan to shop.

Not a member yet? Join now to apply your member discount immediately.

Photo: Plant display at Nasami Farm

New! Extended Fall Hours at Garden in the Woods

Garden in the Woods is open daily, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., through September 29.

This year, we are open for new, extended fall hours, beginning on October 2 and continuing through November 23!

Come reap the joys of autumn color and seasonal change at the Garden. Click here for more visitor info.

Photo: Frog on lily pad at Lily Pond, Garden in the Woods

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

Members: Save the Date for Night of Illumination

Shadows are lengthening, and evening lights shine brighter in the early dusk. It is time for É«½ç°É members to reserve the evening of Thursday, October 23 for our annual Night of Illumination at Garden in the Woods. This unique, members-only event brings a bit of night magic to the Garden, as hundreds of luminaria line the paths, and orbs of light cast a glow through the trees. Details will follow in our October member eNews. And if you are not a member, join now and enjoy this memorable evening.

Photo: Night of Illumination 2024

É«½ç°É in the News

A selection of recent stories—see more here:

• WGBH, Uli Lorimer chats with Dave Epstein:
• Boston Globe,
• New England Living: "Going Native

Photo: Bryan Adams (L) and CEO Tim Johnson at WHMP radio, Northampton, MA