This shop started in 2023 as an idea when I first graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree in Integrative Health Sciences and wanted to open a small business 

sharing my love for herbs, plants, and flowers.

We had recently adopted a kitten and she soon became the mascot and inspiration 

for the business I wanted to build.

It was not long after that a name was created for the shop: Neko Botanicals.

Neko means cat in Japanese and botanicals means something that is derived from plants.