Why You Should Visit The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in People on June 24th, 2010 by Plant Talk – 13 Comments11-Year-Old Student Persuades Classmates to Come See the Trees, Flowers
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Huston S. Watson Jr., age 11, just completed fifth grade at Traphagen School in Mount Vernon, N.Y. |
My fifth-grade teacher at Traphagen School in Mount Vernon, N.Y., Arlene Rosenblum, gave us an assignment to write a persuasive essay. I visited The New York Botanical Garden with my parents and then wrote about why my classmates should also make a trip there.
The first reason why you should go is because of the beautiful trees. Some of them are magnolia, cherry, conifer, and crabapple. Most of these bloom in springtime. In the fall, the trees remain beautiful because of the foliage. There are many other kinds of trees. Maybe you’ll learn about a new tree.
The second reason why you should go is because of all the beautiful flowers. There are so many flowers in the Botanical Garden. You can see lilacs, tulips, roses, peonies, orchids, daylilies, and chrysanthemum. These are just some of the flowers you may see on your visit. You might even see butterflies flying around the flowers.
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