An Aromatic Desert Plant Reminds Architect Lindsey Wikstrom of Home—Wherever She Makes It

A potted creosote plant she brought back from Arizona brings the smell of the desert into her New York apartment.

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My family moved to Tucson from Colorado when I was in high school, and it was the first time I experienced desert monsoons. If I climbed up on the roof of my house, I could see storm clouds roll into the city. First I would see the rain coming, and then I would smell it.

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