Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Blog

Aug 12th, 2014

Caring for Magical Creatures

By Beth Monroe, Public Relations and Marketing Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden One of the great joys of working at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is being able to experience it […]

Aug 10th, 2014

Coming Soon: Ornamental Grass Garden at the Conservatory

Between now and September we’ll be building a new Ornamental Grass Garden in front of the Conservatory. • This garden will replace 9,200 sq. feet of existing traditional turf […]

Aug 7th, 2014

Knockout Blooms! Summer Blooms Lighting up the Garden

Photos & text by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Part of my job is going out in the Garden to capture the beauty as it happens. Sometimes, […]

Aug 6th, 2014

15 Minutes in Grace Arents Garden: Flashback to Victorian Times

by Hannah Lindquist, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Sunny, breezy, and temperatures in the mid-80s made for a very enjoyable “15 Minutes in the Garden” last week. A […]

Aug 1st, 2014

The Porch Bunch: Meeting New & Old Friends at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Jane Kemper emailed me last week with a request I had never had. She wanted to SKYPE with a friend […]

Jul 30th, 2014

by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden is nearing the summer peak, and we thought you would enjoy seeing some examples of […]

Jul 28th, 2014

Plants Can Help Keep Mosquitoes at Bay — Beat the Bugs Outside with Natural Repellents

by Lynn Kirk, Public Relations Writer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, reprinted with permission from the Richmond Times-Dispatch Summer is a delightful time to be outdoors — until you hear that all-too-familiar, high-pitched […]

Jul 24th, 2014

Community Kitchen Garden Thriving in Summer Heat, Volunteers Help with the Harvest, Weeds

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator & Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Community Kitchen Garden is thriving in this summer heat, and so are […]

Jul 23rd, 2014

3 Tips for Water Conservation

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Did you know that the irrigation water we use at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden comes from lakes built specifically to […]

Jul 22nd, 2014

DIY Vole Cages, aka Hosta Cages

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Flagler Garden Horticulturist George Cowart has been fighting a battle. A battle of the voles. The […]

Jul 19th, 2014

Knockout Bloom: Cardoon 'Rouge d'Alger'

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden After spotting this artichoke-like bud on the cardoon in the Children’s Garden, I was excited to see what it would […]

Jul 15th, 2014

Knockout Bloom: Sneezeweed or Helenium flexuosum 'Tiny Dancer'

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Sneezeweed or Helenium flexuosum ‘Tiny Dancer‘ is a great example of a beautiful native that can add alot of texture and […]

Jul 13th, 2014

Views from The Mile High City

by Randee Humphrey, Director of Education, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The American Public Gardens Association’s “Everyday Magic” conference was held in Denver in late June, and I was fortunate to attend, […]

Jul 11th, 2014

Drop in and Dig: The Enormous Turnip

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It was a great day! First Children’s Garden Educator Ms. Dawn read The Great Big Enormous Turnip, based on a […]

Jul 9th, 2014

Knockout Blooms: Verbena Hastata Loves the Swamp

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden At today’s “15 minutes in the Garden” with Horticulturist Jay Austin, one bloom stole the show — Verbena hastata or […]