Posted in Community Kitchen Garden at Lewis Ginter on Oct 19th, 2012
by Laura Schumm, Community Kitchen Garden Research Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden; photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator As we’ve mentioned on this blog, in July volunteers planted 250 sweet potato slips in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden. The slips were donated by Clifton Slade from his organic farm in Surry, Va. Sweet potatoes [...]
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 Community Kitchen Garden at Lewis Ginter on Oct 5th, 2012
by Laura Schumm, Community Kitchen Garden Research Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden; photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator There has been a large amount of insect activity here in the Community Kitchen Garden this year at Lewis Ginter, partly due to the extreme heat this summer and the mild winter temperatures. When combating pests in your [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 12th, 2012
by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator It’s funny what memories people attach to when they visit the Garden. For some, a visit to the Garden is all about the plants. For others, it’s about education or quiet meditation. Still others define a great visit by dining al fresco at the [...]
Posted in Community Kitchen Garden at Lewis Ginter on May 31st, 2012
Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator We made our first 2012 deliveries this week from the Community Kitchen Garden to FeedMore’s Community Kitchen. The current crop is Red Pontiac new potatoes & red beets. Total pounds delivered: red potatoes – 230, red beets – 108. We [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 15th, 2012
by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Paul Keefer is a man in a hurry to take a walk. A long walk from Rockett’s Landing to the western tip of Belle Isle to be specific. Paul grew to love waterside recreation during his years living in Switzerland from 1995 to 2000. He believes the James [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 11th, 2012
By Frank Robinson, President & CEO, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Let me begin by saying that there are pockets of the region, specifically in Mechanicsville and Hanover County, where extreme populations of inchworms have emerged this spring. As with anything in the extreme, “too much” is a problem. If you are reading this post you are [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 9th, 2012
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Before I had kids, It used to be that whenever I felt grumpy, regardless of the season, I started work on my garden. In no time, my grumpiness floated away into the sky or down into the soil, I’m not sure. Hours passed. I’d [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 9th, 2010
by Jane Hockaday, Library Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden “Ah, yet, ere I descend to the grave May I a small house and large garden have! And a few friends, and many books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too!” from The Wish by Abraham Cowely The Gardener’s Book of Verse: Poems for Five [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 23rd, 2010
by Frankie Geouge, Conservatory Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden During my first weeks as a volunteer in the Lewis Ginter Conservatory, I found myself in the midst of two transitions: the removal of spent spring plantings and the arrival of the beautiful Fräbel glass sculptures. New plant materials are being nestled into the nurturing [...]
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