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Rim hillsides, big yards and small, as well as the large Payson Community Garden are features of the June 8 Garden Walk.

The Rim Area Gardeners will present their 2013 Garden Walk from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 8.

Participants are invited to visit some of Payson’s outstanding gardens. Each garden reflects the individual homeowner’s taste and gift for working with nature. At each site a RAG Club member will greet and guide guests through the garden. Several sites will feature artists and one will have live music.

Tickets are $5 each and may be purchased at Ace Hardware, Plant Fair Nursery, Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Payson and Pine public libraries, Sweet Nostalgia and at the participating gardens.

The “Green Thumbs” around town will guide you to the gardens opened for the walk, including:

1501 W. Mesa Drive, Payson — owner Julie Coleman will host artist Donna Rokoff and her clay work in this hillside garden with golf course and lake views. The front patio and entry color scheme shows off red blooms and accent pieces, bird feeding areas and birdhouses, plus a butterfly garden all fitting among pines and aspens. Tomatoes and rhubarb grow near the back deck. A gray water system, plus water from gutters, keep many of the plants thriving. Native cactus, datura and rustic wagon wheels add to the charm.

Photo by Andy Towle

Some of the Rim Country’s most gifted gardeners will offer tours of their properties during the annual Garden Walk taking place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8.

612 Coronado Way, Payson — owner Dr. Joe Falkner’s large backyard has many exotic and delightful plantings and water features. A hammock suggests dreamy afternoons in a shady, relaxed setting. There is room to stroll and discover hidden nooks and unique art. The sunken front garden has a variety of annuals and perennials.

510 N. Maranatha Road, Payson — owner and designer Jill Ridley will host artist Georgia Thorne and her fiber works at this family hideaway, reached by a curved driveway. This sprawling, six-acre ranch has animals, barns, corrals and outdoor entertainment space. Ridley enhances the natural setting of the home with potted plants and cozy seating in a romantic, curtained outdoor room.

2017 N. Verde Circle, Payson — owner Gayle Goodwin will host musician Linda Abbot on the viola in this well-designed small yard with a shaded back patio that is perfect for Arizona summers. Native plants and trees combine with landscaping for a pleasing impression. Bird feeders attract colorful visitors. A 350-gallon cistern ensures vigorous blooms and owner-crafted stained glass window panels decorate the entry.

1618C N. McLane Road, Payson — Martha and John Teubner have combined her artist’s eye and his strong back to build a haven showcasing nature’s bounty in a charming hillside area with rock gardens, water features, arbors, walkways, shaded patios and a large vegetable garden.

Payson Community Garden on Tyler Parkway — this young site (opened in 2012) has 165 plots rented to the public for seasonal gardening and each plot is an individual garden with flowers as well as vegetables. There is even a hydroponic garden on site. The participants in the garden share their excess produce with local food banks, helping their neighbors with limited resources eat healthy.

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Shake things up in the backyard this summer:

Fresh herbs and fruit have long been the key ingredients in some of summer’s most refreshing libations, and when they’re within easy reach of the backyard bartender, every cocktail becomes a flourishing signature drink.

Making a mojito with homegrown mint is only part of the picture, though. A successful cocktail garden should be a comfortable and inviting place to be.

“You can’t just translate the indoors to outdoors,” says J’Nell Bryson, a landscape architect in Charlotte, N.C. “An outdoor room needs more space to be in scale with nature.” Postage-stamp patios in big backyards don’t look right, Bryson says, but if a small space is all you have, there are lots of ways to make it work as a cocktail garden. “Even if you live in a condo and just have a tiny patio, you can do a vertical garden, or use pots,” she says.
Amy Stewart, author of “The Drunken Botanist” (Algonquin, $20), turned the challenging side yard of her home in Eureka, Calif., into a lush and colorful cocktail garden worthy of her book, which delves deep into the horticulture and lore of hops, rye, barley, grapes and dozens of other plants used to make and garnish the world’s greatest drinks.

