Floral Clock Park - Queenston, ON, Canada
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lightnin Bug
N 43° 08.974 W 079° 02.838
17T E 658776 N 4779274
Floral Clock Park is located just north of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM71W5
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/20/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
Views: 40

This unique attraction is a very popular stop on the Niagara Parkway and is photographed almost as often as the Falls!

The planted face is maintained by Niagara Parks horticulture staff, while the mechanism is kept in working order by Ontario Hydro, the organization that originally built the clock. The intricate designs on the face of the timepiece are created with up to 16,000 carpet bedding plants. The floral design is changed twice each year - it features viola in the Spring and four cultivars of Alternanthera along with green and grey forms of Santolina Sage during the Summer and Fall. California Golden Privet and Blue Festuca Grass may be used for contrast.

The grounds surrounding the clock feature bedding displays and a Tower at the back of the clock houses Westminster chimes that greet each quarter hour. If the door into the Tower is open, you can take a glimpse at the clock mechanism and enjoy photographs that show the history of every face design all the way back to 1950.

An attractive feature is a 10-foot wide water garden that curves 85 feet around the base of the timepiece - it is a popular place to make a wish!

From the website: (visit link)
Name: Floral Clock Park

Street Location: 14004 Niagara Parkway

Local Municipality: Queenston

State/Province, etc.: Ontario

Country: Canada

Web Site: [Web Link]

Memorial/Commemoration: A place

Date Established: 1950

Picnic Facilities: Tables

Recreational Facilities:
Picnic


Monuments/Statues: Niagara Falls Floral Clock

Fountains: Water surrounds base of Clock.

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Lily Pond on the grounds

Traditional Geocaches:
GC1305Q - Floral Clock (Traditional) GC1B3DE - Lake Pogo (Multi) GC1304W - Centennial Lilac Garden (Multi)


Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed

Special Events: Not listed

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