The Garden by Season

Spring

• See spectacular tulip and daffodil displays during A Million Blooms and plan your next tulip border or bed.
• Attend the spring plant sale presented by Garden volunteers (check the calendar for dates).
• Get ideas for small bulbs to add to your garden.
• See spectacular roses, daffodils, daylilies and african violets at a plant-sponsored flower show (check the calendar for specific show dates).
• See early-blooming native azaleas and rhododendrons in the Flagler Perennial Garden, and Woodland and Wildside Walks.
• Learn how to prepare soil as Garden horticulturists and gardeners prepare beds and plant annuals and perennials.
• Enjoy live music in the garden during a Groovin' in the Garden concert (check the calendar for concert dates).

Summer

• Get ideas for stunning annual combinations for containers and beds.
• Check out the Farm Garden in the Children’s Garden and see what vegetables you could add to your garden next season.
• See spectacular daylillies at the Richmond Area Daylily Show and Sale (check the calendar for show date).
• Find some new summer annuals to add to your border garden.
• Explore more than 25 cultivars of hydrangeas on the Hydrangea Walk and Talk led by a knowledgeable Garden Guide.
• Find a new plant to add to your butterfly garden by watching the many butterflies at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.
• Bring the kids swimsuits and cool off in WaterPlay in the Children's Garden.
  

Fall

• Get ideas for late season perennials to add to your garden.
• Attend the fall plant sale presented by Garden volunteers (see the calendar of dates).
• See spectacular mums in the Conservatory in September and October.
• As horticultural staff prepare for winter, get tips on proper clean up of perennial borders.
• Watch horticulturists and gardeners as they plant spring-flowering bulbs to create naturalized drifts of daffodils and tulips in your yard.
• Enjoy late season fall color as Japanese maples color up in Asian Valley.
• Find a great holiday gift in the Garden Shop during their annual Champagne 'n Shopping event in November (check the calendar for more information).

Winter

• Take a holiday cooking, gardening or floral arranging class (check the calendar for adult education courses).
• Visit GardenFest of Lights, the Garden's spectacular annual holiday light show, and see a half-million lights and more (check the calendar for dates).
• Observe horticultural staff as they prune deciduous shrubs and trees.
• Admire the "bare bones" of the garden and seek out plants especially valued for bark, berries or stem color for winter interest
• Preview spring in full glory in the Cottage Garden located in the west wing of the Conservatory.
• Watch birdfeeders as they become especially active during the winter season.
• Attend the annual CVNLA Winter symposium in February and get inspired for spring.

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