"... the spread of urban conditions constitutes a terrible threat until we have learned to appreciate the real necessity for in the surroundings at every stage of human life. We must realize, in all its implications, the truth that , and the full development of intellectual or spiritual life, no less than mere existence, requires contact with nature and natural beauty."
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Brenda Colvin
(8 June 1897 – 27 January 1981) was a British , garden designer, and author. She was appointed in 1973 (CBE). Born in , , she was a member of the , connected with the .
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