Gary and Judy Koy have spent the better part of 40 years turning 4 acres of hayfield into landscaping that should be on the cover of a magazine.
They bought the land and built their home just to be one of the first in the area in the Town of Maine, just outside of Wausau.
Since then, they’ve planted hundreds of trees and countless flowers that bloom from spring to fall. Roses dominate the rest, because they’re Judy’s favorite.
And there is just enough other stuff like shrubs, birdbaths and lawn ornaments to keep it all interesting.
The Koys say it takes about 5-hours a week to maintain. Although Gary says he never really walks through his yard, he pulls weeds as he walks through it. And Judy spends a lot of time in the off season going through magazines to come up with ideas.
The yard also features a Shakespeare Garden and multi-layered water feature. Gary and some buddies from where he used to work needed two weekends to put it in. But Judy tells us it still didn’t go in fast enough because she couldn’t wait to plant around it. The name of the waterfall, “The Bridge Over the River Koy,” was inspired by the movie but is a tribute to first born grandson, River Koy.
A rose garden will also be named for granddaughter, Emily Rose.
As for what the future holds for the garden, it depends who you ask. Judy says maintaining what they already have keeps them busy enough. Gary says he’d like to put in a fire pit.
Their best tip for your Great Garden: Make it a work in progress. Don’t do it all at once.
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