is John Kenyon’s first
is his living.
Redmond, Washington,
an artist’s eye and a skill
After studying landscape design
in Japan, where “every view is
controlled for color, texture, scale,
and perspective,” John has sculpted
gardens for the property he and his
wife, Johanna, bought 20 years ago.
Now their yard is a tableau that
changes seasonally.
Recently, John came across the
landscape plans he had drawn up
for his yard long ago, and marveled
over its progress. “We’ve been
really fortunate to see it mature,” he
says. “The garden has seemed to
fulfill itself.”
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John relies on dark colors,
such as the ‘Palace Purple’
Heuchera
along the path,
above,
at the base to carry
his garden’s design. “They
give weight that holds the
color composition as it
rises from darker to
lighter,” he says. John
plants many small-variety
trees and shrubs together,
right,
because they change
little in size over time.
“This allows the garden
to mature and not get out
of scale,” he says.
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