Turtles in the garden — Calm, long-lived creatures fit in well with greenery

Dana Lovelace of Encinitas shows off one of her California desert tortoises. <br><small><B>BILL WECHTER </B>Staff Photographer</small> <br><A HREF="https://secure.townnews.com/nctimes.com/forms/photo_services/linkorder.php?des= BILL WECHTER / Dana Lovelace of Encinitas shows off one of her California desert tortoises. " target="new">Order a copy of this photo</A> <!— <br><A HREF=" ">More of this story</A> —> <br> <A HREF="http://www.nctimes.com/news/photogallery/" target="new">Visit our Photo Gallery</A> <br> <hr width="250">