brick to concrete. Annual themes Reiman Gardens uses a process called Dimensional Design to create its annual theme. Using a holistic approach, Dimensional Design requires a team effort from all departments. Thus, the Gardens' staff develops educational programs, interpretation, communications, events and amenities that support one theme, which in turn, also supports the Gardens' mission. The theme encourages guests to view the garden and its mission from a different perspective each time they visit. The theme year planning also gives structure to displays and programs and generates innovative ideas that turn into horticulture displays. Reiman Gardens' theme years: 2003 - Year of the Butterfly 2004 - Seasons of Agriculture 2005 - Global Garden Focused on garden traditions from around the world. 2006 - Art of Gardening Showcased gardening as art and art in the garden. Featured the outdoor sculpture exhibition "Cars and Campaniles." 2007 - Excellence in Bloom Celebrated Iowa State University's 150th anniversary. 2008 - The Novel Garden Displayed garden areas inspired by literature. Featured art pieces and horticultural displays based on Peter Pan, A Christmas Carol, The Color Purple, Moby-Dick, and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. 2009 - The Landscape Before Time Showcased plants and insects from themed around prehistoric times. Featured the outdoor sculpture exhibition "Dinosaurs and Other Common Garden Pests." 2010 - Celebration of the Garden Ornamentation Celebrated quirky garden decorations. Featured the installation of Elwood the World's Largest Concrete Gnome and the outdoor sculpture exhibition "Gnome Sweet Gnome." 2011 - Insects! Displayed garden areas inspired by those misunderstood and underappreciated insects. Featured the outdoor sculpture exhibition "David Rogers' Big Bugs." 2012 - Some Assembly Required Focused on how things are put together and how things connect with each other. Featured the outdoor sculpture exhibition "Nature Connects: Art with LEGO Bricks." 2013 - More than Meets the Iowa Celebrated the great state of Iowa. Featured the outdoor sculpture exhibition "Iowa Naturally." 2014 - 2014: A Garden Odyssey Displayed garden areas inspired by space and science-fiction. Featured the outdoor sculpture exhibition "Alien Invasion." 2015 - Celebrating Our Past and Future Celebrated Reiman Gardens' 20th anniversary. Featured an outdoor sculpture exhibition "InTREEguing TREEhouses." 2016 - Color Displayed garden spaces and interpretation that highlighted all the color that can exist in nature. Featured the outdoor sculpture exhibition "Nature Connects: Art with LEGO Bricks." 2017 - Water Showcased sculptures of different sea creatures composed of rubbish collected from the ocean in