Gardening appeals to people for various reasons. Some like the idea of producing their own food, some appreciate the beauty of flowers and well-planned landscapes, some find it relaxing. Because gardening necessarily involves watching plants grow, well or not so well, and observing the weather (and who isn't interested in the weather, especially recently), many gardeners sooner or later become interested in the underlying science of botany, and/or horticulture, or meteorology. That is one of the reasons some people become master gardeners, who receive training and can then share what they have learned. Others begin to read about science on their own, or take classes, or research on the Internet.
