The first day of May commemorated World Naked Gardening Day (WNGD).
According to Today, WNGD is "an annual tradition that celebrates weeding, planting flowers and trimming hedges in the buff. While it's linked to a movement of nudists who promote wholesome and unashamed acceptance of the human body, the day is meant to be funny, lighthearted and non-political, founders say."
Even though you may have missed the holiday this year, LawnStarter has ranked the best cities for Naked Gardening.
Because many U.S. cities have strict laws around nudity, LawnStarter took that into account when ranking the cities and found that many California cities are some of the best places to tend to your garden in the nude.
According to their findings, these are the top 15 cities for naked gardening:
- Miami, FL
- Austin, TX
- Seattle, WA
- Atlanta, GA
- Portland, OR
- Anaheim, CA
- Orlando, FL
- Riverside, CA
- Irvine, CA
- Santa Ana, CA
- Long Beach, CA
- Sacramento, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Chula Vista, CA
"The Golden State cities in our top 10 surprise us with this strange paradox: While their state and local policies aren’t the most favorable toward nudists, these cities performed well on Google search volume for 'nudist' and 'World Naked Gardening Day.'" writes LawnStarter. "Apparently, California residents in these cities, especially those with a green thumb, don’t mind the rules and can’t wait to take their clothes off in the garden."
You can find the full study here.
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