Wild Ridge Plants
@wildridgeplants.bsky.social
Native plant nursery, botanical surveys, and ecological restoration planning. We are a family business based in New Jersey dedicated to the stewardship of wild plant communities. Plants available mail order and on-farm.
https://www.wildridgeplants.com
https://www.wildridgeplants.com
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Jared and Rachel here from Wild Ridge Plants. We propagate native plants from local wild-collected seed and grow them chemical-free for gardeners and ecological restoration projects. We're based in Alpha, NJ and ship plants across the eastern US and offer them for on-farm pickup.
Cleverly hiding among toxic false hellebore plants with similar foliage -- yellow lady's slipper orchid.
Flashback from botanical survey work last year in northern NJ. Can't wait to get out in the field again.
#orchid #botanysky (is this a thing, should be...) #nativeplants
Flashback from botanical survey work last year in northern NJ. Can't wait to get out in the field again.
#orchid #botanysky (is this a thing, should be...) #nativeplants
March 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Cleverly hiding among toxic false hellebore plants with similar foliage -- yellow lady's slipper orchid.
Flashback from botanical survey work last year in northern NJ. Can't wait to get out in the field again.
#orchid #botanysky (is this a thing, should be...) #nativeplants
Flashback from botanical survey work last year in northern NJ. Can't wait to get out in the field again.
#orchid #botanysky (is this a thing, should be...) #nativeplants
The native plant understory tells a story about the forest, a story that reveals clues about climate, elevation, geology, history and more...
Article on the Wild Ridge Plants blog:
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/th...
Article on the Wild Ridge Plants blog:
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/th...
January 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The native plant understory tells a story about the forest, a story that reveals clues about climate, elevation, geology, history and more...
Article on the Wild Ridge Plants blog:
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/th...
Article on the Wild Ridge Plants blog:
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/th...
A giant old hickory and a rare gooseberry species persist in a former Lenape village site, the proposed route for a pipeline that almost cut up central New Jersey. An article about field botany, foraging, rare species, and the ethnobotany of hickory.
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/sh...
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/sh...
January 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A giant old hickory and a rare gooseberry species persist in a former Lenape village site, the proposed route for a pipeline that almost cut up central New Jersey. An article about field botany, foraging, rare species, and the ethnobotany of hickory.
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/sh...
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/sh...
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/ha...
We planted mother plants. Bloodroot, black cohosh, wild leek, foamflower, Dutchman’s breeches, blue cohosh, wild geranium, mayapple, Solomon’s plume. The understory herbs of a rich mesic forest...
Habitat at Home How-To: Rich Mesic Forest
We planted mother plants. Bloodroot, black cohosh, wild leek, foamflower, Dutchman’s breeches, blue cohosh, wild geranium, mayapple, Solomon’s plume. The understory herbs of a rich mesic forest...
Habitat at Home How-To: Rich Mesic Forest
January 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/ha...
We planted mother plants. Bloodroot, black cohosh, wild leek, foamflower, Dutchman’s breeches, blue cohosh, wild geranium, mayapple, Solomon’s plume. The understory herbs of a rich mesic forest...
Habitat at Home How-To: Rich Mesic Forest
We planted mother plants. Bloodroot, black cohosh, wild leek, foamflower, Dutchman’s breeches, blue cohosh, wild geranium, mayapple, Solomon’s plume. The understory herbs of a rich mesic forest...
Habitat at Home How-To: Rich Mesic Forest
Erosion? Flooding? Look to wild riparian forests for inspiration on creating water's edge habitats at home that are beautiful, ecologically functional, and biodiverse.
Habitat at Home: Riparian Forests
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/ha...
Habitat at Home: Riparian Forests
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/ha...
December 30, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Erosion? Flooding? Look to wild riparian forests for inspiration on creating water's edge habitats at home that are beautiful, ecologically functional, and biodiverse.
Habitat at Home: Riparian Forests
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/ha...
Habitat at Home: Riparian Forests
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/ha...
A short primer on geology for native plant gardeners.
By choosing plant species that thrive in your site’s soils and geology, you can grow some really cool native plants that might not grow elsewhere.
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/ha...
By choosing plant species that thrive in your site’s soils and geology, you can grow some really cool native plants that might not grow elsewhere.
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/ha...
December 30, 2024 at 8:09 PM
A short primer on geology for native plant gardeners.
By choosing plant species that thrive in your site’s soils and geology, you can grow some really cool native plants that might not grow elsewhere.
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/ha...
By choosing plant species that thrive in your site’s soils and geology, you can grow some really cool native plants that might not grow elsewhere.
www.wildridgeplants.com/s/stories/ha...
Jared and Rachel here from Wild Ridge Plants. We propagate native plants from local wild-collected seed and grow them chemical-free for gardeners and ecological restoration projects. We're based in Alpha, NJ and ship plants across the eastern US and offer them for on-farm pickup.
December 20, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Jared and Rachel here from Wild Ridge Plants. We propagate native plants from local wild-collected seed and grow them chemical-free for gardeners and ecological restoration projects. We're based in Alpha, NJ and ship plants across the eastern US and offer them for on-farm pickup.