Most Extreme Backyard Makeovers

50-foot whirligigs, a few hundred sculptures made from concrete and ground glass, or a three-story high adobe mountain.

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April 21, 2005, 1:00 PM PDT

"Everybody has their own idea of their 'happy place,' and Off The Map features some of the planet's more extreme backyard makeovers. There may be plastic flamingoes here, but if there are, it's a safe bet that you won't notice them.

A web-only production of the Independent Television Service, Off The Map is described by its creators as, 'A Multimedia Tour of Backyard Paradises Created by Visionary Artists Around the World.' "

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: A jumbled corner of heaven on Earth

Thursday, April 21, 2005 in The Christian Science Monitor

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