Making a Difference in the Community

Jul 2nd, 2015

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 […]

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Jun 29th, 2015

Thanks to the “RAIN” Makers

Thank you RAIN (Richmond Autism Integration Network) for volunteering in the Children’s Garden. This group is not afraid to get dirty and help out in the Garden. Today they mulched […]

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Jun 24th, 2015

From the Executive Director

My favorite moment from the Spring at Lewis Ginter: A young mother and three little girls are walking through the Central Garden. Mom is telling a fairytale in a breathless voice. […]

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Jun 22nd, 2015

Helping Hands in the Garden

It’s been a great, but hot, week in the Community Kitchen Garden. This week we took two deliveries to Feedmore’s Community Kitchen for a combined total of 478 lbs. This one […]

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Jun 17th, 2015

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 […]

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May 15th, 2015

Celebrating our First Harvest

Last week was an important week in the Community Kitchen Garden: we made our first harvest of the season! On Monday morning I had the pleasure of working with Lewis […]

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May 8th, 2015

Garden Love Comes Full Circle

Yesterday I came across these two lovely women as they were exploring the Central Garden. Mother, Therese Wilson, and daughter, Caroline McLean, were going for a stroll on a beautiful […]

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Apr 10th, 2015

How will Richmond Show its Spirit for Richmond 2015?

Editor’s note: What started as a nice email from Garden visitor Donna Copley after she enjoyed the Garden’s bicycle theme at this year’s Dominion GardenFest of Lights, A Legacy in Lights: 120 Years from Bicycle Club to […]

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Apr 7th, 2015

Bikes, Bikes, Bikes!

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden   Since Richmond is going bike-crazy getting ready for Richmond 2015, we thought we’d join the fun and share this […]

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Apr 4th, 2015

Did You Spot Something Beautiful on I-95?

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Notice something beautiful on I-95 North this week? Yes, daffodils! Thanks to a partnership between Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and […]

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Apr 1st, 2015

Free Trees!

 by Jonah Holland,  Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Don’t miss this free tree seedling giveaway for Henrico County residents. They’ve got a few of our favorites — apple, Kousa […]

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Mar 8th, 2015

Arboreal: Recent Works by Hillary Waters

by Jonah Holland,  Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Walking down the hall in the Kelly Education Center yesterday, I couldn’t help but notice a very lovely art exhibit […]

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Mar 2nd, 2015

Volunteers Get HandsOn in the Community Kitchen Garden

by Hilaire Ashworth, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden  Today volunteers from HandsOn Greater Richmond  helped Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden staff prepare for the spring growing season in the Community Kitchen Garden. Since […]

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Jan 17th, 2015

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 […]

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Jan 13th, 2015

FREE Garden Admission Now through January 18, 2015

by Jonah Holland,  Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden You know Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is beautiful year-round, right!? Pssssst.  Let me let you in on a little secret! We […]

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Jan 8th, 2015

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 […]

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Nov 27th, 2014

Showing Thanks to our Volunteers  & Community Partners

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden  Community Kitchen Garden Horticulturist Laura Schumm just sent the end-of-the-year update on our Community Kitchen Garden benefiting FeedMore. The timing is perfect, […]

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Oct 27th, 2014

The Significant Contributions of Bees

Editor’s Note:  Children’s Garden Educator, Kristi Orcutt launched the first Lunch & Learn program for Garden volunteers in September – it got great reviews — and the volunteers said it was fascinating. […]

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Oct 5th, 2014

Enter our #TREEStory Instagram Contest!

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden One of the things I love most about working at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is the memories that I connect […]

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Oct 4th, 2014

Creating a More Beautiful RVA

by Randee Humphrey, Director of Education, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Last week, several dozen community influencers rallied at the Garden for a “roll up your sleeves” workshop that focused on developing […]

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