English Park is located on the lake in Geneva and is made in traditional English style. The essence of this style is reflected in smooth straight alleys, sculptures made of white stone and a special tree planting. The Park has a few busts and a magnificent fountain by A. andré. On one of the two huge boulders protruding above the surface of the lake, shows a detailed map of Switzerland.

The famous flower clock is one of the symbols of the city are also located in the English Park. In Ancient Greece the idea of the flower clock: in different plants, the flowers open and close at different time of the day, so that we can choose plants that according to their flowering to determine approximately the time. The idea is to recreate these watches came up to Carl Linnaeus. Linnaeus sought to interest the students of the biological rhythms of plants and flowers. Long before the scientist carefully studied floristry, what was even written in a science book.

In 1903, installed the first of the Geneva flower clock - a copy of the development Linnaeus. And it's not just a decoration - they are moving arrow. The whole mechanism is hidden under a floral composition, and the dial itself is a flower bed. Current hours are posted in the Park, were established in 1955, their diameter is 5 meters. Every year the "design" hours change and are used 6500 varieties of flowers, moreover, every month the color palette is reversed.

Flower clock Geneva notable for the fact that they are reminiscent of a recognized competition in the watch industry of Switzerland and demonstrate a specific unity of the elements of the art, design and horticulture.