Imagine a Garden 3 Feet Wide and Nearly a Half-Mile Long

Shirley Siluk Gregory — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:12:14 +0000

Now here’s a neat concept that should take root, literally, along roadways across the U.S.: a “linear garden” that provides natural beauty for travelers, educational opportunities for students and, of course, oxygen for all.

It’s more than a concept in Fort Pierce, Florida, where researchers and students have transformed a three-foot-wide, 2,426-foot-long stretch of road into a skinny but beautiful garden featuring nearly 250 different types of trees, palms, shrubs, vines and groundcover plants. Established in September 2005, the linear garden creates year-round color for faculty and students across the street at the University of Florida’s Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC).

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Imagine a Garden 3 Feet Wide and Nearly a Half-Mile Long