It’s all in the details

Sometimes it ’s the quirky little details that make a garden memorable . In Randy Bolin and Tom Nelson ’s garden in Oakland , California , a colorful slight plastic lizard peep out from behind a group of plants along a way of life , making visitant do a double - take , if they ’re paying attention , that is !

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