by Laura Schumm, Community Kitchen Garden Horiculturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden A recent Tweet from the folks over at Kersey Creek Elementary School in Hanover County got us thinking about Harlequin bugs and […]
Read Moreby Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden A Million Blooms are still just as beautiful with a bit of drizzle.
Read Moreby Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Guess what?! This weekend is peak bloom time for the cherry blossoms! Be sure to check out our new […]
Read Moreby Laura Schumm, Community Kitchen Garden Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Spring is here, and it has been a very busy week in the Community Kitchen Garden. This past Saturday, […]
Read Moreby Jonah Holland, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We promised you we’d let you know when the Cherry Tree Walk was budding up and starting to bloom and […]
Read Moreby Executive Director, Shane Tippett, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This time last year, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden was fortunate to be included in a month-long, on-line “10 Best Public Garden” […]
Read MoreHave you ever been issued a “save the date” card without an actual date? Seems silly I suppose, but with our new Cherry Tree Walk blooming for the first time […]
Read MoreNarcissus ‘Rijnveld’s Early Sensation’ is our first daffodil to bloom each year. It is a simple daffodil, but one of the blooms we most look forward to. It made it […]
Read Moreby Hilaire Ashworth, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Today volunteers from HandsOn Greater Richmond helped Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden staff prepare for the spring growing season in the Community Kitchen Garden. Since […]
Read MoreHilaire Ashworth, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Whilst wandering around the Garden last week I came across this beauty, that is budding despite the chilly temperatures. Edgeworthia chrysantha (formerly […]
Read MorePhotos and text by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) is trying so hard to bloom. You’ll find it in several spots […]
Read Moreby Laura Schumm, Interim Conservatory Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The East Wing of the Conservatory always feels like a tropical paradise, even on a cold winter morning. Best of […]
Read MoreLaurel Matthew, Greenhouse Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Garden has blogged about goats, butterflies, blooms and bees … but never a panda! See ours, Cattleya White Spark ‘Panda’, blooming in the […]
Read Moreby Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator Snow drops or Galathus elwesii are a personal favorite, they bloom just when you need them most, and don’t seem to […]
Read Moreby Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden One of our dedicated volunteers, Tom Driscoll, mentioned that one of his favorite parts of volunteering in the Conservatory during […]
Read Moreby 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 […]
Read Moreby 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, […]
Read Moreby Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Earlier this fall I ran into three young people just ending their shift at the Community Kitchen Garden. They were younger […]
Read MoreThank 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 […]
Read Moreby 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 Moreby 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 Moreby 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 […]
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