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Rayanna DeFord is enjoying late spring or early summer, depending on your point of view, with flowers and new plantings coloring her gardens, porch and deck. Her husband Steve has built raised beds for vegetables, and she has plastic gutters filled with soil for planting lettuces at a convenient height, which are attached to the side of the garage.

Their comfortable home is filled with signs of Rayanna’s decorating touch rich colors, comfortable chairs and sofas, carefully chosen decorative items. Since she quilts, there are many of her creations, ranging from small to very large, in her home....