Nov 7th, 2014
Nov 5th, 2014
Bank of America Foundation Gives Grant to Support Community Kitchen Garden
Thank you to the Bank of America Foundation for providing Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden with a grant that will help support the Community Kitchen Garden. This year the Community Kitchen Garden has […]
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Native Plants are Nature’s Intended
“Go native!” sounds like a tropical chant, but actually it’s a “go green” reminder for landscape designs. Native plants are the species of perennials, shrubs and trees that occur in the […]
Read MoreNov 2nd, 2014
Blue Sky Partners with Ginter to Make Hands-On Science Education Fun
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We were delighted to have Blue Sky Fund and Richmond Public Schools‘ Bellevue Elementary School 5th graders back at the Garden this […]
Read MoreNov 1st, 2014
Last Hurrah for Roses
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This year we have lucked out with no hard frost as of yet. What this means is that the Rose […]
Read MoreOct 31st, 2014
Making Beauty Sustainable: Landscape Design That's Pleasing & Functional
By Kate Pyle, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Making Beauty Sustainable Gillette Forum on Landscape Design at Lewis […]
Read MoreOct 30th, 2014
Where Did Lewis Ginter’s Money Go?
By Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Lewis Ginter died in 1897, at age 73, from complications of diabetes. The local newspapers of the day, The Times and The […]
Read MoreOct 29th, 2014
Autumn Foliage From a New Perspective
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Fall foliage has never looked so fine! The views from the newly opened floating dock on Lake Sydnor offer a […]
Read MoreOct 29th, 2014
Stunning Grasses Add Whimsy to the Conservatory
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Recently, we’ve talked quite a bit about why ornamental and native grasses are good for nature and the environment. We […]
Read MoreOct 28th, 2014
The Fall Harvest Continues in the Community Kitchen Garden
by Laura Schumm, Community Kitchen Garden Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I’m so happy to be spending my time in the Community Kitchen Garden again. My role is a bit different […]
Read MoreOct 27th, 2014
The Significant Contributions of Bees
Editor’s Note: Children’s Garden Educator, Kristi Orcutt launched the first Lunch & Learn program for Garden volunteers in September – it got great reviews — and the volunteers said it was fascinating. […]
Read MoreOct 26th, 2014
Living History: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s Ginkgos
by Alex Arzt, Exhibit Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Garden’s outstanding specimen is a female Ginkgo biloba in Grace Arents Garden believed to be 100 years old. It stands […]
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