There are a number of different
pathways that meander around and through the thirteen garden rooms in the Gardens at Waters East. You are invited on a stroll today along
a few of them. Notice some of the
sites, the “focal points” and views, along the way. Today
will be less of an accent on the flowers and more of an accent on the paths as
hard-scape. A good principle
of design is to have the garden paths encourage your eyes to look
ahead with intrigue, to seek out what is around the corner, revealing only
parts of the garden at any one time.
That way, your garden has “mystery” and it draws you out and
beyond. Your garden feels larger
than it is.
This posting is limited to
fourteen photos taken over the last couple of weeks. Trust me, there are oh so many more but fourteen is more
than enough! In time other
postings will capture more of the pathways and blooms from different seasons.
Enjoy the walk.
Triptych Sculpture
focal point of three paths
Lake Michigan in the distance
Lake Trail
"Gazing Ball"
covered in pennies
along the Patio Entrance Path
Stone Bench
in the Rock Garden
(one of four in the gardens)
Formal Path
down stone steps
to the Formal Garden
Berry Path
with torso sculpture in view
After passing through the ivy arch you will find
three different kinds of Blueberry Bushes,
two different kinds of Currant Bushes,
and four different kinds of Raspberry Bushes.
Stone Bench at Garden Entrance
(one of the four in the gardens)
Path Through Thyme
along the outer edges of the gardens
Gravestone
found along the Path Through Thyme
(person listed was born in Germany in 1791
-- died in USA in 1864)
Lake Trail
passing by the Rain Garden
(rain water is collected from the home's roof
piped underground to this filtering area)
Broken Pot
on the path into Zen Meditation Garden
Middle Walk
passing through the center of the English Garden
Middle Walk
another view
Lily Lane
with seating area
NOTE: Since this Blog is meant to be an
accurate journal of the gardens;
no photos are
“staged”, “arranged”, or ”photo-shopped” in anyway.
What is posted
– is what it here. It is what it
is.
One last look at Lake Michigan
before turning to leave the Gardens at Waters East
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Reference Note: For a
complete list of the ten (10) Principles
of Design plus the special “Golden
Principle of Design” used throughout Gardens
at Waters East, check out the archive postings for November 14 – 24, 2010
and May 2, 2011.
