“If what I say resonates with you, it is merely because we are both branches on the same tree.”

Poetry of Plants?

If poetry is the arrangement of words into something greater than the sum of their parts, it stands to reason that landscaping is the poetry of plants.

In philosophy, this is called emergence. Emergence occurs when an entity is observed to have properties its parts do not have on their own. These properties or behaviors emerge only when the parts interact in a wider whole. 

Combined into something more, words can possess a beauty and meaning they lack on their own. The emergent result can be joyful.

All beings are flowers
Blossoming
In a blossoming universe.

(Nakagawa Soen Roshi, 1907-1984)

The same holds true of landscaping materials. Mulch, rocks, plants, trees, bricks and cement are like words in a dictionary until they are combined into beauty.

Just like poetry, it takes skill, experience and thoughtfulness to create a beautiful landscape. Since 2005, A.B.W. Landscaping, LLC has been turning materials into the poetry of plants.

If you would like your home to be surrounded in beauty; if you would like your heart to soar with joy and delight, we can help.  Talk to Nathan today to begin.