Tour a Large Arizona Garden

For 15 years, majordomo Woody Woodruff has kept everything running smoothly for billionaire homeowners who live on 7 acres in Arizona's Sonoran Desert, in Paradise Valley northeast of Phoenix. "It's a legacy garden," Woody says. "I'd roll over in my grave if the garden was ever torn out." His love of his "babies"---thousands of cacti and succulents---is evident, as is his southern drawl (he's from Georgia).

Although the types of ornamental plants that thrive in this harsh climate---with winter temps below freezing and summers in the triple digits---is limited (see Gallery on my website), Woody continually tests new ones. In addition to aloes from African deserts and vibrant pink trailing vinca, what amazed me was...[Read more at https://debraleebaldwin.com/succulent...

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Award-winning garden photojournalist and bestselling author Debra Lee Baldwin shares know-how about “plants that drink responsibly” in print, photos, videos and her “Celebrating the Joy of Succulents” newsletter. Debra is based in Southern California, home to more succulent specialty nurseries and growers than anywhere else in the world.

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