Appearances in Popular Culture
- Several episodes of Kenny vs. Spenny featured the park.
- Atom Egoyan's 2010 film Chloe features a scene shot inside the conservatory.
- Several scenes from the 1968 television film adaption of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde were filmed in the conservatory.
- The music video for 'Shelter' by Bedouin Soundclash was shot inside the conservatory.
- A season 4 episode of Flashpoint was filmed at the gardens
- The benches outside of the Botanical Gardens were used as a location for the scavenger hunt promoting Linkin Park's 2012 album Living Things
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Famous quotes containing the words appearances, popular and/or culture:
“We often think ourselves inconsistent creatures, when we are the furthest from it, and all the variety of shapes and contradictory appearances we put on, are in truth but so many different attempts to gratify the same governing appetite.”
—Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)
“Resorts advertised for waitresses, specifying that they “must appear in short clothes or no engagement.” Below a Gospel Guide column headed, “Where our Local Divines Will Hang Out Tomorrow,” was an account of spirited gun play at the Bon Ton. In Jeff Winney’s California Concert Hall, patrons “bucked the tiger” under the watchful eye of Kitty Crawhurst, popular “lady” gambler.”
—Administration in the State of Colo, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“Sanity consists in not being subdued by your means. Fancy prices are paid for position, and for the culture of talent, but to the grand interests, superficial success is of no account.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)