If you haven’t made your way to Cornell’s Botanical Garden, you are truly missing out. The event hosted by Rose Scholars was a wonderful treat and a lovely chance to visit one of the university’s best offerings. Once we arrived, we were greeted by retired Professor Peter Davies, who provided our group with the history behind the garden. I found it quite interesting that the garden had been a part of the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) initiative, a piece of history I am familiar with but didn’t know had presence here at Cornell! Another fun fact we learned was that the name Llenroc is Cornell spelled backwards! Until it had been spelled out loud, however, I had not picked up on the significance.

It was lovely to see the plethora of plants that make up the garden. In particular, it was quite interesting to see a banana plant in up-state New York! I am glad that the gardens are so close by and plan to go back for some peaceful study time before the weather turns cold. I also can’t wait to see what the garden has to offer in the spring time after the long winter ahead!