SONORAN GARDENS PHOTO CREDIT SHELLY ANN ABBOTT, MLA, A MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING LANDSCAPE DESIGNER CREATED A NEW VISION WHEN SHE DESIGNED THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOR THIS CLIENT IN THE CATALINA FOOTHILLS IN TUCSON AZ. SHE REMOVED THE TURF AND CITRUS TREES THAT BLOCKED THE CITY AND MOUNTAIN VIEWS. THE NEW DESIGN IS INTENDED TO BE BEAUTIFUL AND SUSTAINABLE AND DISPLAY THE SONORAN DESERT AT ITS FINEST. MATURING DESERT TREES FORM A LACY CANOPY, AROUND WHICH COLORFUL NATIVE DESERT PLANTINGS THRIVE AND GIVE YEAR AROUND COLOR AND INTEREST. THIS IS A WELCOMING HUMMINGBIRD AND BUTTERFLY GARDEN.