Free Native Plants opportunity & Sale

Just a reminder this event is this weekend. We had a wonderful first
day and found so many plants, lots of work got done and people went
home with their cars packed full of plants. There are still tons of
plants, so if you were thinking of coming but not sure it would be
worth it. Come! IT WILL BE WORTH IT.

Linda

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Linda Rohleder <rohleder360@gmail.com> wrote:
> We have been given permission from the owner of Wild Earth Native
> plant nursery, which closed 10 years ago, to remove plants from the
> nursery property in Jackson, NJ in exchange for helping to clean up
> the property.
>
> Join us on Memorial Day weekend
>  Friday - Monday May 27-30 from 8:00 -4:00 each day
> for a WORK FOR PLANTS EXCHANGE
>
> Time worked will get you a fair exchange of native plants. (Bring your
> family, friends and neighbors to help work so you can get more plants
> -- but don't forget to leave room in the vehicle for plants!)
>
> ** PLEASE FORWARD AND SHARE WITH ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED **
>
> Some plants are still living in trays, small pots, quarts or gallons.
> Others have rooted through their pots and will have to be
> transplanted. Many have escaped and are growing and reproducing around
> the property and will have to be dug and potted.  I have not listed
> the larger woody species, but if you want to dig you are welcome to
> them as well.
> There are plenty of pots at the site so no need to bring any, but you
> will need to bring shovels.  Plenty of potting soil is available in
> old pots.  However, there is NO WATER at the site and no restrooms.
> In a few areas you will be going through the weeds to get to plants
> so wear protective clothing (against bugs, thorns, poison ivy).
> [Restrooms and food available at fast food places near I-195]
>
> Below is a partial list of recoverable plants I saw when we surveyed
> the property Sunday.  There are multiples of all of these. I'm sure
> there are many others I overlooked.
>
> Fern/ fern allies, etc.:
> ostrich fern
> cinnamon fern
> Christmas fern
> royal fern
> scouring rush
> pots of just moss (great for shade garden)
>
> Grass/sedge:
> switchgrass
> little bluestem grass
> Pennsylvania sedge
> soft rush (Juncus effusus)
>
> Forbs:
> spring beauty
> wild geranium
> Spiranthes orchids
> Labrador violets
> golden groundsel (Senecio aureus / Packera aurea)
> wild columbine
> blue-flag iris
> rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
> allegheny spurge (Pachysandra procumbens)
> mayapple  (Podophyllum peltatum)
> rue anemone (Anemonella thalictroides)
> round-leaf mountain mint
> narrow-leaf mountain mint
> yellow star grass
> willow-leaf eastern blue-star (Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia)
> New England aster
> star flower (Trientalis borealis)
> may lily (Maianthemum canadense)
> shooting star (Dodecatheon sp)
> red beardtongue (Penstemon 'Husker red')
> nodding wild onion (Allium cernuum)
>
> Vines:
> native honeysuckle vine (Lonicera sempervirens)
>
> Woody:
> serviceberry (Amelanchier sp)
> native euonymus
> steeplebush (Spirea tomentosa)
> low-bush blueberry
> sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia)
> bayberry
> beach plum
> sumac
> arrowwood
>
> Directions:  Take I-195 to Exit 16 / CR-537 towards Freehold. After 1
> mile, turn Right on Wright-DeBow Rd.
> The nursery will be about 1 mile down the road on your Right just past
> Down To Earth landscaping company.
> There is a small "Wild Earth Nursery" sign at the driveway.
>
> Be aware that this is the same exit as Great Adventure amusement park
> but that traffic is heading the other direction on CR-537.
>
> For more information, contact Linda Rohleder (rohleder360@gmail.com).
> If bad weather is predicted, request my cell phone number so you can
> call ahead - especially if you are coming a long distance.
>



--
Linda Rohleder
Ph.D. Candidate, Rutgers University
Dept. Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources

“We cannot in fairness rail against those who destroy the rain forest
or threaten the spotted owl when we have made our own yards
uninhabitable.”  -Sara Stein