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Here’s what we brought to life: - Trimmed and cleared select plants (including prickly pears) - Installed two drip zones — one for cactus, one for plants - Planted a box tree, saguaro spears, specialty cactus; golden barrels, mixed succulents & other desert-adapted plants - Set a 6' x 8' iron trellis in concrete for vertical structure - Rewired & reinstalled the homeowner’s LED lighting - Placed 12 surface-select boulders - Mounded with screened topsoil + 20 tons of granite - Regraded the swale for better drainage

A Southwest style courtyard was designed for family and critters to enjoy an enclosed outdoor space. The 'elk mountain' flagstone path winds thru a cactus garden featuring a 'mancave macho mocha, 'old man cactus and euphorbia tirucali. The perennial garden has a 'caesalpinia pulcherrima', vitex purpurea', cuphea ignea. The sitting garden includes a Furcrea mediopicta (mexico), Leucophyllum frutescens silver leaf (Rio Bravo), and Grevillea'long john' Sitting at the mesquite table one can enjoy the re-circulating boulder fountain which attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Brightly colored mexican tile enhances the barbecue. The fireplace with built-in light box has a private sitting area surrounded by an Aloe tree, acacia cultriformis and strelitzia juncea (South Africa)

Photography by Trent Bell
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An Argentine saguaro (Echinopsis terscheckii) cactus, variegated agave (Agave americana var. medio-picta 'Alba') and a carpet of silver ponyfoot (Dichondra argentea) create a striking xeriscape vignette at the entry to the garden from the street. Photographer: Greg Thomas, http://optphotography.com/

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