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“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.”

Quote by Roberto Burle Marx

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Roberto Burle Marx

Roberto Burle Marx, a renowned Brazilian landscape architect, was born on August 4, 1909, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and passed away on June 4, 1994. He is known for his unique landscape design style and profound understanding of Brazil's natural environment. more

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