Our Mission

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden enlightens and inspires its constituents through its outstanding botanical collections, horticultural displays and landscape design. We engage our constituents with the natural world through interpretation, programs, educational resources and outreach. We advocate for sustainability and stewardship of our planet.

Our Vision

Through botanical, horticultural and educational excellence, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will reveal the unity and integration of human and plant life, celebrate the fundamental significance of the natural world, and enrich our community and beyond.

Partnerships

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden enjoys many wonderful relationships with other organizations, businesses, and individuals in our community. The Garden’s alliances include significant relationships with the University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University, plant societies, garden clubs and green industry organizations, including the Central Virginia Landscape Association and the Virginia Society of Landscape Designers.

The Garden is providing technical guidance and counsel to a growing number of urban community gardens, neighborhood associations, and civic-minded institutions that are committed to improving the quality of life in our region through greening initiatives:

• City Lights urban greening in Jackson Ward funded by Capital One
  
• Lakeside Business District revitalization plan conducted by the VCU School of Urban and Regional Planning (including the Lakeside Farmer’s Market)
  
• City Gateways into Historic Jackson Ward, funded by Philip Morris
  
• Massey Cancer Center Healing Garden
  
• VCU School of Nursing garden
  
• Hollywood Cemetery through service on its Board of Directors
  
• Tricycle Community Gardens as fiscal agent and technical mentor

See a list of the Garden's board members.