New WILD Plant Shop gains an immediate following in Port Jeff

WILD Plant Shop is every plant lover’s dream.

The new Port Jeff business is stocked with succulents, tiny potted plants, and larger plants with massive leaves, prickly stems and budding flowers.

But it’s not just a store for experts. WILD is a welcoming place for planters of all levels, even those who say that every plant they touch dies immediately, says shop owner Caitlin Carlstrom.

Her store, located at 116 East Main Street, is in essence an extension of her own personal collection at home, where there’s a hundred more plants.

The Rocky Point resident has been a landscaper for 15 years and owns her own landscaping company, called Carlstrom Landscapes. 

During the wintertime, she usually has around four months off because of the lack of planting and landscaping during that season in the Northeast.  

So eight years ago, she began collecting indoor plants….