Life Is Full of Sweet Spots

“If you look the right way,

you can see that

the whole world

is a garden.”

– Frances Hodgson Burnett

blossoms line pathway

releasing peace with each step

tranquility trail

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Bessie Van Wickle turned the Blithewold estate into an American garden treasure with practical as well as poetic plantings. Integrated into the landscape, rare and unusual botanical species, such as the European Fritillaria drenovskii found growing in the woodlands shade, constantly surprise and intrigue the wandering visitor • “Tranquility Trail” haiku and woodlands photo (above) by Mary O’Connor • Fritillaria close-up by Jan Logozzo © 2025