Thirteen options to fill a special spot, feed birds and pollinators & build climate resilience
All collections contain 8 herbaceous plants (1 of each species) and will be available for pick up at Garden in the Woods or Nasami Farm. Plants are in 2-quart or 1-gallon containers unless otherwise noted.
Some collections are accompanied by woody plant companion recommendations intended to increase the collection’s ability to support wildlife and solve your garden challenges. (NOTE: Woody plant companions are not included in collection pricing. You can purchase these companions separately.)
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Plant collections are sold out for the 2026 season. See below to see what was offered, and check back in early 2027 for next years’ offerings.
Keystone Natives Collection – Spring/Summer

Keystone plants are valued for their outsized ability to sustain many ecological relationships. The collections below and the recommended woody plant companions (sold separately; see Plant List for availability) offer a convenient way to create a wildlife haven in your garden.
Anticipated species:
Fragaria vesca (woodland strawberry)
Geranium maculatum (wild geranium )
Viola sororia (common blue violet)
Zizia aurea (golden Alexanders)
Antennaria plantaginifolia (pussy-toes)
Erigeron pulchellus (Robin’s plantain fleabane)
Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow rue)
Packera obovata (running groundsel)
Recommended woody plant companions (sold separately; see Plant List for availability):
Salix discolor (pussy willow)
Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry)
Amelanchier sp. (serviceberry/shadbush)
Acer rubrum (red maple)
Vaccinium/Gaylussacia (blueberry/huckleberry)
Pick-up date: on or after May 29, 2026
Keystone Natives Collection – Spring/Summer Collection price: Members $108 / Non-Members $120
Keystone Natives Collection – Summer/Fall

Keystone plants are valued for their outsized ability to sustain many ecological relationships more than other plants. The collections below and the recommended woody plant companions offer a convenient way to create a wildlife haven in your garden.
Anticipated species:
Penstemon digitalis (foxglove beardtongue)
Panicum virgatum (switchgrass)
Solidago odora (licorice goldenrod)
Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot)
Symphyotrichum cordifolium (blue wood aster)
Pycnanthemum muticum (mountain mint)
Helianthus divaricatus (woodland sunflower)
Eutrochium dubium (coastal plain Joe Pye weed)
Recommended woody plant companions (sold separately; see Plant List for availability):
Quercus sp. (oaks)
Betula sp. (birches)
Prunus serotina (black cherry)
Juniperus virginiana (eastern red cedar)
Rosa carolina (Carolina rose)
Pick-up date: on or after May 15, 2026
Keystone Natives Collection – Summer/Fall Collection price: Members $108 / Non-Members $120
Spring Ephemerals Collection – SOLD OUT

Focused on the Northeast’s fabulous spring ephemerals, this collection includes species that are among the first to bloom and usually go dormant by midsummer – as the rest of the garden comes alive.
Anticipated species:
Allium tricoccum (ramps, wild leek)
Dicentra canadensis (squirrel corn)
Erythronium americanum (trout lily)
Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells)
Sanguinaria canadensis (blood-root)
Podophyllum peltatum (mayapple)
Trillium erectum (red trillium)
Trillium grandiflorum (white trillium)
*ONLY 12 KITS AVAILABLE FOR 2026*
Pick-up date: Apr 18-25, 2026 (Garden in the Woods), May 1-7, 2026 (Nasami Farm)
Spring Ephemerals Collection price: Members $100.80 / Non-Members $112
Curtis Woodland Spring Collection

This collection features selections from the iconic Curtis Woodland Garden at Garden in the Woods. With the recommended woody plant companions, you can bring some of the magic of this space into your own garden.
Anticipated species:
Stylophorum diphyllum (Celandine poppy)
Tiarella cordifolia (foam-flower)
Asarum canadense (Canada wild ginger)
Phlox stolonifera “Blue Ridge” (creeping phlox)
Phlox divaricata ”Blue Moon” (woodland phlox)
Uvularia grandiflora (bellwort)
Adiantum pedatum (maidenhair fern)
Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas fern)
Recommended woody plant companions (sold separately; see Plant List for availability):
Rhododendron minus (Piedmont rhododendron)
Rhododendron vaseyi (pink shell azalea)
Rhododendron calendulaceum (flame azalea)
Benthamidia florida (flowering big-bracted dogwood)
Magnolia virginiana (sweet bay)
Pick-up date: on or after May 15, 2026
Curtis Woodland Spring Collection price: Members $99 / Non-Members $110
Pollinators’ Feast Collection

Bee, butterfly, hummingbird and songbird magnets, the plants in this collection are sure to have your garden buzzing! (Want to devote a large area to pollinator plants? Check out our Pollinator Kits for a larger selection of plug-sized plants.)
Anticipated species:
Achillea millefolium (common yarrow)
Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed)
Eupatorium perfoliatum (boneset thoroughwort)
Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot)
Penstemon digitalis (foxglove beardtongue)
Pycnanthemum muticum (mountain mint)
Solidago odora (licorice goldenrod)
Symphyotrichum cordifolium (blue wood aster)
Pick-up date: on or after June 6, 2025
Pollinators’ Feast Collection price: Members $108 / Non-Members $120
Meadow Collection – For Dry and Sunny Spots

The plants in this collection are drought-tolerant and grow in full sun. Once established, these low-maintenance perennials will provide color and wildlife support for your garden.
Anticipated species:
Helianthus divaricatus (woodland sunflower)
Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot)
Sorghastrum nutans (Indian grass)
Penstemon digitalis (foxglove beardtounge)
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (narrow-leaved mountain-mint)
Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem)
Solidago nemoralis (gray goldenrod)
Symphyotrichum laeve (smooth American aster)
Pick-up date: on or after June 12, 2026
Meadow Collection – For Dry and Sunny Spots price: Members $108 / Non-Members $120
Meadow Collection – Moisture-Loving Plants

