1633 Flowerree St, Helena, MT 59601

This truly extraordinary property on Helena's Upper West Side is just one block from the level pedestrian path of Le Grand Cannon and from the Tubbs Trailhead entrance to the ascending forested trails of the 620-acre Mount Helena City Park. These trails connect to thousands of acres of additional public lands and trails that can take you north to Canada or south to Mexico, along the Great Divide of the Rocky Mountains. There are extraordinary views from every window: of Mount Helena looming behind the back yard, of the Helena Valley and the Sleeping Giant laid out to the north, and of the Continental Divide spread out to the west, enjoyable from the master bedroom's 7 by 16 foot balcony that is perched 20 feet above street level on the corner lot. The backyard pond and stream with goldfish and waterlilies is a self-contained ecosystem (no need to feed the fish and they rest dormant each winter in the 4-foot deep center of the pond). Springtime tulips and daffodils are throughout the property. More than fifty rose bushes bloom spring through fall. Five cherry bushes provide spring flowers and dozens of jars of cherry preserves each autumn. There are a dozen blueberry bushes and additional acacia bushes, raspberries canes, and strawberries. There is a Honey Crisp apple tree. There is a 20 by 30 foot garden plot. This property will feed you, literally and spiritually. There are dozens of trees, including Aspen, towering cottonless Cottonwoods, Mountain Ash, a columnar pine and two columnar Poplars, a Burr Oak, a Northern Maple, and dozens of Arborvitae. A recently built 22' 6" by 12' 6" dining room/sun room, with continual triple-pane windows on three sides, visually brings the gorgeous backyard inside, so that it can be enjoyed no matter the weather. This recent addition has a wrap-around porch protected by 3' 6" eaves that make it possible to take a protected walk on the covered, 37-foot-long porch even in the rain. This overhang and the wall of south-facing windows are a passive solar design, so that the sun streams through the windows to warm the house in the winter but the eaves keep the sun from touching the windows in the summer. This means that the forced-air whole-home heating and air conditioning system is used a lot less than would otherwise be needed in a less intelligently designed home. The architecturally landscaped backyard is entered on an ascending flagstone path that takes you under an arbor with honeysuckle vines that climb its sides (lots of hummingbirds in the summer!) and with two bird houses perched on its top. Speaking of birds, the stream is the favored bathing spot of all of the neighborhood's birds, which include many rare and colorful song birds. Their nearly non-stop summer bathing can be enjoyed from inside, thanks to the south-facing wall of windows, or from the 11'3" by 12' 9" deck that is just across the flagstone path from the pond. This deck has a retractable awning that makes being in the backyard, next to the stream and pond, surrounded by rose bushes, comfortable in the sun and in the rain. Unique features of the home include two tuck-under garages and an additional 20' by 25' garage with a 12' high ceiling that can accommodate a camping trailer or RV (the previous owner used this space as an elaborate woodworking shop). There is a whopping total of 1,230 square feet of garage space! There is a total of 460 square feet of deck space. This home and yard have positive qualities unmatched by any other home in Helena.