The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is the place to go to learn more about North American wildflowers and plants. It has two goals. One is to support research so that these flowers and plants can be preserved for all to enjoy. The other is to share knowledge about these beautiful flowers and plants with people. The center wants everyone to understand why greenery is important and can make life better.
A Brief History
The Wildflower Center was founded in 1982 in Austin, Texas. Lady Bird Johnson, who was once first lady of the United States, came up with the idea for the center. Since she was a child, she had loved nature and all it had to offer.
However, Mrs. Johnson had been worried about nature since the early 1960s. She was concerned…show more content… Johnson's way of helping. She gave 60 acres of land and $125,000 to get the center going. In 1995, it moved to a new spot in Austin with 284 acres of space. From the beginning, the center concentrated on protecting native flowers and plants and teaching people about them.
Research
As soon as the Wildflower Center opened, scientists began working on native flowers and plants. One area of interest is growing and protecting these flowers and plants. Another is saving their seeds. From the beginning, the Wildflower Center collected seeds of thousands of types of native flowers and plants. Researchers put aside more than six million seeds for the worldwide Millennium Seed Bank. Researchers also examine how flowers and plants work together and depend on each other. All this knowledge is used to develop landscapes that include native flowers and plants.
The Wildflower Center shares its findings in many ways. There is a library and a database on groups and companies that concerned with native flowers and plans. The center also makes fact sheets for people who want to know about the native flowers and plants in their area. Everyone, including home gardeners, teachers, and park managers, can look up information and ask questions through the center's
