The goal is to create a campus landscape that supports biodiversity while providing an inviting space for students, employees and visitors alike, said Ellen Agnew, Interim Director of Services for FP&M’s Physical Plant, and Robert Scott, Building & Grounds Supervisor for FP&M’s Physical Plant.Ĭreating a sustainable environment on campus is not a new thing for the Grounds Department. The W, tulips blooming and the chairs on the Terrace are my favorite parts of spring.”īut the Grounds Department’s efforts to keep campus beautiful go far beyond creating the W. “I’ve been taking pictures of things that make me smile, so I snapped a picture of the W. “During finals, it’s nice to see the beginning of summer coming,” said Elizabeth Gediman, a junior majoring in history, as she passed by the W. “We see winter for quite a while around here, so it’s nice to see some color,” said Madi Weedon, one of the horticultural technicians doing the planting. Horticultural technicians planted them on the morning of May 10, the culmination of a lot of hard work and planning by the Grounds Department, in the Facilities Planning & Management Physical Plant. Red and white flowers are arranged neatly in the shape of a “W,” making it one of campus’s most photographed and cherished floral displays. Photo by Jake Stottler, FP&MĪmong the abundant flowers and gardens that grace the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, the flowerbed in front of the Humanities Building stands out for its bold, meticulously created message.

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