Ken Mills bought his 1770s home in northern Chittenden County 25 years ago. Mills has worked as a landscape architect for two decades, while also cultivating the acre and a half of outdoor space behind his home. Called Studio JuJu, the elaborate parklike area includes a screened-in waterfall and koi pond, massive ornate doors, metal sculptures galore, a stone labyrinth, and an iron bridge. Mills has welcomed a variety of groups to his sculpture garden for meditation retreats and musical performances. He also runs a short-term rental and shares his whimsical space with guests.

Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger got a tour of Mills’ secret garden for her latest episode of “Stuck in Vermont.”

You can read more about Mills here.

Filming date: 6/23/23

Music: Geographer, “Float”

This episode of Stuck in Vermont was supported by New England Federal Credit Union.

Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger has been making her award-winning video series "Stuck in Vermont" since 2007. In 2024, she won first place from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for her video, “Barbie Collector.” She received the Margaret L. (Peggy) Kannenstine Award for Arts Advocacy from the Vermont Arts Council in 2023. This map details her travels around the state; her 500th video was a musical. New episodes appear on the Seven Days website every other Thursday...