A path of bluestone surrounded by black Mexican pebbles was added on the near side of the wall. Masonry is by Chris West Company.
A groundcover of low creeping thyme grows along the path.
Bordered by a stone wall, the path leads guests up to the home’s front door.
Beyond the wall, sculpture is set in a border of amsonia, while a wild flower meadow prairie surrounds the tipi.
Nathalie Rodach’s Les Foules (The Crowd) is an ensemble of unique bronze busts, representing souls that understand their path, forgive, free themselves and therefore humankind.
The tree house was designed by the homeowners; the tipi is by Nomadics Tipi Makers.
Clumps of Betula birch require the assistance of an arborist to thrive.
Plume poppies tower above the five-foot-high stone wall.
In autumn, this four-season garden features grass plumes and stunning gold amsonia foliage.
The tipi nestles into the wildflower prairie.
This article appears in the September 2019 issue of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens).