One of the most distinctive parks in Ottawa is Maplelon Garden, a rare example of a park that has been preserved since the 19th century. In 1993, a group of volunteers came together as friends of the garden with the goal of preserving and rehabilitating it and discovered a large variety of perennials that still thrive within its walls, such as the ancient peonies the garden was once famous for. It is reported that the park still receives volunteers daily to take care of it, and it is easy to walk around and enjoy with a lot of different benches and flowers. .