Salem Native Nursery

07/01/2025

Join this Saturday for our July sale! From 10am-1pm at Splaine Park (located at May Street in Salem, MA. Park at the CVS across from Broad St. on Essex Street), come see our selection of , , and . We had a chance to restock some favorites since our last sale, so stop by and support a good cause! All proceeds go toward restoring and maintaining green spaces around the city with native plants.

05/10/2025

We're representing at the . Come check out the event, or find us at our upcoming sales: May 24th, July 5th, and August 30th !
All proceeds from go toward restoring around

10/02/2024

INVASIVE PLANT: Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
Also known as Chinese or Stinking Sumac, this plant was introduced from China in 1784 as a specimen and shade tree. It was commonly found in nurseries by 1840 and has been popular in urban plantings ever since. This rapidly growing tree has now overwhelmed natural areas in over 30 states and is reported as invasive in both Arlington and Alexandria as well as in many national parks in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC. It is now of special concern because it is so attractive to the invasive Spotted Lanternfly, an insect pest that threatens fruit and grape production and many forest trees.

Return at 4:00 p.m. to discover three NATIVE ALTERNATIVES.

Learn more about the problems posed by this invasive plant from a fact sheet and a short video prepared by Extension Master Gardeners:
https://mgnv.org/plants/invasive-plants/tree-of-heaven/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYXL-XlPe6Q
For details on control methods from Blue Ridge PRISM:
https://blueridgeprism.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tree-of-Heaven-Fact-Sheet-Blue-Ridge-PRISM-1.pdf

10/02/2024

We're going to march in this year's tomorrow evening (10/3)! Instead of candy, we wanted to enrich 'our time on earth' by handing out packets of to spectators. These seeds will help promote around Salem and beyond. Visit www.salemnativenursery.org for information on planting and growing your seeds, and don't forget to or your packet!

Everyone at SNN came together to make this possible. We stamped, packed, and labeled over 400 of these seed envelopes, each containing one plant species, such as , , , , , , and more!

The parade starts at 6:30PM, hope to see you there!

09/21/2024

Thank you all so much for braving the weather this morning and leading the way to a successful planting at Winter Island. Without all of you, the plants would still be in pots and not benefitting pollinators and controlling erosion at one of Salem's most popular outdoor spaces. Between 2023 and 2024, we've installed 374 native plants representing sixty-six species. With the addition of several tree species not previously growing on site, Winter Island Park should also now qualify as a level one arboretum. None of this was possible without all of you. I appreciate the time and the effort that everyone invested into making this planting project happen.

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09/13/2024

Looking for volunteer opportunities? Join us at Winter Island on Saturday, 9/21/24, from 9am t0 11:30am, to help us install another 200 native trees, shrubs, and perennials, representing 45 species, along the stone dust trail at one of Salem's most popular outdoor spaces!

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08/22/2024

On Saturday, August 24, from 3pm to 5pm, Salem Native Nursery will partner with Salem Community Gardens to host a work day at Splaine Park! Our goal is to pull and prune invasive species growing around the Splaine Community Garden, which will help encourage native plant establishment and support our local pollinators! If you'd like to help us clean up Splaine Park on Saturday, please feel free to stop by at any time between 3pm and 5pm! Gloves and pruners are recommended but not required

06/29/2024

Only ~30 minutes left of today's . We've got , , and , we've got , , and something for different lighting and soil conditions. Proceeds go toward respecting natural spaces in and around Salem. We also accept returned planting pots from plants you got from us at previous sales! If you can't make it out today, contact us on our website: www.salemnativenursery.org

05/25/2024

What a beautiful day for a native plant sale! Thank you, everyone who came out to support us today. If you missed this one, our next sale will be June 29th, or reach out to us on our website to make an appointment. See you soon!

05/18/2024

The Dogwood we planted is flowering at the Highland Park Salem Woods trailhead! Tomorrow, we're replacing the trail sign at noon. If you'd like to help out, meet us where The Friends of Salem Woods hosts their monthly walk (75 Willson Street, Salem MA)