Stewart worked with garden designer Susan Morrison on the plans for her limited space, which relies heavily on container plantings and includes an outdoor bar, where Stewart stirs up garden-fresh cocktails. Most of the garden is only 7 feet wide, with a wider patio at one end. Stewart grows hops on a trellis and raspberries and blueberries in pots. She keeps a romping clump of mint in check by growing it in a raised planter that also serves as a bar, and she installed shelves on a garden wall for pots full of herbs, with room for bottles and party glasses. Colorful liqueur bottles inspired the lively palette of the garden and the painted planters.
Stewart’s cocktail garden is furnished minimally with one chair and a bench; it’s basically a standing-room-only space. If you have a little more room, comfortable garden furniture makes guests feel right at home, Bryson says. Built-in seating with lots of pillows will encourage guests to relax with their drinks and enjoy the garden around them.

Before you decide where to place a patio, study the terrain and the sun and shade patterns in your yard, Bryson says. Pull up some garden chairs and check on the views from several angles. “Choose an expansive view, not a view right into the back door,” she says. “If you have the house walls on one side, a fence on the other, and in the third you can look up into the trees, that’s what I would choose,” she says. “Focus on a view away from the house.”
Bryson suggests hanging strings of lights to suggest “a sense of a ceiling,” but “don’t dare turn on the spotlights,” she says. “You really want soft, muted lighting.”

Clients are always eager to talk about flowers in a garden’s design, but you should not neglect foliage texture, Bryson says. Thyme and oregano are both good groundcovers with interesting texture; she also likes purple basil, lemon thyme, lavender and other aromatic plants.

CHAUTAUQUA – A plethora of flora is what’s in store for the Chautauqua Institution.

Recently, the Chautauqua Institution announced it has made plans to implement ecologically friendly landscaping practices this offseason. New practices include the construction of rain gardens and the designation of “no-mow zones.”

The promotion of practices such as “no-mow zones” are not new to the county. As the general population better understands humanity’s impact upon the environment, a greater number of county residents are doing their part to maintain an ecologically friendly lifestyle. According to Ryan Kiblin, Chautauqua Institution manager of grounds, garden and landscaping, the institution is happy to do its part.

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The Fletcher Music Hall rain garden is the longest established rain garden in the Chautauqua Institution according to Ryan Kiblin.
P-J photo by Remington Whitcomb

No-mow zones have been established around the Chautauqua Institution grounds to help slow rain water as it gathers momentum flowing down hills on the way to the lake.
P-J photo by Remington Whitcomb

Informational signs have been placed around Chautauqua Institution explaining how rain gardens and permeable surfaces help mitigate sediment entering the lake.
P-J photo by Remington Whitcomb

Informational signs have been placed around Chautauqua Institution explaining how rain gardens and permeable surfaces help mitigate sediment entering the lake.
P-J photo by Remington Whitcomb

“We have a lot of steep hillsides in Chautauqua,” said Kiblin. “When you mow the lawn and it’s only a few inches long, it’s basically the same as a paved road. When it rains, all that rainwater gathers momentum, picks up sediment, and deposits it right into the lake. By allowing the grass to just grow, that gives you 12-18 inches of growth that slows that water down, creates some resistance, and gives the sediment a chance to settle out of it instead of rushing into the lake.”

Kiblin was quick to state that the institution is not “going to just stop mowing the lawn.” The institution has instead selected strategic locations which will best mitigate sediment flow into the lake, and the institution will do its best to make the zones attractive, as well.

“Instead of just leaving it unmowed, we’ve sculpted these areas,” said Kiblin. “The areas have paths cut through them so guests can walk past, and we’ve trimmed the edges of the roads, as well. From looking at the zones, it’s obvious that we’ve intentionally set these areas aside. It doesn’t just look like we forgot to mow.”

Kiblin said that when anything changes, people tend to question why, but so far no one on the grounds has been opposed to the no-mow zones.

“We’re not trying to save money on labor or fuel,” said Kiblin. “That’s not why we’re doing this. We’re doing this to save the lake.”

Additionally, the institution will be improving its stormwater management practices as well by building rain gardens – tiered terraces that use boulders and stones to slow down rainwater – reintroducing native species to the grounds and planting 11 new trees.

“The idea is to take this project along in baby steps,” said Kiblin. “We have a few rain gardens along the grounds, and we’ve done a few different buffer zones on the lake shore so far. It’s a matter of taking steps and showing people that we can make these changes in a small way, but they can have big effects on the lake. A lot of people are worried that these changes will limit use at the institution with regard to the lake and the grounds, but that’s simply not the case. These practices will help to ensure that Chautauqua stays beautiful so people can use it indefinitely.”

