Gardens- A Sweet 16

Long ago, I found my muse for creativity in a garden.  It wasn't a spectacular garden; it did have form and scale.  Large sculptural boxwood hedges, natural stone paths and benches and a rose garden in the center.  What inspired me were the feelings that came to me sitting there and sketching. Awe, connection, delight, mystery.  And those feelings keep drawing me back to gardens.  

Here are some inspirations for you.  Maybe for creating a garden; maybe for a moment of beauty.  Cultivate some inspiration.

I love the color contrast in this and the sculpture used to frame these plants.

Contemporary Landscape design by Seattle Landscape Architect Exteriorscapes llc

This feels like water to me or a large open prairie of Kansas.

Contemporary Landscape design by San Francisco Landscape Architect Kikuchi & Associates

I like the idea of walking down from a garden to the front door of this cabin.

Contemporary Landscape design by San Francisco Architect Feldman Architecture, Inc.

Doors in a garden always seem to beckon to something to discover.

Traditional Landscape design

Traditional Landscape design by Santa Barbara Landscape Designer Donna Lynn - Landscape Designer

Paths...make you feel like a child seeing things for the first time.

Traditional Landscape design by Kansas City Architect RDM Architecture

Contemporary Landscape design by San Diego Landscape Designer debora carl landscape design

Contemporary Landscape design by Other Metros Landscape Architect gytis

Traditional Landscape design by Grand Rapids Landscape Designer Arcadia Gardens, LLC

Mediterranean Landscape design by Orange County Landscape Architect AMS Landscape Design Studios, Inc.

Contemporary Landscape design by San Francisco Landscape Architect Shades Of Green Landscape Architecture

Mediterranean Landscape design by San Diego Landscape Designer debora carl landscape design

Mediterranean Landscape design by Los Angeles Landscape Designer Shirley Bovshow

Color can sweep you away.

Contemporary Landscape design by Other Metros Landscape Architect Landscape

Contemporary Landscape design by Detroit Landscape Designer Bright Green

Eclectic Garage And Shed design by Portland Maine Kitchen And Bath Robin Amorello, CKD CAPS - Atmoscaper Design

Thanks for walking through these gardens with me.  On your way out.....

Traditional Outdoor Decor design by Terrain