Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Blog

Jan 1st, 2010

The Heart of Winter in the Garden

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Happy New Year everyone! In the cold of winter, and the hustle and bustle of the holiday, I found myself […]

Dec 11th, 2009

Community Kitchen Garden: All Good Things Must Come to an End (But Only Temporarily!)

by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Sadly, this will be the last edition of blog posts about the Community Kitchen Garden for this growing season. We have harvested […]

Dec 4th, 2009

At Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We Love to Teach!

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Here at Lewis Ginter, one of the causes nearest to our heart is education. Education of children, education of parents, […]

Dec 3rd, 2009

Lots of Fabulous Happenings at GardenFest!

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden GardenFest is going full throttle right now — we’ve added a bonus Member Night tonight (members get in for free) […]

Nov 25th, 2009

Dominion, GardenFest of Lights Sponsor, Shares Some Video Highlights of GardenFest

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Today we are thankful for our GardenFest of Lights sponsor, Dominion, who made us this very fine video featuring Lewis […]

Nov 23rd, 2009

RVA Hoop LOVERS Light Up Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This Friday at the GardenFest Illumination

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Earlier this week I saw a glimpse into the future. I saw nearly 20 hoop dancers with LED-lit hula hoops […]

Nov 19th, 2009

Douglas Reed, FASLA, The Gillette Forum Podcast

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Now that you’ve seen some of our reflections from The Gillette Forum, I thought I’d bring you some audio. This […]

Nov 16th, 2009

What's "Happening Now" in the Children's Garden

by Erin Wright, Children’s Garden Educator & Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Here is the inside scoop on what’s “Happening Now” in the Children’s Garden right now! Persimmon fruit in the […]

Nov 12th, 2009

The Gillette Forum: My Reframed Beauty

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I came away from the Gillette Forum completely in awe of the job that landscape architects who are committed to […]

Nov 11th, 2009

The Incredible Power of One Sustainable Yard at a Time

by Adele MacLean, Program Developer/Special Projects & Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Gillette Forum, the last of Lewis Ginter’s four-part 25th anniversary symposia, was filled […]

Nov 6th, 2009

Woolly Bears, Acorns, Persimmons, Oh My ….

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Has anyone else noticed the multitude of acorns this year? Aside from unsteady footing have you ever wondered what all […]

Nov 4th, 2009

Community Kitchen Garden: Stinky Tomatoes and More Chores!

by Janine Butler, Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The growing season may be over, but there’s still plenty to be done in the Community Kitchen Garden and a little bit […]

Nov 4th, 2009

Come Visit our Human Sundial in the Children's Garden

by Erin Wright, Children’s Garden Educator and Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Working in the Children’s Garden at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is always a lot of fun — the […]

Oct 29th, 2009

Dew-Covered Rose, Conservatory in Background

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Oct 28th, 2009

Richmond Places Greater Importance on Trees & Parks

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It looks like Richmond is looking at its trees and its parks more seriously these days. Ever since our symposium, […]