The Jersey City Parks Coalition is turning the Oct. 25 national Make a Difference Day into Do-It-Yourself Day.

The organization that works to beautify the city one flower at a time has gone out annually since 2011 for the BIG DIG project and has planted 136,000 daffodils and tulips in parks, public housing and open spaces throughout the city.

But "this year is different," said Laura Skolar, president of the Coalition.

"We are asking our volunteers of previous years and any resident of Jersey City to plant either 25 or 50 daffodils on their own property that the Coalition will provide free of charge," Skolar said.

The only condition for the free bulbs is that all recipients sign a pledge that says the bulbs will be planted where they can be easily seen from the street.

"That means front lawns and gardens, window boxes or planters," Skolar said. "Then in April and May of 2015, all of that wonderful spring color blooming in our public spaces will extend right into the neighborhoods."

The bulbs can be picked up until Nov. 1. The Coalition will plant their bulbs in city parks on Oct. 25, to coincide with Make a Difference Day, and are urging residents who participate to do the same. But participants can plant another day if they like, Skolar said.

Anyone interested in taking the pledge in the 2014 BIG DIG Giveaway should register at www.jcparks.org and click on the 2014 BIG DIG shovel.

Choose either 25 or 50 bulbs, with only one offer per address. For groups that would like to do a bigger planting, a bag of 250 daffodils is available for a $100 donation to the Coalition.

Sponsorships from $250 to $25,000 for the 2014 BIG DIG Giveaway are available by calling (201) 259-1800 and donations toward this and other Coalition planting projects are accepted by Paypal on the www.jcparks.org website or by check.