This formal canna lily bed is on the grounds of Westfield Acres, the home of Frank and Jessie Fowler, located at 1217 North Nye Avenue in Fremont, Nebraska. The triangular flower bed is defined by the property's graveled and curving driveways which themselves are bordered with concrete curbing. Bunches of ornamental grasses denote the triangle's points, which are connected by strips of ground cover plants. The blooming canna lilies themselves are surrounded by box trimmed plants that form a stair-step formal border for the less orderly canna plants. Well established trees form a solid backdrop for this garden view and shut out the neighboring homes. The roof and brick chimney in the distance is an exception.
The 16-acre property at 1217 Nye Avenue in Fremont, Nebraska, was purchased by Frank Fowler from Edward Blewett in 1903. The former Blewett residence was drastically remodeled into a 32-room mansion, while the surrounding grounds were transformed to include the stable, a poultry house, and a gardener's residence. The architect secured for the major building project was Alfred C. Clas of Ferry and Clas, architects of the 1893 World's Fair. The estate was razed in 1958.
