I have been able to experience and grow as a person and make a connection with the Botanical Garden where I'm able to learn about how horticulture and forestry have a major play in our surrounding environments and gardens. With the knowledge about how important planting methods, native plants, and how to tame invasive species that impact the surrounding environment of fauna and flora. Having an internship with them has helped me experience real-life situations and instances that you normally would not see in a normal school setting.

While learning about the Native plants, we were tasked with finding Native plants that were once used by Native Americans during the colonial times and how they were used and for what purposes. This sparked an interest that soon became this project. By reaching out to the Gardens horticulture team and getting ideas, we compiled ideas on how to make this a functional native plant garden while bringing the history that it holds.