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Location: 325 25th Avenue Southeast, Calgary
Emplacement : 325 25th Avenue Southeast, Calgary
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 51.030172, -114.055861
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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Reader Rock Garden

William R. Reader, Calgary’s influential Parks Superintendent from 1913 to 1942, laid out this Arts and Crafts-style alpine rockery, which he maintained for decades. Built into a steep hillside near the Union, Chinese, and Burnsland Cemeteries, its rock paths, steps, and walls formed numerous planting beds. They tested and showcased the possibilities of gardening in Calgary, challenging assumptions that the southern Alberta climate was too hostile for agriculture and horticulture. Admired for its beauty and botanical diversity, this garden has long been a source of inspiration for professional and amateur gardeners.

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Reader Rock Garden

William R. Reader, influent directeur des parcs de Calgary (1913-1942), crée ce jardin de rocaille alpin typique de style Arts and Crafts et l’entretient pendant des décennies. Le jardin, aménagé dans une pente raide près des cimetières chinois, Union et Burnsland, est orné de sentiers de pierre, de marches et de murets formant de multiples platebandes. On y teste et on y présente les possibilités du jardinage à Calgary, rejetant l’idée que le climat régional est hostile à l’agriculture et à l’horticulture. Admiré pour sa beauté et sa diversité botanique, ce jardin inspire depuis longtemps les jardiniers professionnels et amateurs.