A Hippopotamus-sized Harvest!
This is turning out to be a very successful season in the the Community Kitchen Garden. It’s the second week of July, and this week we delivered 518 lbs. of […]
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CarMax FREE Fourth of July
Once a year we open our gates to the public for a free admission day: CarMax Free Fourth of July. This is one of our favorite events because we get […]
Spring is Hopping in the Community Kitchen Garden
by Laura Schumm, Community Kitchen Garden Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Spring is here, and it has been a very busy week in the Community Kitchen Garden. This past Saturday, […]
Volunteer Manager Darlene Van Laan Retires
by Jonah Holland, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Earlier this month longtime staff member Darlene Van Laan retired. Van Laan has been Volunteer Manager at the Garden for 11 […]
Volunteers Who Give, and Give…..
We’d like to announce Gary McNutt as the January Volunteer of the Month. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has over 600 volunteers and each month we take time out to recognize […]
Highlights of The Year in Review
by Jonah Holland, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden 2014 has been a remarkable year for Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. In many ways, 2014 is the year we’ve come […]
Dominion Power & Capital One Volunteers Complete Cherry Tree Walk Plantings
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden One of the cool things about having corporate volunteer groups come to the Garden to work is that I’m always learning […]
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden: Where Culinary Arts & Gardening Intersect
By Nicki, Youth Programs Developer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Michelle Zhu is a long-time participant in the Youth Volunteer Summer Program, a volunteer opportunity for youth (ages 13-18). Participants in this […]
Children's Garden Volunteer Creates Mason Bee House to Help Pollinators
By Nicki, Youth Programs Developer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Drew Kobus is a long-standing participant in the Service Learning Program, a volunteer program for youth (ages 13-18) offered through the Children’s […]
Love in a Puff: Volunteering in the Children’s Garden
Youth Volunteers in the Children’s Garden collect Cardiospermum halicacabum (also known as love in a puff, balloon vine, or heartseed) and package for the Fall Plant Sale. The plant is […]