Places To Visit
Gardens around Massachusetts highlighting native plants
Established in 2023 by Lexington Living Landsdcapes. Formal garden structure using native plants exclusively. Plants are labeled.
Established in 2021 by Lexington Living Landsdcapes. Creating this native plant meadow began by repeated removals of invasive knotweed at the site. Plants are labeled.
Munroe Tavern native plant garden
Maintained by The Lexington Field and Garden Club. Plants are labeled. Access easiest from the turnoff on Tavern Lane.
*Garden undergoing renovation in 2022*
© Native Plant Trust
© The Garden Conservancy
A mile-and-a-half of public parks along Atlantic Avenue in Boston on the site of a former elevated highway. Plantings include a wildflower meadow, a rain garden, gardens for pollinators, and native plant landscapes, all maintained without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. Plant list and "bloom tracker" on their website.
© Tower Hill
© Ed Plamondon
Home of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and occupies 36 acres of the Elm Bank Reservation. The gardens feature twelve display gardens, organized by theme, plant selection, and gardening style.
©Jon Hetman/Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Owned by Harvard University, this 281 acre arboretum in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood has one of the world's largest and best documented collections of temperate climate woody plants, with particular focus on eastern North America and eastern Asia species.
© Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Botanical & Horticultural Research Gardens and Herbarium. The largest botanical garden in New England, the Gardens comprises more than 320 acres and many themed gardens, including 17 acres featuring native plants of Maine and other plants suited to northern coastal conditions.
On 65 acres of town conservation land, you can explore a trail system through many different habitats, including a pollinator garden, meadow garden, fern collection, and more. Many plants are labelled. Picnic tables and extensive lawn area for families to enjoy.
A 4,000 square foot micro-forest, planted in 2021. Miyawaki forests are ecologically-intentional densely-planted areas.