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Botanical garden thrives at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma

Botanical garden thrives at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma

They don’t bark or bite, but some do have sharp teeth and interesting bark. Step aside, tigers and polar bears, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium has a plant collection that some might consider just as interesting as its critters. For the past 17 years, the zoo’s lead horticulturalist, Bryon Jones, has been transforming the 29-acre zoo into a garden of …

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