Plants

"In New England Wild Flower Society’s renowned Garden in the Woods, visitors stroll among the region’s largest collection of rare and common native flora, which create a changing tapestry of flowers and foliage throughout the seasons."

From the website October 9, 2019.

"We are the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants."

From the website October 9, 2019.

Historic Rose Garden at Rosecliff Restored

Press Release, from The Preservation Society of Newport County, August 3, 2018

"Founded in 2017, What Cheer Flower Farm sits on 2.7 acres of former factory land in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence, RI.  We are a 501c3 nonprofit with two full-time farmers on staff who, with support from volunteers, grow flowers on our land organically.

 "We don’t sell flowers – we give flowers away to the people who will benefit from them the most via partnerships with hospitals, food banks and other nonprofits in RI."   read more....

Excellent environmental literacy source for parents and children.

The collection dates back to 1869 and contains more than 100,000 speciments.

This society formed in spring 2016 and had its first Dahlia Show at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in September 2016.

This organization can be contacted through the RI Farm Bureau or Heather Faubert, URI Department of Plant Sciences and Entomology.