The Stadtverschönerungsverein (literal Association for Tourism and the Beautification of Rapperswil) adorned the harbour area by planting the first 'official' rose bed.

This was followed by the creation of other gardens by the town's administration at the Zürichsee harbour in the 1920s, and finally on streets and squares mainly on the initiative of the women of Rapperswil.

The Curti family (Haus Schlossberg property) transferred ownership of some 500 square metres (5,382 sq ft) land in order to create a rose garden in return for a modest leasehold rent.

The fountain consists of an earlier memorial stone for the creator of the first rose gardens, and an inscription was created by the local poet Pius Rickenmann.

The bronze great crested grebe is a work by the Swiss sculptor Ernst Ghenzi which was financed by the Knie family.

Established in October 1984, it was created on the roof of the subterranean municipal parking facility Schanz, set aside for a very special purpose.

This fact received public confirmation at the large commemorative rose festival in Nöggenschwiel in Southern Germany.