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Flight Behavior: A Novel
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Home Vegetable Gardening
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Classic Zester
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Hand Blender
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Blade for 5-Quart KitchenAid Mixers
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Cut Kit Tray
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Seedling Heat Mat
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Grow Light System
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The History of US: A Novel
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
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Cookie Cutter Set
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This new feature is designed to inspire you to look at the world around you, to take note of the season at hand and to capture it – in memory or on film – for posterity. I will be choosing five photos each week for Beekman1802.com with this aim in mind. We’re calling the feature, The Five Most Beautiful Things In The World This Week
Down the Garden Path
At my grandparents’ cottage there was a path that connected each property to the next. It was not made by anyone in particular and had no official designation. It was known by all the cottagers on our side of the lake and had been shaped by wanderers, tread and sole, over several decades – long before my grandparents had purchased their lot. As a child, I loved walking this pathway: over its undulating hills and valleys, across the mossy patches and the rocky parts, under tall tree canopies and through narrow passageways where the underbrush was closing in. It was a landscape of its own, with multiple personalities and moods that unfolded as each corner was rounded. It could never be designed or replicated and its charm lay in its connective purpose, linking a community of cottage dwellers in the woodlands of Ontario with a sense of reassurance that neighbors were not far off.
In garden design, pathways are beautiful features that inspire contemplation, a slow pace and a steady gaze. They are outdoor corridors that connect divergent spaces and stitch the landscape with a common thread. Below are five beautiful examples of garden paths.
Photos:
1. Vogue Living
2. Gm-gardendesign.co.uk
3. Tumblr.com
4. Green-home.tumblr.com
5. Etsy.com
Andrew Ritchie is the creator of Martha Moments, a blog devoted to Martha-Stewart related content and her community of supporters. He lives and works in Toronto, Canada, and has been a longtime friend of Brent & Josh, Beekman 1802 and Sharon Springs. Each week he’ll scour the world (wide web) to find the 5 most beautiful things to inspire you. Follow Andrew on Pinterest.
These photos are magical! I would love to walk that garden path. You can only imagine the time and live it took to create the beautiful stone and mosaic paths – not to mention the plantings. It certainly makes you stop and smell the roses! Gorgeous!