GARDENS
Timeless
Beauty
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Located on the southwest side of Jacksonville is a movie-opening-worthy allée
of centuries-old live oak trees that act as a red carpet leading to a place that tran-
scends time; you can almost hear the swaying Spanish moss whispering to the
past and making you want to exhale.
Gerry Crouch of Sunscapes Landscape Design, hired by the Florida homeowners to
design the gardens, says, “The live oak trees are more than 100 years old which
we considered a valuable asset, providing a wonderful foreground to the new
home.” Business partner Judy Drake adds, “The trees create a sense of arrival to
the site and also partially obscure the view of the house from the street.”
WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-Kidd
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE BY Sunscapes Landscape Design, Inc.
Gerry Crouch, FAPLD and Judy Drake, APLD
SUMMER 2018
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