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When buying wildflowers, make sure they are propagated, not removed from the wild! If you have any doubt, ask! Some plant species have been driven to extinction in the wild due to the collection of wild plants!

Just Added

Butternut – Juglans cinerea; Susquehanna Sandcherry – Prunus susquehanae; Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus

Upcoming Events

Toadshade Wildflower Farm will be at a great many events this fall – selling a wide variety of wonderful native plants and seeds in person. We hope one of these events will be near you and you’ll stop by. You can also preorder through our website* and pick up orders at any of these events.

Sunday, September 24th (9:00 am - 1:00 pm). The Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers' Market at Dvoor Farm in Flemington NJ (111 Mine St, Flemington, NJ 08822).

Saturday, September 30th (8:15 am - 2:30 pm). Jersey-Friendly Yards conference Native Plant Sale (Ocean County College, College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754)

Saturday, September 30th (10 am - 3 pm). Lambertville Goes Wild Native Plant Sale (Ely Park, 160 N Main St, Lambertville, NJ 08530)

* Preorders are welcome at all of our upcoming public events! When you place your order online, make sure to select your pickup location during checkout. We ask that all preorders are placed by the Thursday ahead of the event at which you intend to pick up your order, and we look forward to seeing you at our fall events!

A patch of Swamp Milkweed in midsummer, supporting a large number of Monarch caterpillars.

Don't see what you're looking for on our online catalogue? Check back soon! We frequently make changes over the course of the season as more species become available. And if in doubt, ask! We'd love to hear from you!

Toadshade is primarily a mail order nursery, and the farm itself is not open to the public. We have, however, partnered with our wonderful local hardware store (Frenchtown Home & Hardware), which is a ‘pick-up’ point for orders, allowing order pickup 7 days a week in beautiful downtown Frenchtown . Any pickup order costing more than $50 must be pre-paid, but pickup is always free! If you would like to pick up your order rather than having it sent by mail, please simply let us know (with 24 hour notice, M-F), and you will be able to pick up your order at the hardware store’s address (Frenchtown Home & Hardware, 11 Kingwood Ave, Frenchtown, NJ 08825) after receiving pickup details and confirmation from us by phone or email.

Has your group considered a Lecture, Seminar, and Workshop? Randi is an accomplished lecturer and popular public speaker. If you would like her to come share her knowledge with your local group, be they a garden club, a university class, master gardeners, etc. let us know.

Check out our series of educational blogs!

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Our plant descriptions let you know how difficult each species is to start and we have a helpful guide that describe the various techniques that you can use to start native perennial seeds.

There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.

Minnie Aumonier

All artwork on the Toadshade Wildflower Farm web site, including drawings and photographs is original © 1996-2023 Randi Eckel. To obtain permission to reproduce this artwork, contact Randi.