When at the age of sixteen i found that them might be a possibility of spending a life giving to others the benison which nature gave to me, and the this was called landscape architecture, i accepted the opportunity with enthusiasm. Nobody needed this more than the inhabitants of the city of bondage to the machine. But the practice of this profession proved to be a thwarting experience. There were few who believed in the benison, few who believed in the importance of nature in man's world, few who would design with nature.