good afternoon welcome to exit through the gift shop today we're at Queen Elizabeth
Park in Vancouver British Columbia we're going to explore the park and enjoy the spring cherry
Queen Elizabeth Park is home to several varietals of Cherry Tree including the
umineko which is named after its large white flowers and the Japanese word for white-tailed
sea eagle pink perfection produces large clusters of pale pink flowers one of the
most popular varietals is the Kazan which has stunning pink blossoms and the Somei Yoshino
is known for giving off a faint almond smell in the spring this year the Vancouver cherry
blossom festival has gone digital you can check out virtual tree walks on their web
site to do your part with social distancing or check out a map of cherry blossom trees in
Vancouver which highlights trees that are currently in bloom well we're here let's
explore the rest of Queen Elizabeth Park spring is just starting to bloom in the Rose Garden with
this bed of daffodils and several varieties of roses will follow later in the season
Queen Elizabeth Park sits on top of Little Mountain which is the highest point in the
city of Vancouver and gives stunning views of the city below the land was originally
owned by CP Rail and was used as a rock quarry around 1900 in 1929 the land is purchased by
the city of Vancouver and the idea arose to turn the rock quarries into sunken gardens
this idea was finally realized in 1951
Bloedel conservatory was constructed for canada's centennial in 1967 and is home to
approximately a hundred and twenty exotic birds and 500 tropical plants and flowers
other highlights in the park include a bronze sculpture called photo session which shows
a man taking a photograph of three people with the vancouver skyline in the background
the parks most famous sculpture is knife-edge to peace by internationally
known British sculptor Henry Moore so close to the Bloedel conservatory is the dancing
fountains which is a popular place for the kids to play during the summer months
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