Consistently moist or wet spots in the garden can be challenging, but these tough natives thrive in those conditions.
Anticipated species:
Eutrochium maculatum (spotted Joe Pye weed)
Eupatorium perfoliatum (boneset thoroughwort)
Vernonia noveboracensis (New Tork ironweed)
Doellingeria umbellata (flat topped white aster)
Rudbeckia laciniata (cutleaf coneflower)
Sanguisorba canadensis (Canada burnet)
Thalictrum pubescens (tall meadow-rue)
Verbena hastata (blue vervain)
Pick-up date: on or after June 12, 2026
Meadow Collection – Moisture-Loving Plants price: Members $108 / Non-Members $120
Songbird Collection

Bird-friendly gardens include trees, shrubs, vines, and perennials that host insects and produce fruit, seeds, and nectar, which attracts and sustains local and migratory songbirds. This collection of perennials is intended to complement the recommended woody plant companions. Together, you will help your garden become a haven for songbirds.
Anticipated species:
Panicum virgatum (switchgrass)
Aralia racemosa (American spikenard)
Maianthemum racemosum (feathery false Solomon’s seal)
Fragaria vesca (woodland strawberry)
Rudbeckia laciniata (cutleaf coneflower)
Rubus odoratus (flowering raspberry)
Solidago rugosa (rough leaved goldenrod)
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster)
Recommended woody plant companions (sold separately; see Plant List for availability):
Quercus sp.( oaks)
Acer sp. (maples)
Juniperus virginiana (eastern red cedar)
Ilex opaca (American holly)
Vaccinium sp. (blueberries)
Viburnum sp. (viburnums)
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (black elderberry)
Lindera benzoin (spicebush)
Corylus sp. (hazelnut)
Pick-up date: on or after June 12, 2026
Songbird Collection price: Members $113.50 / Non-Members $126
Rain Garden / Bioswale Collection

Only tough native plants can survive being inundated and dried out! This collection of rain garden or bioswale natives helps to manage stormwater runoff while looking beautiful and supporting wildlife.
Anticipated species:
Achillea millefolium (common yarrow)
Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed)
Eutrochium dubium (coastal plain Joe Pye weed)
Hibiscus moscheutos (swamp rosemallow)
Panicum virgatum (switchgrass)
Pycnanthemum muticum (mountain mint)
Solidago caesia (wreath goldenrod)
Juncus effusus (soft rush)
Pick-up date: on or after June 12, 2026
Rain Garden / Bioswale Collection price: Members $112.50 / Non-Members $125
Roadside Collection

Tired of looking at that barren, full-sun strip between the sidewalk and the road? Fill it with native plants! This collection includes some of the most drought, salt, and compaction-tolerant plants that the native flora has to offer.
Anticipated species:
Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly milkweed)
Juncus tenuis (path rush) avail as plugs
Ionactis linariifolia (stiff aster)
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (narrow-leaved mountain-mint)
Opuntia humifusa (eastern prickly pear)
Deschampsia flexuosa (wavy hair grass)
Eragrostis spectabilis (purple love grass)
Solidago sempervirens (seaside goldenrod)
Recommended woody plant companions (sold separately; see Plant List for availability):
Comptonia peregrina (sweetfern)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (bearberry)
Vaccinium angustifolium (low bush blueberry)
Prunus pumila var depressa (sand cherry)
Pick-up date: on or after June 12, 2026
Roadside Collection price: Members $108 / Non-Members $120
Woodland Moss Garden Collection

Mossy patches in your garden are a delight and an opportunity to display delicate and diminutive plants that might otherwise be swamped or lost in leaf litter or by competition from larger plants. This collection highlights these wee treasures, ideal for planting into moss or consistently open ground.
Anticipated species:
Houstonia caerulea (bluets)
Mitchella repens (partridgeberry)
Gaultheria procumbens (wintergreen)
Epigaea repens (trailing arbutus)
Anemone acutiloba (sharp leaved hepatica)
Adiantum pedatum (maidenhair fern)
Micranthes virginiensis (early saxifrage)
Sedum ternatum (woodland stonecrop)
ONLY 15 KITS AVAILABLE FOR 2026
Pick-up date: on or after June 12, 2026
Woodland Moss Garden Collection price: Members $94.50 / Non-Members $105
Shade Bloom Collection

Are you looking for plants that do well in shade or at woodland edges for color throughout the growing season? Here is a collection for you!
Anticipated species:
Geranium maculatum (wild geranium )
Fragaria vesca (woodland strawberry)
Aralia racemosa (American spikenard)
Symphyotrichum cordifolium (blue wood aster)
Eurybia divaricata (white woodland aster)
Solidago caesia (blue-stem goldenrod)
Solidago flexicaulis (zig zag goldenrod)
Ageratina altissima (white snakeroot)
Pick-up date: on or after May 22, 2026
Shade Bloom Collection price: Members $112.50 / Non-Members $125
Woodland Groundcover Collection

Often what’s underneath is as important as the standout. Whether a true groundcover or an important fill-in shrub, this collection is sure to add woodland interest.
Anticipated species:
Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania sedge)
Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas fern)
Tiarella cordifolia (foam-flower)
Heuchera americana (coralbells)
Podophyllum peltatum (mayapple)
Asarum canadense (Canada wild ginger)
Eurybia macrophylla (big leaf aster)
Adiantum pedatum (maidenhair fern)
Pick-up date: on or after June 12, 2026
Woodland Groundcover Collection price: Members $108 / Non-Members $120