Posted in Dominion GardenFest of Lights on Nov 11th, 2012
by Victoria Waiton, Membership Assistant, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The sight of an enormous rainbow chandelier dripping with strands upon strands of bright paper cranes does something to a person. Staring up at those 2,500 carefully folded works of art, I think, I want to make one. This year’s Dominion GardenFest of Lights theme, “East Meets [...]
Posted in Dominion GardenFest of Lights on Nov 11th, 2012
Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator It’s almost mid-November, and the Dominion GardenFest of Lights preparations at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden are nearing completion. Here’s a sneak peek at a few of our Asian-themed ornaments and floral displays on the Holiday Tree. This year’s theme is East Meets West. Less [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 31st, 2012
by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator What’s better than a newsletter all about Dominion GardenFest of Lights highlighting what’s new at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden this fall & winter? That’s easy : a virtual copy of the GardenTimes that doesn’t use any tree products or paper to print! Voila — here [...]
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 9th, 2012
Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator There’s something incongruous about a chilly 50 degree, gray, wet day and the warm color of ripening tomatoes on the vines. The stark contrast reinforces the realities of our seasonal transition. We’re about to say farewell to our last tomatoes [...]
Posted in Education, Horticulture, Uncategorized on Oct 8th, 2012
by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator I just got word from our librarian, Janet Woody, a frequent contributor to this blog, that the magnolia ’Ginter Spicy White’ is now officially registered as a new cultivar with the Magnolia Society International. ‘Ginter Spicy White’ was produced here at the Garden by volunteer Bill Smith, [...]
Posted in Butterflies LIVE!, The Garden Shop on Oct 4th, 2012
Photos and text by John Laslett, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Intern Butterflies are some of the most delicate creatures in the world. The butterfly, of all creatures, is most robbed of the power to destroy. Thousands may descend and produce little more than a fragile breeze, the likes of which delights [...]
Posted in Education on Oct 4th, 2012
by Paula Blair Dabbs, Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden At the end of October, botanical illustrators and other artists will come together for a new class, Expanding the Roots offered by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s adult education department. Instructor Celeste Johnston says, “It is a chance to place traditional botanical elements and imagery within a work [...]
Posted in Community Kitchen Garden at Lewis Ginter, Uncategorized on Sep 29th, 2012
Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Planting is now complete for the 2012 Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden cole crops. A diverse and energetic group of volunteers came to the garden on Saturday, September 22 and completed the planting of broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower. September 1 [...]
Posted in Community Kitchen Garden at Lewis Ginter on Sep 26th, 2012
Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator This headline was a toss-up, among “Radical Radish”, “Ripley’s Radish – Believe it or Not” and “When Radishes Run Wild”. No, this radish isn’t a product of an Alaskan vegetable garden, nor was it grown for competition at the State [...]
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