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ABOVE: The flower garden of Jerry and Mary schutz.
Jerry and Mary schutz spent years creating their dream garden. Time to enjoy.
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hen Mary and Jerry Schutz purchased their Pickerel Lake property in 1981, it barely resembled the cozy cottage surrounded by lush greenery sitting there today. “It was a mess. No one had lived here for at least four years,” Mary said, adding that they had to have the grounds plowed due to their terrible condition. That same year, the couple moved from Fargo to Billings, Montana, so after initial work on the new lake house, they spent only a couple weeks there each summer, leaving little time to genuinely devote to yard work. “We’d come back and it would be full of weeds,” Mary said. But after moving to the property permanently in 1997, “we got
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TOP: Field stones create terraces in the Schutz garden. Jerry picked, hauled and placed all the stones himself. ABOVE: A sculpture in the Schutz garden.
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“I had a dream of what I wanted out there”
ABOVE: Boardwalks take people through the gardens, past all the beautiful flowers and natural habitat. RIGHT: Jerry and Mary Schutz drew up plans for what they wanted their garden home to look like and then worked for years to get it just like they had dreamed.
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serious about gardening,” she added. Her husband, a gardener since youth, had gardened everywhere the two called home over the years, making it a natural choice to do the same at their latest residence. But it was Mary, who didn’t begin gardening until her 40s, who drew up the plans. “I had a dream of what I wanted out there,” she said. “She laid the whole thing out,” Jerry continued, adding, “I thought she was nuts.” “I’m the dreamer and he’s the worker,” she laughed in response. Looking at their garden now, a vast arrangement of festive flora with wooden paths weaving through and interspersed by artful touches, rock outlines and a miniature waterfall tinkling toward a tiny pool, it’s easy to imagine the blueprints were slightly overwhelming.
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TOP: Jerry and Mary schutz’s pickeral Lake home. ABOVE: A small waterfall trickles into a pool in the schutz garden.
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But Jerry, who had an architecture firm, and Mary, a former interior designer with experience under a florist, successfully turned their garden into the sort neighbors gaze at in wistful envy. “If you know anything about gardening, you know it constantly changes,” Mary said. Some staples in the Schutz garden include hostas, peonies, bleeding hearts, day and Asiatic lilies, tulips, daffodils, daises and lots of irises, although their fellow flowers vary. Although it’s “primarily a flower garden” according to Jerry, vegetables, herbs, grasses and trees add to its unique consistency. “Jerry laid all the rock – hauled it, picked it, placed it,” Mary said, adding that he built the trellis that stands as one of several entrance points. With 6-8 hours of upkeep a week in Mary’s Garden, coined for its replication of her vision, the couple has put plenty of time and effort into creating their floral oasis. However, that’s not to say that they haven’t experienced their share of unpleasant predicaments throughout the process. “Deer are a problem here,” Mary said, referencing the fence they apply a
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TOP: Flowers in the schutz garden. RIGHT: Walking paths wander their way through the garden.
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TOP: The schutz deck high above pickeral Lake.
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“We’re very high above the lake, but all the property around us is higher,” Mary said. “The boardwalks (in the garden) were all floating. It was a mess.” Luckily, the effect on the plants wasn’t significant, and after pumping the water out, everything settled safely. “Most plants don’t like standing water,” Jerry said. “Some of (the garden) was designed to keep the water out.” And then there’s the gardener’s continual battle: weeds. “It’s hard to walk through the garden and not pull a weed. They grow as well as the flowers do,” Mary said. As far as advice for other would-be-gardeners, “Get your wife out to help every once in a while,” Jerry advised with a chuckle. The couple suggests sharing and trading plants, something they do often with their son in Colorado. “We have some irises that he gave us years ago,” Mary said, adding that though some plants won’t take due to climate difference, “irises work well back and forth.” Contrary to popular sentiment, Jerry recommends that you “be rough with your garden,” taking charge of plants, separating them – especially self-spreading perennials – and sharing extras with others. Its days as a plowing nightmare long passed, their labor has allowed the Schutzs to reap much enjoyment from Mary’s Garden, making it a literal dream come true.
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secret garden Though a love for gardening existed since childhood, Don Steinmetz had to wait to start his own garden. Story & Photos: Thressa Johnson
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TOP: Don Steinmetz’s vegetable garden on North Shore Drive. ABOVE: Don Steinmetz measures his corn last summer.
