The property also has a series of waterfalls, fountains, canals, a lagoon, a koi pond and a swimming pool.

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It usually began with standing water: a tide pool or pond or salty shallow, wet enough to breed bacteria but not so wet as to wash them away.

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Her complex character is reflected at home where ultra-modern brushed-metal decor overlooks a natural swimming pool brimming with pond life and the chicken run at the end of the garden.

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That's what Tommy Isola, a 35-year-old commercial real-estate broker in Las Vegas, discovered when he moved into an 8, 000-square-foot home with 26, 000 gallons of water features, including a large pool, waterfalls and a koi pond.

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The grounds encompass expansive gardens, an orangery, a koi pond, lamp posts imported from Paris, a pool complex and tennis courts.

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The owners converted a dipping pool in the home's solarium into a koi pond.

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The 7-acre property includes heated patios and decks, a tennis court, a pool with a hot tub, a waterfall and a koi pond.

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