Oct 14th, 2008

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Featured in the News

by Jonah Holland

Check out this great article from the Richmond Times-Dispatch about how Lewis Ginter is helping Virginia’s First Lady, Anne Holton, bring dried botanical decorations to an elaborate tree in the Governor’s Mansion.

Virginia first lady Anne Holton wanted this year’s official tree to replicate one Smith did last year for the Ginter library as part of the GardenFest of Lights celebration. The tree was covered with botanical ornaments Smith made out of materials gleaned from Ginter gardens and dried by the staff.

“I saw their all-natural tree at the botanical garden last year and was wowed by its beauty and creativity,” Holton said. “The natural materials were extraordinary and highlighted so well.”

If you’d like to see the tree yourself, the mansion will be open for holiday tours Dec. 6 from 1-4 p.m. Public tours also will be offered Dec. 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18 from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m.

About Jonah Holland

Jonah Holland is Digital Content Manager at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, where she has worked for 14 years overseeing social media, the blog, and the website. She is also a mom, yogi, open water swimmer, gardener, and seeker. She's been known to go for a walk in the Garden and come back with hundreds of plant photos, completely inspired to write her next blog post.

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