Kiblin was also quick to offer praise to Doug Conroe, Chautauqua Institution director of operations. According to Kiblin, Conroe has been promoting ecologically friendly practices around the lake for 15 years, however support was always limited. Now that many residents are able to see the problems that plague the lake and understand how human use has caused these problems, more and more people are willing to take steps to restore it.

“I’ve actually had homeowners from different areas on the lake stop me at (educational seminars) to tell me that they’re sorry they never better understood how they were impacting the lake, and have since installed a buffer zone on their shoreline, or installed a rain garden where their rain gutter drains. So what we’re doing here is affecting other areas of the lake. And that’s a true joy, to know that others want to follow our actions.”

Helen Peters doesn’t own your run-of-the-mill garden.

Her Old Colonial house on South Street is surrounded with birches, peonies, foxgloves, tiger lilies, stone paths, stone walls and a manmade waterfall that leads to a pond inhabited by frogs and koi.

The English country-style landscape was the result of five years of work. It’ll be one of six gardens featured in the 2013 Needham Garden Tour, hosted by the Needham Women’s Club and taking place from noon to 4 p.m. on June 9; tickets are available at Roche Bros./Sudbury Farms, Volante Farms, Babel’s Paint Decorating, Home Trends, Dedham Savings Bank, Prudential Advantage Real Estate and online at NeedhamWomensClub.org.

“The whole property was very different before we moved in. It was as a sleeping beauty that was still sleeping,” said Peters, who lives on South Street with her husband, her dog, and her foster daughter from Sudan.

Peters’ home sits atop a hill overlooking South Street. The garden is expansive, with walking trails running up the hill behind the house and down the hill to the street. The walls and steps consist of stone slabs that blend with the numerous flowerbeds to form a natural landscape.

She bought the home 20 years ago—the address won’t be revealed until the day of the garden tour—and found herself surrounded by steep hills and trees.

“I was in love with the house with all its nooks and crannies,” she said. “But we said to ourselves, ‘let’s do something with it.’”

Peters compared part of the process of transforming her untended yards into a landscaping achievement to an archeological dig. Workers were building raised garden walls, and as they dug they discovered garden walls and even a manmade pond underground, which Peters later renovated to the existing pond.

The most recent homeowner had had parts of the surrounding yards covered over. These buried “archeological” pieces were remnants of an old garden from a previous homeowner.

“This yard used to be spectacular,” said Peters.

Now, after five years of work, there’s more than enough to make a visitor stop and smell the roses.

Organizers hope those who see Peters’ garden may try something new in their own homes.

Susan Opton, who owns the Needham-based company Terrascapes Landscape Design, designed Peters’ garden and will be attending the Garden Tour to talk to visitors. A sharp observer may notice photos of Peters’ front and back gardens on the front page of Opton’s website, terrascapeslandscapedesign.com.

Of course, “every garden should fit the shape of the property,” said organizer Kate Maguire. Maguire added that local community organizations will also be participating by having individual planters on display. 

“We want the event to be more than just a tour,” said Maguire.

Bobbitt garden

The Bobbitt garden is located at 2280 Shawnee Trail.

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Bobbitts put years of work into gardens and landscape

Rick and Dorothy Bobbitt bought their home at 2280 Shawnee Trail in spring of 2001. It was four years old with little landscaping and a gravel driveway. By the fall of that year, they had poured a concrete driveway and built a combination shed/shelter for entertaining and family gatherings.

Next came landscaping, including a large circular area in back which houses a variety of perennials as well as a water feature. A three-season porch was added with a small covered deck area for evening bird watching or just catching up on the day.

During the summer of 2009, the large barn at the back of the property was built. Most of the trees were added or moved over the years. Flower and vegetable garden beds were added and are very easy to maintain.

Rick built Dorothy a garden shed to match his barn and provided her a place to store garden tools and transplant materials. All improvements to the property were done primarily by the Bobbitts, with little help from professionals. Rain barrels have aided in watering.

Throughout the yard, you will find different areas to gather, relax or engage in a friendly game of horseshoes, corn hole or ladder golf. Rick discovered clever uses for clay pipe, including a table and chairs he made from the clay pipe.

