Green Tea & More! A 5,000 Year Tradition
The 3,000+ varieties Camellia sinensis plant produce the second most consumed beverage on earth — tea, second only to water. More specifically, tea is the number one most consumed hot […]
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Fall Vegetable Gardening
It’s no secret gardening has skyrocketed in popularity since COVID-19. In the spring, some seed companies had to temporarily stop taking orders after an overwhelming surge in demand. Although that […]
Nature’s Vitamin D Helps with Grief
Taryn Davis’ prescription for grief involves a different type of vitamin D: dirt from the garden. She discovered the healing power of nature a few years after the death of […]
Forest Bathing
Updated 1/17/17 Awash in the Health Benefits of Nature My mother was right. She may not have known why, but she was right. When she sent me outside to play […]
Lunch with the First Lady
It’s been two weeks since Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden sent Amina Abdulkadir and Lilah Monroe to help with the season’s first harvest in the White House Kitchen Garden — yet […]
Gardening: New Year Predicts New Garden Trends
by Lynn Jackson Kirk, Public Relations Writer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, reprinted with permission from the Richmond Times-Dispatch What does 2015 hold for gardening and outdoor living? Health and well-being will remain […]
The No. 1 Thing You Can Do to Improve Your Life? Spend Time in Nature
Photos and text by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This week, Time Magazine named spending time in nature as the No. 1 thing you can do to improve […]
Gardening: Growing Trends for 2014
by Lynn Kirk, Public Relations Writer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, reprinted with permission from the Richmond Times-Dispatch Welcome to another year, another opportunity for gardening! Whatever your gardening interests and goals, perhaps […]
A Bloomin' Workout: Nudge Yourself to Get More Out of Your Garden Membership
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We love growing things at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, including benefits for our members. That’s why we’re partnering with Nudge, […]
DC Public Schools Lead the Way by Removing Sugary Milk & Cereals from Their School Menus
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden In what seems like one of the most unpredictable turn of events in the food movement, DC public schools […]