Posted in Garden Volunteers, Horticulture on May 21st, 2013
by Lynn Kirk, Public Relations Writer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, reprinted with permission from the Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator The moniker “Magnolia Man” suits Bill Smith just fine. After all, he has devoted the last 15 years to creating, evaluating and distributing new and improved magnolia species for Virginia gardens. The [...]
Posted in Children's Garden, community, Education, Garden Volunteers on May 4th, 2013
Text & photos by Kristin Mullen, Children’s Garden Educator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden What do you get when you take an empty field, add piles of twigs, branches, moss, cardboard boxes, stumps, seed pods, pine cones, raffia, magnolia leaves and fabric, and then add hundreds of children and their adults? A Loose Parts Party! That’s exactly what [...]
Posted in Community Kitchen Garden at Lewis Ginter, Garden Volunteers on Dec 18th, 2012
Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Winter solstice, coming up on December 21st, can be associated with darkness and cold, but recognition of the winter solstice traditionally celebrates the return of light, as the amount of sunlight each subsequent day gradually lengthens. “Solace” means comfort and consolation. [...]
Posted in Garden Volunteers, The Garden Shop, Uncategorized on Sep 20th, 2012
by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator Garden volunteers are resourceful. They love what they do, and they do it with pride. I hate to say it, but many of them know alot more about plants than I do. Often, they are the ones I go to with questions about a [...]
Posted in Community Kitchen Garden at Lewis Ginter, Garden Volunteers, Uncategorized on Jun 12th, 2012
Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Last Monday we had another great visit from Christa Vidonic and her Dominion Power co-workers in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden. Last Fall Christa and team came twice to help clear out the fading tomato vines to get ready [...]
Posted in Garden Volunteers, Uncategorized on Apr 27th, 2012
by Kristen Ablamskyy, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It’s impossible to miss the smiles that quickly emerge when you mention the Spring Plant Sale at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Volunteers and staff are buzzing around the Garden preparing for next week’s sale and sharing stories from years past. Volunteer, Jane Hartough, is in charge of plant [...]
Posted in Garden Volunteers, Uncategorized on Apr 26th, 2012
by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, PR & Marketing Coordinator The Institute for Museum & Library Services released a video last week featuring the 2011 National medal winners. We thought you’d like to see the Garden’s video featuring our CEO, Frank Robinson, Garden volunteer Chris Corsello and his aide, Lisa Watts, discussing the meaningful contribution Chris [...]
Posted in Dominion GardenFest of Lights, Garden Volunteers, Uncategorized on Jan 18th, 2012
by Nancy Turnage, Public Relations & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden; Photos by Don Williamson Photography A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure [...]
Posted in Community Kitchen Garden at Lewis Ginter, Garden Volunteers on Nov 5th, 2011
by Erin Wright, Children’s Garden Educator & Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden You probably know that Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has hundreds of volunteers, who work thousands of hours each year, all over the Garden. The Garden simply would not be what it is without the dedication and time our volunteers put in. But did you [...]
Posted in Dominion GardenFest of Lights, Garden Volunteers on Nov 4th, 2011
By Nancy Turnage, Public Relations & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I know what it means … saw through my telescope … woodsmen … sawing down trees … with Xs on them … like ours…. They’re going to cut down our tree! As both author and illustrator, Ruth Brown brings to life bustling, bickering [...]
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