Quote by Roberto Burle Marx

A garden is a complex of aesthetic and plastic intentions and the plant is, to a landscape artist, not only a plant - rare, unusual, ordinary or doomed to disappearance - but it is also a color, a shape, a volume or an arabesque in itself.

A garden is a complex of aesthetic and plastic intentions an

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This quote highlights the multifaceted nature of a garden as a work of art. The artist sees beyond the mere classification or fate of a plant and views it as an element with various aesthetic qualities. Each plant holds its own value as a color, shape, volume, or pattern, contributing to the overall beauty and composition of the landscape. It emphasizes that a garden is not just a collection of plants, but a deliberate arrangement of visual elements, highlighting their artistic importance.

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