CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Customers driving up to the gasoline station where Om Kaji Gurung works might walk away with more than a full tank. Gurung has planted sunflowers, tomato plants and cucumbers, among other vegetables in a plot alongside the Citgo station, the Courier-Post reports.

"I??m from a farming country, Nepal, so we grow tomatoes, beans, cucumbers and sunflowers," said Gurung. "My father worked here and started the garden seven years ago. He showed me how to grow tall sunflowers."

The garden blooms around the gas station??s border. Sunflowers along the highway wink at drivers while the veggies sprout next to the office. Gurung uses downtime at work to tend to his garden and he enjoys sharing its bounty with co-workers and regulars.

"We eat a lot of it ourselves, but we share some with our customers, too," he said. "It keeps me busy. Next year we??re looking to grow watermelons maybe."

At another Cherry Hill gasoline station, owner Gary Mathaon also uses a rectangular plot near the highway for his vegetable garden.

"The owner is from India, and I think he just likes to grow food," said Alan Fox, who owns a nearby business. "The garden??s been there about six years, and he grows tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplants."

Mathaon shares the fresh produce with his employees. "I think it??s something very unique and unexpected," Fox said.