The various plants which grow near path add an element of beauty. . While a path leads us through the garden and keeps us from treading on sensitive plants, it can also lead us to a special area of contemplation. There you might find a sculptured garden bench on which to rest. As you take a seat and look out over the garden your eyes may pause upon a bird bath enjoyed by our wildlife friends. A garden sign carved and intricately embossed with soothing words, triggers thought and remembrance. A polished gazing globe gives a different perspective of your surroundings. A water garden, rippling and musical, holds scented sculptured blossoms. Art is supposed to move you.

Art can also tell a story such as a statue of a young girl holding a basket of flowers in her arms while a rabbit pauses at her feet. A garage wall, though straight and tall, adds a background for your plantings and an added stone carving on its surface makes you smile. You reach and pluck a fig off the tree and as your taste buds awake to that sweet taste; your eye catches the stone Pan seated under the tree. There is nothing two dimensional about a garden.

Even at night, as you pass under a beautiful wooden trellis, you are intoxicated by the scent of the moonflowers that grow there and only open at night. The low lights that flank the path reflect off the gazing ball and your imagination sees a space ship with circling lights hovering in your garden. The moon is reflected in the pond’s surface and reminds you of the tides that ebb and flow through your life. The moon light also falls on the stone path that leads you back to your starting place. This is why gardeners are so passionate about their art.