Thank you for such a fast response! I have already taken a biology class so I know very minimal about botany. I was wondering if you knew in helpful books that aren’t one million dollar text books.

Well, couldn't find any books that seemed suitable for a young student but I will make one very good recommendation that may be interesting to you. The book is called Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon.

It's very basic and is presented in a manner that shouldn't be too intimidating for a smart young person. I made it required reading for my college aged students!

Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon Here's a link to an Amazon edition, but you may find it in a local bookstore or at the library.

I'd still like to know what you picture yourself doing as a professional botanist. Do you know where you might be interested in going to college? There are many good universities with excellent Plant Science studies.

Oh my gosh thank you this is so helpful! I was thinking maybe around the medical side and medicine maybe even genetics. All of this was super helpful thank you so much!

The book seems like exactly what I wanted thank you so much

You're so welcome, little friend. Don't hesitate for one second to let me know if I can help any further.

I won’t thank you so much! I’m buying this book asap

A friend of mine is has a doctorate in Botany from UniCal davis, She has been helping communities with plans in remediating invasive grasses and plants out of Washington Starte Riparian areas.

When you know where you want to live, that will let you know what the available jobs are. You have to think about that. In college I majored in biology and developed a love for botany, but where I was living, the only jobs for a botanist were at garden centers and in landscaping. So I got another degree and botany became my personal passion.