All gardeners live in beautiful places because they make them so.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Gardeners create beauty through their labor, making their surroundings beautiful.
- In plain terms
- Gardeners make their places beautiful.
- What can you take from it?
- Effort transforms environment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you create beauty?
- What surrounds you?
Another view
Beauty is also defined by those who enjoy it.
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