Serene and inviting, his modern Sarasota garden is a refuge for illustrator John Pirman. Paired with the home's minimal architecture, the space is enriched with the soft texture of a pitch apple hedge, the graceful fronds of a bird of paradise and framed by stately royal palms and towering Washingtonians. Pirman especially loves it in the early morning, when the rising sun casts dramatic shadows across the tranquil pool.

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