Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Between the fields where the flag is planted, there are 9+ miles
of flower fields that go all the way to the ocean. The flowers
are grown by seed companies. It's a beautiful place, close to
Vandenberg AFB.

Check out the dimensions of the flag. The 2002 Floral Flag is 740feet
long and 390 feet wide and maintains the proper Flag dimensions, as
described in Executive Order #10834. This Flag is 6.65 acres and is the
first Floral Flag to be planted with 5 pointed Stars, comprised of White
Larkspur. Each Star is 24 feet in diameter; each Stripe is 30 feet wide.
This Flag is estimated to contain more than 400,000 Larkspur plants,
with 4-5 flower stems each, for a total of more than 2 million flowers.
You can drive by this flag on V Street south of Ocean Ave. in Lompoc, CA.

Aerial photo courtesy of Bill Morson Soldiers' Prayer

For our soldiers....Please don't break it
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1 comment:

Grandma and Grandpa Clark said...

Wow! that is impressive. I would love to see it.