Transitional Garden Path: From Formal Cobblestones to Natural Crushed Granite

Transitional Garden Path: From Formal Cobblestones to Natural Crushed Granite

Landscape architect Tito Patri designed a walkway that harmonizes a "controlled" garden area with an "uncontrolled" native oak forest beyond.

• Formal area: Indian basalt cobbles set closely in crushed granite.
• Transition: cobbles spaced progressively farther apart.
• Natural area: cobbles give way entirely to crushed granite.

"I wanted the path to reflect the disintegration of architecture as you move away from the home and transition into the surrounding oak forest," Patri says. Earned Award of Excellence in Sunset's 2004–2005 Western Garden Design Awards.