Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Blog

Dec 22nd, 2014

Winter's Subtle Beauty

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This time of year you have to look a little bit harder to find the beauty of nature especially on […]

Dec 21st, 2014

Happy Winter Solstice

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, a time of reflection and celebration for many. With […]

Dec 18th, 2014

Can You Buy Happiness?

Can you buy happiness? That’s a great question. And timely too. It’s easy to get caught up in the holidays. Each year I tell my kids we’ll have a small […]

Dec 16th, 2014

Conservatory Tree Takes a Stroll Down Memory Lane

The Conservatory Tree in the North Wing is one of our most elaborate holiday trees ever at Dominion GardenFest of Lights. This year, in an effort to commemorate the Garden’s 30th […]

Dec 14th, 2014

Volunteers Make GardenFest Magic Happen

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden If you’ve been to Dominion GardenFest of Lights before, you will recognize some of our volunteers who come back, year after year, […]

Dec 13th, 2014

Enter our GardenFest Instagram Contest to Win a $600 Prize Package

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Have you entered our ‪#‎GardenFest‬ Instagram contest? Just visit Dominion GardenFest of Lights and share with us your favorite photos on […]

Dec 12th, 2014

Time Lapse of Holiday Tree Bike Sculpture at Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden A few weeks ago we told you about local Richmond artist John Meola crafting a 20-foot holiday tree out of recycled bikes and bike […]

Dec 11th, 2014

Find the Peacock & More Using the Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights Map

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Each year we have a new theme to Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights, and each year, old favorites (like the […]

Dec 9th, 2014

A Student Pursuing His Dream: Christmas Tree Farming

Ethan Lindsey is a youth volunteer who comes with The Founders Center of Commonwealth Autism (formerly Dominion School for Autism) to participate in the Garden’s Vocational Program, a program that […]

Dec 7th, 2014

Looking Back on 30th Years, a Video Highlighting the Garden & This Year’s Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden As we celebrate Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s 30th anniversary this year, we look back on how the Garden has developed […]

Dec 6th, 2014

Find the Perfect Gift for Your Gardener

By Kate Pyle, PR and Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden As each day in December passes, the holidays tiptoe closer and closer. If you’re anything like me, you haven’t finished […]

Dec 5th, 2014

8 Tips for Visiting Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights

This year’s Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights, A Legacy in Lights: 120 Years from Bicycle Club to Botanical Garden has been one of our most popular. With that in mind, and as […]

Dec 4th, 2014

Musical Thursdays at Dominion GardenFest of Lights

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Acoustic musicians perform festive entertainment in the Lora Robins Library at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden each Thursday night at Dominion GardenFest of […]

Nov 28th, 2014

Tips for GardenFest with Kids

8 Tips for Visiting Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights with Youngsters Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights is a wonderful family event. If you are a parent, you know any family event […]

Nov 27th, 2014

Showing Thanks to our Volunteers & Community Partners

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Community Kitchen Garden Horticulturist Laura Schumm just sent the end-of-the-year update on our Community Kitchen Garden benefiting FeedMore. The timing is perfect, […]