The thesis of this essay is on why we should revitalize and prioritize parks, parkways, park systems and the activity of gardening in the planning of new towns or cities, urban or suburban. This can only be achieved through the implementation and enforcement of proper urban planning policies with the underlying goal of progress in civility and societal refinement in mind. Below is a detailed argument in support of this premise.

When one embarks on a long term journey of personal fitness, periodically lifting weights at the gym or running in an outdoor environment with discipline, many other aspects of his life starts to get indirectly effected. He is more likely to eat clean, stand up straight with a good posture, better maintain his personal appearance and hygiene, be more sociable and confident, be more healthy in the eyes of his doctors, sleep better and be more sociable during the day. Thus, it may be said that routine exercise is a pivotal activity which positively influences other facets in our lives. And, so is gardening not just about finding the energy to water long forgotten plants in our balconies, but if practiced with discipline and in the right setting, also a pivotal activity which paves the way towards developing many other important human virtues.