Apr 30th, 2015

We Have New Books in the Library

by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Pocahontas Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society,  a mission-related group that meet here at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, recently gave […]

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Apr 30th, 2015

A Million Blooms via Instagram

Have you entered our A Million Blooms Instagram contest? You still have time! We have a great prize package from VMFA Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Blooms at the Jefferson […]

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Apr 25th, 2015

Meet the Butterflies LIVE! Staff

by Hilaire Ashworth, Assistant Butterfly Curator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We are so excited that the time has finally come for the opening of Butterflies LIVE! On behalf of all of […]

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Apr 24th, 2015

There Was a Crooked Stick…

by M. Christine Watson, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Did you ever wonder how Corylus avellana ‘Contorta,’ got its common name — “Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick?” Sir Henry “Harry” […]

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Apr 17th, 2015

Vegetable Gardening Help: Harlequin Bugs

by Laura Schumm, Community Kitchen Garden Horiculturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden A recent Tweet from the folks over at Kersey Creek Elementary School in Hanover County got us thinking about Harlequin bugs and […]

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Apr 13th, 2015

We Dig Our Volunteers!

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Happy National Volunteer Week! We are thankful for our 600+ volunteers this week — and every week. Volunteers were instrumental […]

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Apr 11th, 2015

Albert Tanner: A Bicycle Story

by  Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Thousands of visitors enjoyed Dominion GardenFest of Lights this year, and many of those visitors stepped into the library and back to […]

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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

A Million Blooms on a Rainy Day

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden A Million Blooms are still just as beautiful with a bit of drizzle.

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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 6th, 2015

Towers in the Garden

by Heather Veneziano, Children’s Garden Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden   In the Children’s Garden we’re always trying to find ways to plant more vegetables. This we year we thought […]

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