The natural rock path extends to the north and south as it encircles a miniature forest garden. To the east, cracked boulders serve as a perch for a number of small weather- hardy pine and fir trees whose trunks have been blown in different directions over time, resulting in twisted trunks and cascading branches. They remain alive and cling to life. To the west, the ground is covered with moss and grasses, and the small trees growing there are deciduous, subject to the will of the seasons, with leaves budding, growing, turning darker green and then brilliant gold and scarlet, and finally, brittle brown, falling from bare winter branches rustling in the boreal winds. In miniature, these trees are exquisite at any time of the year.