Apr 9th, 2010
Leaves from the Library: Beauty for Sale
by Jane Hockaday, Library Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden “Ah, yet, ere I descend to the grave May I a small house and large garden have! And a few friends, […]
Read MoreApr 8th, 2010
Springtime in the Children's Garden is Full of Activities
by Erin Wright, Children’s Garden Educator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Everything changes in the spring. Suddenly, the garden is a riot of color and activity. The birds are building nests, […]
Read MoreApr 1st, 2010
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Celebrates Grace Arents With Historic Marker
The newly installed Grace Arents Historical Market at the entrance to Lewis Ginter Botanical GardenAbout a year and a half ago — I was interviewed for a job here at […]
Read MoreMar 31st, 2010
Wordless Wednesday
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Read MoreMar 23rd, 2010
Artful Renewal in the Conservatory
These gorgeous Fräbel glass creations, born from both nature and the creative spirit, exemplify the melding of the real and the imagined. As both an artist and a gardener, […]
Read MoreMar 17th, 2010
Leaves from the Library: Spring is coming to the Garden
by Jane Hockaday, Library Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Many inches of snow and cold temperatures gave us the coldest winter in our area in several years. If you’re like […]
Read MoreMar 13th, 2010
Great Gardening Events are Sprouting up All Over Richmond!
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Some really wonderful gardening events are sprouting up in Richmond this spring! Of course, each year Lewis Ginter Botanical […]
Read MoreMar 12th, 2010
Hans Godo Frabel’s Glorious Glass in the Garden Comes to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Our staff here at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has been working incredibly hard getting ready for the official opening of Glorious Glass in the Garden exhibit by Hans Godo Frabel, on […]
Read MoreMar 2nd, 2010
Floral Arranging at Lewis Ginter Brightens Winter Days
By Maggie Southwick, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Laura Anne Brooks of Designs From Dunluce taught a seasonal Ikebana flower arranging workshop at the Garden this morning – “Winter into […]
Read MoreFeb 24th, 2010
Leaves from the Library: Trees that Capture the Love of Children
by Jane Hockaday, Library Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden In Teaching the Trees: Lessons from the Forest, Joan Maloof, asks us to reflect on our childhood memories of trees. “It […]
Read MoreFeb 23rd, 2010
Young Buds Program Brings Children to Nature
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The other day, I was walking through the Garden and I saw the longest, cutest, snake of a line […]
Read MoreFeb 19th, 2010
“Cheers to Art!” Popping up in April
By Melissa Miller, Stewardship Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden “Nothing is more the child of art than a garden.” Sir Walter Scott A Garden is a not only a work […]
Read MoreFeb 16th, 2010
Gallery 1 at Lewis Ginter Offers an Opportunity for Young Artists
by Erin Wright, Children’s Garden Educator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden For eight years, the Children’s Garden at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has partnered with Henrico County Public Schools to bring […]
Read MoreFeb 4th, 2010
Snow & Shortys Take the Garden by Storm
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It’s been a whirlwind week at the Garden. First, almost a foot of snow, which until this year, hardly EVER […]
Read MoreJan 28th, 2010
Winter Entertainment in the Children's Garden: The Birds
by Erin Wright, Children’s Garden Educator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden One of the favorite wintertime activities of the Children’s Garden staff is bird watching. We hang feeders outside of our […]
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