Having been taught to never discard a flower, Dorothy once staked a flower until it grew four-feet tall before her father-in-law convinced her that it was a weed. Now she uses a transplant bed to divide and start new plants. Rick and Dorothy say the work has all been worth it and they love what they have created. Trial and error has been their best teacher.

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Welcome to the warmth and charm of 3900 Centenary Dr., located on a large, corner lot in the “Fairway” of University Park. Just two blocks from coveted Hyer Elementary, the current owners extensively renovated the property to work beautifully with today’s lifestyle.

Filled with exceptional details such as warm hardwoods, French beams, rich moldings, tall ceilings and three hand-cut Lueders limestone fireplaces, this home is as comfortable as it is inviting.

The cook’s kitchen, modeled after Julia Child’s own, is the centerpiece of the home. Special features include custom white cabinetry with maple interiors, honed black granite counters, Viking range, Sub-Zero refrigerator/freezer and more. Seating includes a large central kitchen table and separate morning area (that also serves as an additional living area) overlooking the outdoor pool and spa and a spectacular shade garden reminiscent of the gardens of Provence with its hollies, yews and crushed pea gravel path.

With large rooms and outdoor spaces that welcome entertaining, this home was also created to meet the demands of day-to-day life. It boasts four ensuite bedrooms, including a large master with fireplace, sitting area and Juliette balconies. A carpeted third floor with full bath could be a fifth bedroom, and quarters above the garage are just the right size for out-of-town guests to feel right at home.

Outside, exceptional gardens and landscaping include 300 linear feet of New England stacked stone which surrounds the English border garden, with 72 rose bushes in bloom from March through October, plus salvia, foxgloves, rosemary, thyme and other perennials. Pool landscaping was inspired by the Four Seasons in Las Colinas. Listed by Malinda Arvesen for $2,050,000.

Extraordinary homes and extraordinary people create great neighborhoods. Go to briggsfreeman.com to see luxury homes for sale in the DFW area. CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty.

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GARDEN ART:See how Paula Splatter creates glass totems for the garden at the Collin County Rose Society meeting. 6:30 p.m. Friday. Collin College, B-124, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano. Free. 214-707-8987.

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SPRINGVILLE — Tellgren’s Terrace is now officially open, behind Springville Elementary School. The garden and outdoor classroom features a collection of benches, picnic tables, a brick patio and a sculpture of butterflies in flight, all instated for the school and community, in honor of former SES Principal Scott Tellgren.

Tellgren’s Terrace has been in the works since May 2011, when Parent-Teacher Association representative Julie Moriarty applied for the Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant, which was awarded, in the amount of $5,000. Members of the PTA, students and staff worked, side-by-side, to construct the brick patio, benches, picnic tables and gardens, stocked with perennials that will bloom, year after year.

“We had teachers and students lined up, side-by-side, passing bricks from one to the other, to make this patio,” Moriarty said, gesturing to the terrace. “A lot of people put in a lot of hours, to make it all come together.”

The garden and outdoor classroom, including a sculpture by Ashford Hollow artists in residence, was officially unveiled, during a ceremony at the garden, on May 20.

Springville Elementary School Principal Marcole Feuz thanked Lowe’s Toolbox for Education for the grant, the Ashford Hollow Foundation for creating the sculpture, Gernatt gravel pit and Dave Miller for donating the gravel and mulch, David and Claire Brown of DH Landscaping for helping design the garden, the Dziak family for donating time and talents and the Springville-Griffith Institute grounds crew for its “tremendous support” in helping volunteers to construct the landscape.

“It never would have been possible, without the many volunteers, who donated their time and talents,” she said.

Feuz also thanked Moriarty for securing the grant and helping the project come to fruition.

“You really embraced the project and made it a reality. We’ve seen people eating dinner at the picnic tables, enjoying the garden and really making it their own. We owe you a debt of gratitude,” she said, to Moriarty.

Feuz also spoke to Tellgren, for whom the garden is named.

“Thank you, for sharing yourself with the SES community, for so many years. You are a tremendous inspiration, for your dedication to education, to perseverance and to never giving up,” Feuz said. “Scott is a true family man, a community member and my mentor. He’s why I’m here. This project is to give back and honor him, for students to utilize and enjoy now and for many years to come. This garden will continue to give, just like Mr. Tellgren has done.”

