from Plant Metaphor Assemblage From wasteland to sprouting to evergreen
The expression may evolve from scorched earth, wasteland, ruins, dead trees, and tastelessness to new shoots, buds, and evergreens. This reversal of expression indicates a path to new possibilities, overcoming life's difficulties.
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