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Queen Victoria Park
People Mover Stop 4,20
This lovely park is literally the "heart" of The Niagara Parks Commission. Bounded by the escarpment, the
Niagara Gorge, and the Niagara River, it features a collection of unique native and international plants from around the world. The park also displays a major rock garden, a Hybrid T rose garden, and two
attractive carpet bedding displays.
Numerous park benches and beautiful lawns provide a pleasant opportunity for relaxation for the weary traveler. Landscape illumination is an integral part of
the park environment, as is the illumination of the Falls. Queen Victoria Park celebrates the seasons in style.
Every spring, 500,000 daffodils herald its arrival along with magnolias, tulips and
many others. Summer features carpet bedding displays as well as thousands of bedding plants throughout the park including fuchsia, Lantana standards, cannas, coleus, and many other plants. Chrysanthemums
and kale have been used in the fall to extend the season and to provide interest after the first frost. During the winter months, the stark branches of trees and shrubs create visual and spatial
interest, especially when coated with ice from the freezing mist of the Falls.
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