PERENNIALS IN AALTO PARK

Aalto Park was formed in the middle of the campus complex designed by Alvar Aalto between 1952 and 1971. The park plan for Aalto Park was drawn up by landscape architect Onni Savonlahti together with Aalto Architects. The main idea was to build a garden that was based on the nature of Central Finland and that would have a connection to the old, lush Seminary park. The vegetation of about 70 species in the park area consists of species and varieties typical of the 1950s and 1960s.

The renovation of Aalto Park was carried out during the 2010s.  The plans for the area were drawn up by landscape architect Gretel Hemgård, adapting the plans of Onni Savonlahti. Before this, a lot of native vegetation had disappeared from Aalto Park and the shrub areas had overgrown, so in connection with the renovation, new, abundant perennial areas were also planted in the area: daylilies (Hemerocallis spp.), asters (Aster spp.), avens (Geum coccineum), Dwarf Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla erythropoda), various sedums (Sedum spp.) and plenty of bulbous flowers that bloom in spring.