Forty-two tons of soil were carried up three flights of stairs to create Bartlett's 2, 500-square-foot "country in the city, " planted with a lawn, an evergreen maze, a grape arbor, an apple orchard and a rose garden.

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Ran up the three flights of stairs to an office with some still remaining holiday lights and a plate of cookies.

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