Evolution of the Gus Fonner Rotunda

 2014 - Yikes!  I could only plant what was given to me starting the job in mid-Summer

2015 - My second year on the job was pressure because of the Grand Re-opening of the Stuhr Building and a quick flower bed fill was necessary.  Supertunias (petunias) don't like sandy soil, and are expensive!  I spent the entire summer fertilizing them.

2016 - I dedicated my third season to adding perennials from other gardens on the property, so it wouldn't cost so much to landscape every year.  This is an annual/perennial mixture. 

 

2017 - I continued to add perennials, and they are starting to fill the flower beds.  Profusion zinnias are the annual filler flowers.

2018 - Changed the annual colors to yellow in the foreground as the perennials continue to spread.

                                         

2019 - Decided to go with white zinnias this year, which I didn't like.  It was a very wet season, too.

2020- Different time of summer in this photo. The center front daylilies were divided last fall, making them smaller and the catmint was trimmed.  The last photo is a springtime look earlier in the season.