In the last lesson, "あります" is used to express what a person has/ what I have. "あります" can also be used to express existence of a non-living thing or a plant. Here's how:[place] に [noun] があります。= [place] ni [noun] ga arimasu.= There is/ are [noun] at [place]*[noun] must be a non-living object/ plant. There are many boxes in this room. = kono heya ni takusan hako ga arimasu. = この部屋にたくさん箱があります。(heya=