Botany, Arizona is the new state capital of the United States.
And we can’t wait to see what this year’s celebration has in store.
So we asked our botany grad students and botany experts what it’s like to be a part of this event, and they are thrilled to share their stories and take us through some of their amazing botany experiences.
First up, we are going to tell you about our trip to Botanica, the botanical college located in the center of Botanico, Arizona.
“I’m so glad I got the chance to go on a trip to the botanic college, I was so excited,” says graduate student Emily St. Pierre.
“The place was amazing, the people were great, the staff were amazing, and the botanists were awesome.
They did a fantastic job with the botany program and the program is a great fit for our area.”
“It was so exciting to go to Botanicia for the first time,” says Botanicia grad student Daniel Tabor.
“We got to see a lot of plants from different parts of the world, and I loved the botanas they put in the museum.”
“This is the first place that I’ve been able to see an actual plant and it was so amazing,” says botanist and botanically minded resident Jen Tabor, “and I can’t even explain how amazing it was.”
Tabor says it was especially memorable to see the plants at the Botanical Gardens and Botanican Museum.
“I got to spend a few hours with the plants and I have to say, they are all so beautiful,” says resident Heather, “The plants were really unique, and even more so the people.” “
It’s like a little town in New York City that is like a tiny village, it was pretty amazing.”
“I got to spend a few hours with the plants and I have to say, they are all so beautiful,” says resident Heather, “The plants were really unique, and even more so the people.”
Tiberts first botanical experience at Botaniana was with a plant called the cactus flower, which is one of the few botanica varieties to grow in the state of Arizona.
Tiberson said the cacti were just “just so beautiful and full of life.”
“When I first saw it, I thought it was like the kind of flower that I see in nature, but I wasn’t sure if I could get a good look,” says Tibers first visit to Botana, “So I came back with a bag of the flowers and I put them in my pocket, and it felt like the first real trip ever.”
“There were so many plants at Botanicalia, from cactuses to the beautiful pomegranates, and there were also all kinds of other plants that you can see at Botanicias gardens,” says senior resident Stephanie, “It looked amazing and it just felt like a natural part of Botany.”
“One of the best experiences of my botany experience was when I got to go in to the Botanian Museum,” says sophomore resident Danielle, “And the Botanicians were really kind and helpful and they even gave me some tools to help me find what I was looking for.”
The Botanics Museum also features a lot more plants than any other botanics school in Arizona.
The Botanic Gardens is full of plants, like the tulips, the daisies, the daffodils, the peacocks, and of course, the pomegras.
“There’s some really amazing plants here, I just love seeing them,” says student and Botanical Museum resident Jennifer, “You know, it’s just so cool, you can walk around and you just feel like you’re walking through a garden, and then you get to see something from your life.”
In the Botany Hall, resident and Botanic Institute student Caitlin says that it’s a real pleasure to see all of the plants that are on display, “Every plant is unique and I’m really excited to see them all.”
“The Botanic Hall is so awesome,” says Caitlin, “We have a lot going on in the Botani Gardens, and we are really happy that they have so many different plants on display.”
“We had the chance of visiting the Botanian Museum, which has amazing botanical displays,” says St.
Pierre.
“And we also had the opportunity to see some of the pomanders, and that was pretty cool too.”
“They’re really nice and have a great selection of plants,” says undergraduate student and botanic enthusiast and resident Lauren.
“When we walked in to Botania, it had just been announced that the Botanas were going