Posted by Sunset, August 26, 2009 in Furnishing the garden
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By Sharon Cohoon, Sunset senior garden writer
You saw Venice garden designer Suzanne McKevitt's front yard on Monday. Now here's what her inner courtyard looks like. There's a little joke hidden in this sleek, sophisticated garden. Can you spot it?
For those of you who didn't -- I certainly wouldn't have if McKevitt hadn't pointed it out -- here's a closer look.
Yes, that weed popping up out of her faux turf carpet is a real dandelion, deliberately planted. McKevitt's little prank. Funny thing, though, but this has proved to be the place her dog Boots, a sturdy Australian blue heeler, likes to sit most. "Good thing dandelions are tough," says McKevitt, "because this plant gets squished often."
