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The Healing Garden

Author: Cathy Cromell
Issue: December, 2009, Page 55




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Plants near the home’s “oasis zone” provide a feeling of lushness and a sense of seclusion.

Wok-shaped bowls filled with glass beads and rocks simulate flowing water. They are positioned to enhance the movement of energy in the garden, says Leanne Phillips.

A pendant-shaped iron piece filled with natural fibers hangs in the yard.

When temperatures drop, a fire pit near one of the gazebos offers warmth. To the left, stone slabs serve as a bridge over a dry wash.



Elevation changes were incorporated throughout the property to give visitors the feeling that there is more to explore. Rocks and natural stone form retaining walls along the stairs.
WILDLIFE-RESISTANT PLANTS

Cacti & Succulents
Agave lophantha
• Black-spined agave (Agave macro-     cantha)
• Blue euphorbia (Euphorbia rigida)
• Candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica)
• Mexican fencepost cactus (Pachycer-       eus marginatus)
• Moroccan mound (Euphorbia resinifera)
• Octopus agave (Agave vilmoriniana)
• Ponytail palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)
• Sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
• Slipper flower (Pedilanthus macro-      carpus)
• Totem pole cactus (Lophocereus            schottii f. monstrosus)
• Variegated Yucca aloifolia


The stones for this sacred geometry disk where laid out with the help of Leanne Phillips’ son, Miles. She uses the area in her energy-healing practice.
Foliage Plants
Artemisia sp.
• Bower vine (Pandorea jasminoides,
   P. jasminoides ‘Variegata’)

• Creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)
• Easter egg emu bush (Eremophila racemosa)
• Germander (Teucrium chamaedrys)
• Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus)
• Mt. Lemmon marigold (Tagetes lemmonii)
• Rosemary (Rosmarinus sp.)


 

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