 In her point of view, “To begin to understand where you live and how to cultivate your surroundings, it is important to internalize these forces of nature and its environment -the cycle of the earth, air, fire, and water.” Which means the better understand the environment such as the topographical features, the better the design of the building and garden can merge with the nearby natural environment.Pamela Burton regrades a garden or landscape as a big idea- “one that is simple.Harmonious, and perceptible.” 

During her undergraduate years at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), when she studies, she found that what she wants most was to create a landscape, and by changing the landscape to achieve the best use of the site, and it also related to the environment.