Feuz enumerated some of Tellgren’s accomplishments, during his time with the S-GI District and in the community, including instating video announcements at SES, coaching for Springville Youth Inc., taking thousands of photographs of events, around the district and encouraging advances in technology and the arts.

“I would not be where I am today, if I did not have Scott as my mentor, my lifelong friend and my confidant,” Feuz said. “He’s always been willing to listen and offer advice.”

Art teacher Rebecca Szpaicher explained that the fifth grade class worked with the Ashford Hollow artists in residence, to decide whether to work in aluminum casting, bronze casting or metal sculptures, this year. The class decided on metal sculptures and worked together, to design the large-scale design that now sits in Tellgren’s Terrace.

“The students designed the [sculpture] out of paper and the artists took it back to their studio, welded it and painted it,” she explained, adding that the figure weighs approximately 500 pounds. “We thank the district for supporting the arts in education. This sculpture depicts butterflies in flight. Mr. Tellgren always did his own artwork, while he was here. At first, we couldn’t get him into the arts. After a while, we couldn’t get him to leave. Mr. Tellgren, this is for you.”

Tellgren’s wife Betsy spoke, on behalf of her husband.

“Thank you all, for the bottom of our hearts,” she said. “Scott loved his time here and was very happy to say that this was his home. Thank you all.”

S-GI Board of Education Member Joan Kelly also spoke to those assembled, about Scott Tellgren and his impact on the school and the community.

“As we all walk down the road of life, there are three types of people we meet. We meet those who love to leave footprints on our heads. We meet those who love to leave their footprints on our gluteus maximuses, but it’s those who leave their footprints on our hearts that we will always remember and love. Those people leave their footprints on the world, on both children and adults, including me.

“Congratulations on a job well done,” she said. “Thank you, Mr. Tellgren, for your service to this school and to this community.”

Feuz closed the ceremony, by recalling what she called her favorite photograph of Tellgren, in which he is shown reading a book to students, while wearing a “Cat in the Hat” top hat.

“One of my favorite quotes from that book is, ‘Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened,’” she said, to Tellgren, adding, “Scott, you have a lot to smile about.”

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Award-winning nature photographer Chris Linder gets up close and personal when he’s shooting images illustrating climate change around the world. Linder will share many of his photos and experiences from his travels during a photography symposium, “Conservation Through the Lens,” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s Oswald Visitor Center. There will also be free time to shoot on the arboretum grounds and an opportunity to take a master class ($25) with Linder. Cost is $95, $80 for members; includes lunch. Go to http://bit.ly/109A41c or call 952-443-1422.

Charming gardens

This year, Champlin’s Father Hennepin Festival will pre­sent free self-guided tours of six public and private gardens featuring all different sizes and styles, including sun and shade beds, a train garden, gazebos, water gardens and a back yard modeled after the Canadian North Woods. The Champlin Garden Club-sponsored event kicks off at 9 p.m. Saturday with a “nightscape” tour highlighting lit waterfalls and garden accents along winding walkways. Other gardens will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Tour maps are available at Champlin City Hall, Fair’s Nursery, Lynde Garden Center and at www.fatherhennepinfestival.com. The Father Hennepin Festival is Fri.-Sun. and features a parade, rides, live music and family activities.

Lawn chair gardening

Environmentalist and author Dawn Pape will give a talk on her new book, “A Lawn Chair Gardener’s Guide,” share landscaping tips and answer questions, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.Hedberg’s Landscape, 8400 60th St., Stillwater. Hedberg’s recently opened a new Outdoor Living Design Center at this location. Call 651-748-3158.

Perennial knowledge

Have you always wanted to start a perennial garden? The Gertens Perennial Fest will offer workshops on topics such as plant selection, rain gardens, attracting butterflies and birds and growing fruit. The festival is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat.-Sun., 5500 Blaine Av., Inver Grove Heights. Call 651-450-1501.

Stop invasive species

At PlayCleanGo Day on Saturday, volunteers will explain how to “Stop Invasive Species in Your Tracks” and hand out information at six state parks. Invasive plants and animals discussed will include earthworms, buckthorn, wild parsnip and emerald ash borers. For information, go to www.PlayCleanGo.org.

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