Last month, Bristow’s 4-H Club, along with an educator from the Creek County OSU Extension Center and several other volunteers, gathered at the City of Bristow Park to plant wildflowers that should bring a splash of color and butterflies come Spring.
According to a statement sent to Sapulpa Times, the group planted an “Okies for Monarchs” blend of native wildflower seeds from Johnston Seed Company at the entrance to the Bristow Nature Trail.
Twelve pounds of seed were planted over the half-acre space of the park dedicated to the project. Elias Braden, the Community Service Leader for the Bristow 4-H Club, was also the leader for this project.
“We did this service project to make our environment more beautiful and better for people to live in,” Braden said in the statement.
“We lined up side-by-side in a long line,” he said. “I walked backwards and we did a ‘feeding the chickens’ motion where the seeds fell right through our hands.”
Though there’s nothing to see yet, blooms should be ready from April to October of next year.
Among the blooms will be sunflowers, yarrow, the Indian Blanket, and “four or five” varieties of milkweed, which attracts the monarch butterflies.
The space will bloom even better two years from now, the statement said.
The group says they’re working with the City of Bristow to refrain from mowing the area until November 2026. “Waiting until after the freeze will ensure the flowers can reseed themselves,” the statement said.
Among the sponsors making the project possible are Creek County Conservation District, Creek County OSU Extension, Farmers Feed Store Sapulpa, Fisher Ag & Eggs, JHJ Farm, Toothman Family Farm, Varner’s Pasture Spraying, and Witty Ideas.
