Posted in Horticulture, Knockout Blooms, Rose Garden on May 5th, 2013
Photos & text by Jay Austin, Rose Garden Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Rose season is officially upon us! This is one of the first blooms to open this year, Rosa ‘Livin’ Easy’. Over the course of the next week, there will be tens of thousands of additional blooms of all shapes, sizes, and fragrances [...]
Posted in Education, Rose Garden, Uncategorized on Oct 12th, 2012
by Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden; photos by PR & Marketing Coordinator Jonah Holland In an effort to reduce the chemicals that we use at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden we are trying to implement as many eco-friendly methods as possible to maintain our beautiful grounds. This fall, we top-dressed our Bermuda grass areas [...]
Posted in Rose Garden on Mar 21st, 2009
Two years ago, I saw that one of my favorite bands, Son Volt, was playing an outdoor concert in Richmond at — you guessed it — Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. I’m embarrassed to say, it was my first experience visiting Lewis Ginter. But I immediately fell in love with the place. We arrived at dusk [...]
Posted in Rose Garden on Oct 3rd, 2008
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is hosting the opening celebration for their new Rose Garden this weekend. Have you been to Lewis Ginter recently? We keep adding new things! The rose garden was finished earlier this spring, but it’s at its peak bloom right now, which is why we’ve chosen this weekend for the grand opening [...]
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