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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.

From: www.niagaraparks.com/garden/floralclock.php
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Author Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA
Camera location43° 08′ 55.65″ N, 79° 02′ 43.36″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Ken Lund at https://flickr.com/photos/75683070@N00/2480288373. It was reviewed on 19 December 2016 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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