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When Ben Futa was in third grade, he wrote down what he wanted to be when he grew up. “It said ‘one day I will open a garden center’ or ‘I will make my living selling plants,’” Futa said. And now, he’s making good on his childhood aspiration. Futa has opened Botany, a pop-up garden shop located in the dining room of Thyme of Grace restaurant in the River Park neighborhood. It’s not a place you would commonly expect a garden business, but restaurant owner Michele Lankford and Futa have known each other for at least 15 years so it was a natural fit. Plus,...

When Ben Futa was in third grade, he wrote down what he wanted to be when he grew up. “It said ‘one day I will open a garden center’ or ‘I will make my living selling plants,’” Futa said. And now, he’s making good on his childhood aspiration. Futa has opened Botany, a pop-up garden shop located in the dining room of Thyme of Grace restaurant in the River Park neighborhood. It’s not a place you would commonly expect a garden business, but restaurant owner Michele Lankford and Futa have known each other for at least 15 years so it was a natural fit. Plus,...