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W HEN A ROW OF j u n ip e r s

faded away a couple of years

ago after a long career in her suburban Kansas City

garden, Judy Jackson saw the perfect opportunity to

create a serene outdoor room. A Master Gardener since

her retirement in 2000, Judy and her husband, Don,

laid a pleasing rock path that culminates in an antique

brick “rug” and a boxwood-ringed bench of local

limestone. Embedded in the middle of the path, an old

farm cultivator blade resembles a medallion. Foxglove,

hostas, hydrangeas, and variegated plants thrive in the

intimate, sunny-shady spot. “Since working on this,

Don is a lot more interested in gardeningnow,” says

Judy. “We enjoy it very much.”

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