Curves in the Landscape

(Naumkeag in Stockbridge, Mass...a must-visit)

“In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.”

~ Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

(pool and landscape by Johnsen Landscapes & Pools)

Perhaps it is my reaction against the tight grids of modern site
design, or maybe it is my love of natural forms, or possibly it is due to my being a female...

but I love curves in the landscape.

I am not referring to the squiggly kind or the ill considered hose-on-the-ground variety but the sweeping curves that draw your eye around and onward.

(Red and White Border - Jan Johnsen, Johnsen Landscapes & Pools)

The lure of a curve entices you to see what is on the other side.

(no Belgian Block here! - Jan Johnsen, Johnsen Landsapes & Pools)

A curving line makes you feel good.

(The Mastery of Gaudi - Parque Guell, Barcelona)

It may even make you stop and ponder the scene sometimes.

(Naumkeag again, photo by Jan Johnsen)

But most of all, a curve in the garden delights and relaxes.

(deer resistant planting along a drive - Jan Johnsen, Johnsen Landscpes & Pools)

and helps us to rest

(Johnsen Landscapes & Pools)

and delight in the Green World!

(Garden by Jan Johnsen, Johnsen Landscapes & Pools)