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Suburban Resort
In a close knit neighborhood, homeowners
Kenny and Gloria Sprunt have created a
private and diverse space at 2111 South
Churchhill Drive. Kenny Sprunt is no
stranger to beautiful gardens — he grew
up at Orton Plantation.
A four-tiered fountain is the first thing
to catch the eye in front of this gracious
home. Although the offset walkway and
curving beds add a note of asymmetry, it
is still a very balanced and formal garden.
Each shrub and hedge is meticulously
pruned, and the formal rose bed around
the fountain is defined by a brick border.
Flowering Yoshino cherries, Prunus x
yedoensis, and camellias accent the front
gardens, but azaleas are the stars of the
show here.
The restraint of the front garden is only
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Top: Loquat trees fill huge, oversized pots — a brilliant use of scale in a small garden — around the pool.
Bottom: A view from the wide, columned veranda across the pool to the ivy-cloaked wall fountain.
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