Call for New Botanical Garden

(Year 234, Spring) Ministry of Science & Education has announced that Mazaloom would benefit from a stronger botanical focus. We currently have two private venues focusing on plants, but neither of them are committed to the Ministry. At Gilbert Gardens in San Sequoia (region Aarbyville) there is a lovely and grand herbarium, but only the outdoors are open to the public. The location is a popular stop for a family picnic, but there is hardly any educational aspects.

In the secluded Glimmerbrook (now region Crafthole) we find Brook Herbarium, another fine indoor greenery. This one is accessible to anyone, but they mainly focus on local tradition and less on national garden history.

Minister Emma R. Golden (64, RIGHT) is now calling for initiatives to build a new national botanical garden.

The lot can be privately owned and run like a small business, but Ministry of Science & Education wants the venue to meet certain requirements:

* Open to everyone minimum 8 hrs 5 days a week.

* Lot size must be minimum 30x20.

* Minimum 1 plant of each available decorative flower and shrub specie.

* Located in a climate zone where all botanical species can be presented, either outdoor or in greenhouses.

* Facilities for lectures and creative activities on botany.

* Enough space to meet even future species.

* Plants to be sectioned accoding to family/origin/usage, with focus on decoratives.

* Area(s) for family activities like picnic/playground (can be skipped if already existing near by).

* Venue can be run as a commercial business. It can even be run by - but not limited to - one private school.

* Mazaloom Garden Society to be involved.

It can be a small business where owner resides on the lot, but the Ministry will prefer the lot to be public/business only. Lot owner will be responsible for tending/maintenance, but stately financial support can be offered for five years.

- We like to reward the best idea with a one time pay of §10,000. Deadline for submitting your plan is 1st day of Fall Year 234.

The submitted ideas will be considered by a committee consisting of Minister of Science & Education, leader of the Mazaloom Council and leader of Mazaloom Garden Society.