Garden Paths

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.