Bill and Margaret Wright Home Awarded Yard of the Week

The Bill and Margaret Wright home in Payson has been named Yard of the Week. 

Yard of the Week: Bill and Margaret Home in Payson

Take a drive past our latest Yard of the Week and expect to be pleased by the beauty in sight.  What you may miss, however, is just how spectacular the property truly is up close, with its hidden fountain and secret fairy garden for youngsters’ make believe worlds.  

This would be the home of Bill and Margaret Wright, in Payson, a couple whose handiwork in their yard since 1996 is worthy of applause.

A ceaseless job, Bill and Margaret work on their yard as a team. The main maintenance details are divided as such: Margaret does the weeding and Bill does the watering.  Judging by the pristine condition found in their multiple flower garden spots, vegetable garden out back--one filled with the key ingredients for homemade salsa, and the good health that is exhibited in plants growing therein, it is clear their teamwork effort is a success.

Margaret is the architect of the fairy garden that is tucked beneath an umbrella tree near the couple’s front porch.  It has been adorned with sweet fairies, butterflies, colorful glass balls, a windmill, geraniums, and greenery.  Stepping stones are set to guide the tiny feet of their six grandchildren to a bench secure inside.

Their hard work and fruitful results make relaxing in the yard all the more enticing for the Wright family. Bill’s favorite spot there is the couple’s patio in the backyard, which is made all the more serene with a rock garden dressed up with flower boxes and planters, jolly gnomes, shady trees, and a restful running water fountain.  The roses in bloom along the sidewalk patch in the frontyard are among Margaret’s favorites.

All of the flowers planted there--from the clematis and impatiens to the vinca and zinnias--have been purchased locally at Olson’s Garden Shoppe in Payson.

For their nurturing nature and continuous care for their property in Payson, we congratulate Bill and Margaret Wright for receiving the honor of Yard of the Week!