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Artistic treasures unfold in one womans backyard garden
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A gourd painted to look like a cat sits in Becky Mensinger’s garden May 12. There are a variety of gourds around Mensinger’s garden, some painted as cats and one painted as a snake. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Looking at her front yard, you could never tell Master Gardener Becky Mensinger pays more attention to her backyard. But once you walk around her Gainesville home you realize her backyard is her sanctuary. “I’m a plant nerd,” Mensinger said pointing toward her three-tiered raised garden with its blueberry bushes, fox gloves, epimediums, Love-In-A-Mist and many more.