God loves the beautiful. He has clothed the earth and the heavens with beauty, and with a Father’s joy He watches the delight of His children in the things that He has made. He desires us to surround our homes with the beauty of natural things. MHH 209.3
Nearly all dwellers in the country, however poor, could have around their homes a grassy lawn, a few shade trees, flowering shrubbery, or fragrant blossoms. And these things, far more than any artificial adorning, will minister to the happiness of the household. They will bring into the home life a softening, refining influence, strengthening the love of nature and drawing the members of the household nearer to one another and to God. MHH 209.4