Sep 17th, 2024

Before the Fall

Nature has kept one of her most colorful secrets hidden for months now. Since early spring, she has dressed her deciduous trees in regulation green. Then, through some sartorial sleight […]

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Aug 27th, 2024

The Benefits of Storytime at the Garden

Libraries have long been places of connections: readers connecting with books, neighbors meeting others in the community, and children and families engaging in educational opportunities. The Robins Library, the special […]

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Jul 25th, 2024

An Update on the Butterflies LIVE! Exhibit

After more than a decade of captivating and educating visitors, our Butterflies LIVE! exhibit is taking an extended pause to make room for something very exciting. We will not have […]

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Jul 19th, 2024

Day In The Life of Summer Camp

Ah, summer camp. For many people it’s their fondest memory; for others, it’s their first job. At Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, there’s something for everyone. Whether you’re a teenager who […]

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May 15th, 2024

How the Rose Garden Grew

Louise Cochrane loved roses. She grew roses in her home garden at Walnut Hill. She captured the essence of roses in many of her paintings. And for many years, she […]

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Apr 26th, 2024

A Salute to Southern Blue Flag

Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow, traveled between heaven and earth on a celestial curve of color, delivering messages from the Gods to their mortal subjects below. (She is […]

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Mar 20th, 2024

The Daffodil Connection at Lewis Ginter

As the bright spring daffodils signal the arrival of spring and Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden gears up for the 2024 Virginia Daffodil Society Show, I wanted to highlight a unique […]

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Mar 12th, 2024

Flourish: 40 Years and Growing

2024 is the Garden’s 40th Anniversary, and we’re celebrating all year! Flourish is the theme and includes familiar favorite events and exciting new ones. To ensure you don’t miss anything, we’ve […]

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Mar 6th, 2024

The Top 40 Things to Do at the Garden

This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. To celebrate, we asked our staff and volunteers for their favorite things to do at the Garden throughout the […]

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Feb 14th, 2024

Orchid Care for Beginners

Owning an orchid is an exercise in obedience. Both delicate and demanding, these exotic beauties with their elusive blooms are very particular about light, temperature, humidity, growing medium and even […]

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Jan 26th, 2024

Virginia’s Native Winterberry

Nature tosses a spray of scarlet orbs into the lackluster landscape this time of year, decorating the bare branches of Winterberry holly with much needed nourishment for local wildlife. Winterberry […]

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