My love for nature probably comes from my aunt. When I was younger I would go to my aunts house while my parents worked. Where I live we have near to no trees & growing them is hard, however, my aunt managed to grow a couple dozen.
Comparing the wildlife she had compared to where I live I would say was quite different. I was stunned when we did a trick where we would turn a wheelbarrow upside down & come back a couple days later, flip it over and see what was under it. There was these ladybug looking insects under there which is what I was mainly interested in and lots of other small bugs. I was really impressed by just how much species you could see just by making a small habitat for animals!
Also not to mention my aunt has a greenhouse. I would help her water the plants in there & clear up the place. What probably got me interested in plants is the fact she had a 60 year old cactus in there. It blew me away when she told me it was 60 years old!