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Phoenix Garden Embraces Native Desert Ecology for Outdoor Living

Designer Christy Ten Eyck: front courtyard with curved planters, recycled concrete patio, palo verdes, penstemon, milkweed attracting pollinators. Backyard: curved retaining walls, boulder outcropping spilling water into swimming hole/pond. Juror: "This garden could melt your cares away."

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