Floral clock
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A floral clock, or flower clock, is a large decorative
The first floral clock was the idea of John McHattie, Superintendent of Parks in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was first planted up in the spring of 1903 in West Princes Street Gardens. In that year it had only an hour hand but a minute hand was added the following year. A cuckoo which pops out every quarter hour was added in 1952. The clock was soon imitated across the United Kingdom and later throughout the world.[1]
In Edinburgh, the clock mechanism is set inside the plinth of the statue to
The only flower clock with two faces moved by the same system is located in
Michael Jackson had a floral clock at his Neverland Ranch.[importance?]
Other floral clocks can be seen in the International Peace Garden on the border between North Dakota and Manitoba, Rockford, Illinois and in Frankfort, Kentucky.[importance?]
On 19 May 2016, Camarillo Plaza in California unveiled a 13-foot (4.0 m) in diameter floral clock. The clock was created as a dedication to Mr. David Pick.[importance?]
Images
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Floral clock in Water Works Park in Detroit, circa 1900s
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San Francisco, USA
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Europe's largest floral clock,Kryvyy Rih, Ukraine
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Niagara Parks Floral Clock (2015)
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Floral Clock at Neverland Ranch's train station in Los Olivos, California
References
- ^ "Saying it with flowers: Historic Floral Clock's 2020 design pays tribute to NHS and key workers". Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ Monuments and Statues of Edinburgh, Michael T.R.B. Turnbull (Chambers) p.5
- Brent Elliott, 'Floral Clock', Oxford Companion to Gardens, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1986
- Clifford-Smith, Silas; 'Floral Clocks', Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, 2002