Botanical gardens have a rich history, and still provide benefits now

Whereas botanical gardens have advanced from their medicinal roots in Sixteenth-century Italy, their crops can nonetheless convey peace and pleasure to our busy lives, says Beronda L. Montgomery

By Beronda L. Montgomery

ONE of my favorite ever pastimes is to go to botanical gardens. In nearly each metropolis I’m going to, I make time to wander and linger amongst crops.

My native botanical gardens, the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Michigan, are a plant and artwork lovers’ haven. Whilst you may assume {that a} journey to a specific backyard could be an rare occasion, I really like to go to a number of instances a yr, having fun with the pink swamp milkweed and black-eyed Susan flowers supporting the butterflies in spring, and the yellow, orange and purple chrysanthemum flowers in autumn.

Whether or not the trees are naked, …