When I was a kid, I kind of dreaded the 4th of July.  Don’t get me wrong.  I love fireworks, barbeques, parades and consider myself to be pretty darn patriotic, but the 4th meant that summer was almost over.  Sure…

Garden paths can be purely aesthetic, functional or both.  They can be invitations to the garden visitor to explore the landscape or perhaps just a convenient route for the landscaper to tend the garden.  Some paths are even created for our…