Posted in Collections, Education, Horticulture on Mar 20th, 2013
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 historical objects, we have living collections. All of our plants are documented, numbered, and tracked, just like other museum collections. The Garden combines various types [...]
Posted in Garden Staff on Feb 12th, 2013
By Beth Monroe, Public Relations and Marketing Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I was in the local library the other day and saw the book All There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorps by Dave Isay. I picked it up because I’ve become a fan of StoryCorps ever since they visited Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden almost [...]
Posted in Butterflies LIVE! on Dec 12th, 2012
by Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Although the weather is getting chilly in Richmond, VA, I want to highlight a recent trip to a warmer place. A couple of months ago, I was down in Florida to watch the UF vs. South Carolina game (Go Gators!). While I was there, I [...]
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