Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Blog

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 […]

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 […]

Apr 5th, 2015

Stranded Dolphins in the Garden? Only for the Sake of Education!

Text & Photos by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Earlier this month we hosted some of our favorite people — educators — for our Natural Connections […]

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 […]

Apr 3rd, 2015

It’s Time! Cherry Blossoms Peak this Weekend

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Guess what?! This weekend is peak bloom time for the cherry blossoms! Be sure to check out our new […]

Apr 2nd, 2015

Collaborative Learning for and by Teachers

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Photos by Jonah Holland and Laurel Matthew Did you know that Thomas Jefferson held a contest with his neighbors every […]

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 […]

Mar 28th, 2015

Spring is Hopping in the Community Kitchen Garden

by Laura Schumm, Community Kitchen Garden Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Spring is here, and it has been a very busy week in the Community Kitchen Garden. This past Saturday, […]

Mar 26th, 2015

Eye Candy: Cherry Blossoms are Starting to Pop!

by Jonah Holland, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We promised you we’d let you know when the Cherry Tree Walk was budding up and starting to bloom and […]

Mar 17th, 2015

On Being Second

by Executive Director, Shane Tippett, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This time last year, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden was fortunate to be included in a month-long, on-line “10 Best Public Garden” […]

Mar 12th, 2015

Cherry Blossoms Make Debut on New Cherry Tree Walk

Have you ever been issued a “save the date” card without an actual date? Seems silly I suppose, but with our new Cherry Tree Walk blooming for the first time […]

Mar 11th, 2015

Narcissus ‘Rijnveld’s Early Sensation’

Narcissus ‘Rijnveld’s Early Sensation’ is our first daffodil to bloom each year. It is a simple daffodil, but one of the blooms we most look forward to. It made it […]

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 […]

Mar 5th, 2015

Get Ready to Spring Forward!

Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2015.

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 […]