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![<p>Bethany Troy, the lead garden caretaker, pulls weeds from a flowerbed in the Beal Garden on Michigan State University's campus, July 17, 2024. Established in 1873, Beal Garden is the oldest university botanical garden in the United States.</p>](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/tsn/a1110312-7e93-448b-a086-3593d9da6332.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1000)
Bethany Troy, the lead garden caretaker, pulls weeds from a flowerbed in the Beal Garden on Michigan State University's campus, July 17, 2024. Established in 1873, Beal Garden is the oldest university botanical garden in the United States.