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TOP: Flowers add a splash of color to Don steinmetz’s vegetable garden. ABOVE: Veggies in the steinmetz garden.
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with a chuckle, “A lot of times my wife will look out the window and think I’ve had a heart attack because I haven’t moved for an hour.” Pam is also a gardener, focusing her time and skill on vibrant flowerbeds. The couple enjoys planting seeds and picking weeds together in neighboring sections of the yard. Steinmetz guesses that he spends 30 hours a week in the garden, although “half of it might be sitting there and watching,” he said with a smile. “If you’re going to garden and put some effort into it, that’s all you get done in the summer,” he added, mentioning that he doesn’t fish as much as he used to. Steinmetz’s dedication has paid off in his successful crop, hardwon with troubleshooting along the way. “The biggest problem in a garden is that things get too crowded,” he said, adding that the more plants, the more moisture, the more rotted vegetables. “I’ve learned that planting things too thin is better than planting things too thick, and planting rows too far apart is better than planting rows too close together,” he advised. Steinmetz also noted the significance of a plant’s
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TOP: Corn grows tall in the Steinmetz garden last summer. ABOVE: Tomatoes ripening on the vine.
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TOP: rows of onions. ABOVE: peppers in the steinmetz garden.
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simplest pleasure: sunlight. “Very few vegetables grow good in the shade,” he said. “Shade is a killer.” He mentioned that 2-3 extra hours of sunlight each day is a huge help to vegetables, making location key. In plans for the future, Steinmetz hopes to further incorporate the greenhouse he began using three years ago to start strains. “When I retire I would hope to enlarge it and grow a few things in it, just to extend the growing season,” he said. His other ambition is a little trickier. “My goal: oranges,” he said, pointing out a potted plant with tiny green globes hanging from its branches. Since bringing two orange plants home from Florida, Steinmetz has balanced them between being inside and outside, trying to maintain humidity. Even for the nonnative plant, Steinmetz has high hopes – and the gardening expertise to back them up. But it’s not his green thumb that gives him away; it’s his dirt-adorned knees. “That’s the difference between a guy who talks about gardening and a gardener,” he said. Judging by his muddied knees, it’s crystal clear Steinmetz is a gardener through and through.
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* Lighten up. It’s hard to imagine that spring has sprung in a room decked out in velvet or other heavy fabrics. Warm days and spring breezes call out for sheer or lightweight curtains, slipcovers in natural solid-colored or floral fabrics, and decorative pillows that bring splashes of color into the room. It’s not necessary to replace all of the fabrics in a room to usher in a new season. Sometimes simply changing out pillows and removing warm winter throws is enough. TOP: Let in the light and enjoy a breath of fresh air. ABOVE: Brighten up any room with a new pastel paint.
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ANNUALS Looking for first signs of color? Look no further than these wonderful annuals. * Alyssum: Starting in April, this cascading bounty of tiny flowers offers a sweet aroma that attracts butterflies. * Dianthus: These vivid flowers also attract butterflies and are often a cottage garden staple. * Gypsophila: Also known as baby’s breath, these delicate flowers can serve as filler in any landscape. Pink and white varieties are available. * Impatiens: One of the best-known plants for the garden, these annuals come in scores of colors and can generally tolerate full sun to full shade. * Larkspur: Belonging to the buttercup family, these flowers bloom in shades of white to violet. * Pansy: These flowers are some of the earliest spring bloomers, arriving alongside spring bulbs like tulips. * Petunias: Petunias put on a show of color through the entire season, making them a popular bedding flower. PERENNIALS These plants will come back year after year and offer spring shows. * Cherry blossom: The flowers that sprout on cherry trees are some of the first signs of spring. Their pink or white buds are often a spectacle, so much so that towns and cities hold cherry blossom festivals.
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* Columbine: These beautiful blooms attract butterflies and can be a nice part of a garden bed. * Jacob’s ladder: Variegated foliage that is dappled with violetcolored flowers can add a sweet smell and visual interest to the garden. * Primrose: These flowers come in a variety of shades, making them versatile in any garden. They also tend to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. * Sweet violet: These fragrant flowers are edible as well as attractive. These plants can self-plant, so unless a gardener wants them to spread, they should be kept contained.
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