If you drive along the Garden State Parkway,
you can't help but notice the beautiful beds of wildflowers along the roadway.
The patches of wildflowers along the roadside and medians,
were planted primarily to beautify the area and cut down on mowing expenses.
Gardens popping with orange, yellow and shades of purple...
small patches of color that could prove crucial to the survival of birds, butterflies,
honeybees and other struggling species.
honeybees and other struggling species.
We stopped so I could take pictures, the flowers were really pretty!
The Cosmos were gorgeous!
I did a little research on my friend google and there was quite a bit of information there.
The program started in the 1980's.
About $ 13,000.00 is spent on seeds each year.
The wildflower seeds are officially licensed by the NJ Turnpike Authority.
The wildflower seeds are officially licensed by the NJ Turnpike Authority.
The seed mix is available to purchase on line in order to recreate what you see on the highway.
Not every person who drives along the Garden State Parkway will notice the flowers,
but I saw every single patch...and there were a lot!
September 8, 2019
21 comments:
I am wondering whether this very commendable initiative had its origins in the splendid ideas of Lady Bird Johnson and her plans to make Texas highway medians a sea of wildflowers. I have seen the results in Texas and they are stunning,
Excellent project. It makes me wish it was happening here.
Hello, I love all the beautiful flowers. It is so nice to see many highways are beautified now. Wishing you a happy day!
They did a good job
Those flowers are so pretty!☺
No that is a project that I can agree with...
A great idea! Such roadside beauty!
I like Cosmos flowers too!
Oh that is great that they are doing something good instead of just letting it go wild with weeds like we have seen in other parts of the country, and to help us keep our insects that we need is also a great thing, they are beautiful!
We are going to plant wildflower seeds at the ranch this year! Now that we have bees we need to feed them the good stuff! Right now we bucket feed them sugar water because there’s nothing blooming.....
I love seeing flowers along the roadsides. I wish more places would do that.
Didn't Ladybird Johnson start putting flowers on highways? I'm glad you were able to stop Debbie. Your photos of the flowers are gorgeous! Seeing flowers on a long journey is always a welcome sight.
I absolutely love that idea. Not only are the flowers beautiful, but they provide food for insect and birds.
Beautiful photography. The Garden State is really living up to it's name!!
Beautiful and practical at the same time. Love all your photos!
What a wonderful program!
I'm fond of these flowers! In Russian we call them "kosmeja" because of cosmos and stars =)
Oh, just look at all those gorgeous flowers. How happy the Cosmos are. A big round of applause to the powers that be who plant all these fabulous flowers.
Wow, those are gorgeous! They've done a great job!
yes!!! it was ladybird who started this. we saw all the flowers when we were in austin, texas!!!
The Cosmo's are beautiful! I love that they are beautifying this area. It must be a lovely ride through it.
Sending loving thoughts and hugs!
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