How did printed herbals encourage the founding of botanical gardens?

The invention of the printing press played a pivotal role in the development of botanical gardens by revolutionizing the availability of literature on plants. Following the widespread circulation of printed herbals—manuals that described plants for medicinal purposes—these descriptive works and their authors stimulated the founding of botanical gardens.12

As these herbals became more objective and based on original observation rather than just ancient texts, they fueled a growing interest in the study of plants. Consequently, herbalists and their publications encouraged the establishment of "physic gardens," which were initially associated with university medical schools. These gardens served as essential resources for training students and cultivating the medicinal plants described in the herbals. By the end of the 16th century, this momentum had led to the establishment of several such gardens across Europe, marking the roots of the modern botanical garden as an institution.312