Purpose and Mission

Lady Fern Farm is a woman-owned native plant nursery cultivating a commitment to Northeast native plants and providing enriching educational workshops.

Recognizing the critical environmental crossroads we are living in, Lady Fern Farm champions the ecological resilience of native plants, emphasizing their co-evolution with local wildlife and their pivotal role in preserving biodiversity.

Our workshops serve as a platform to educate and inspire communities, fostering a collective appreciation for, protection of, and active participation in creating habitat.

Photos by Christine Sparks

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Are you looking for gifts for the native plant lover in your life this holiday season?? Or are you the native plant lover who needs to drop some hints to your loved ones?!

Lady Fern Farm has electronic gift cards which can be purchased here:
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Have you heard the idea of "viewing our lawns as scatter rugs versus wall to wall carpet?"

If you, or your kid,s or pets need areas dedicated to play or relaxation- feel free to leave them, no guilt... but start removing all thse unused

As the seasons are changing, and the nursery is closing for plant sales, I want to offer a huge thank you and pat on the back- this small community purchased and planted well OVER 2,000 Northeast native species from Lady Fern Farm and they now reside

🌿 Ugly Shrub Sale! 🌿

These plants are looking a bit rough—it *is* Fall, after all—but they’re ready to be planted and thrive in their new home! 🍂 Give them a good home, create habitat, and enjoy a deep discount while you’

Join me and other great vendors for a super-sized plant sale!!!

Close to 100 different species- ready for fall planting.

@grownativemass @checkerspotfarm @bluestemnatives @redtrilliumgardens

Today and tomorrow!!! I hope to see you.

Fall is is theideal season for planting- cooler temperatures, more regular rain and less evaporation and drying out, time for roots to establish before winter and plants are ready to GROW come Spring.....

Find these and so much more at the next plant sales:
Friday Sept. 6 4:30-7pm and Sat. Sept. 7 8am-11am
24 Nonquit St Worcester, MA 01604

As always- herbaceous perennials are $10/ea, shrubs are $25/ea and, cactus $15/ea

To see what will be availabl

It's the glorious goldenrod season!!!

Pictured here:
Flat-topped/ Upland Goldenrod, Oligoneuron album
Seaside Goldenrod, Solidago sempervirens
Gray Goldenrod, Solidago nemoralis
Sweet/ Anise-scented Goldenrod, Solidago odora

So many of these valua

Check out these gorgeous garden signs!!! Choose the right one for your habitat.
$35/ea

Find these and so much more at the next plant sales:
Friday Sept. 6 4:30-7pm and Sat. Sept. 7 8am-11am
24 Nonquit St Worcester, MA 01604

As always- shrubs are $

Sporobolus heterolepis ~ Prairie Dropseed

BLOOM July, August, Sept.
EXPOSURE Full Sun- Part Shade
SOIL Dry- Moist
HEIGHT 2’

Considered the most ornamental of the prairie grasses with leaves that curve gracefully outward forming large, rou