Why Do Collections Matter?
by Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Did you know that botanical gardens are actually museums? The big difference is that instead of having collections of artwork or […]
Read Moreby Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Did you know that botanical gardens are actually museums? The big difference is that instead of having collections of artwork or […]
Read Moreby Shane Tippett, Executive Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Can you remember being 10 and hurtling up your favorite climbing tree? Can you still feel the rough bark under your hands and […]
Read MoreWhen these fuzzy puppies pop it really is the beginning of a roller coaster ride into spring. These Magnolia × soulangeana blooms are also called saucer magnolias or tulip magnolias. Stay tuned […]
Read Moreby Lynn Kirk, Public Relations Writer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, reprinted with permission from the Richmond Times-Dispatch If you think winter’s garden can’t sprout flowers, think again. In our Zone 7, several cold-hardy […]
Read MoreText & photos by by Susie Kowalik, Instructor, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Years ago, I came across a book by Claire Walker Leslie called Keeping a Nature Journal. It was my […]
Read MoreText and photos by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The daffodils are starting to bloom all over the Garden. For me one of my favorite things is […]
Read Moreby Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The first time I really got to know Allison Kiesler, I was a parent on a field trip with my […]
Read MoreText & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Most of the planning is nearing completion for the 2013 Community Kitchen Garden at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Beginning […]
Read Moreby Buz Sawyer, volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden When you visit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden you are probably here to see what is in bloom or see one the many […]
Read Moreby Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Garden volunteer Judith Towers volunteering today educating about botanical dye and weaving. Can you believe that the eucalyptus plant dyes […]
Read MorePhoto & text by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I came across this beauty yesterday. I like to call it sunshine on a stick, because it […]
Read Moreby Kristi Orcutt, Children’s Garden Program Developer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Thank you, everyone, for braving cold rain and mixed snow on Saturday to help us with the Great Backyard Bird […]
Read MoreText & photos by Judy Thomas, Adult Education Instructor, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Needle felting is an old craft, but it is on the cutting edge in botanical art. I […]
Read Moreby Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Recently, the American Public Gardens Association produced a series of interviews with botanical gardens across the country. Since you, our blog readers, […]
Read Moreby Shane Tippett, Executive Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden On February 1, 2012, Frank Robinson celebrated his 20th anniversary as Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s leader. Such milestones in an extraordinarily successful […]
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