Giant Pylon Frames Garden

What would you do if you had a giant electricity pylon sprouting right next to your house?  Jerry Larsen has one in his front garden and he uses it as a sculptural background to the eye-catching flower and vegetable garden he has built around it.

Jerry was raised on a farm in Minnesota where his family grew strawberries and raspberries.  He obviously has the secret of successful gardening in his genes because his garden around the pylon is a must-see year in, year out.  This year a riot of cucumbers and butternut squash are growing on trellises, bush beans and red cabbages are flourishing alongside watermelons, and the peas have only just wound down.

The wide perimeter bed, adjacent to the sidewalk, is planted with vigorous red begonias, which contrast nicely with the dark mulch that keeps the entire garden looking clean and weed-free.   What’s Jerry’s secret to all this bounty?  “I add composted cow manure to the soil every year, and just fertilize once, in the spring,” he says.

You can see Jerry’s ‘pylon garden’ at the corner of Keeler Avenue and Flax Hill Road in Norwalk.  It’s worth the trip!

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