21/10/03 Forest Ridge Park

The Chapter returned to see the wildlife planting in fall bloom and also participated in a plant and seed exchange. Small groups toured the Wildlife Garden developed by members Herb and Pat Amyx through the Neuse River Hawks, a Chapter of the NC Wildlife Federation. Forest Ridge Park is located at 2100 Old North Carolina 98 Hwy, Wake Forest, NC 27587

Touring the wildlife garden.
Maryland goldenaster (Chrysopsis mariana)
Rushes, irises and grasses in a wet area of the garden. This area catches and filters stormwater from the adjacent pavement. Logs and stones provide year-round sculptural interest and habitat for small animals
Garden area with rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium) leaves and old flowerheads in the foreground
View towards garden from wet area
Monarch chrysalis among the rushes
Blue sage
Aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)
American germander?
Salvia greggii (Southwest native)