Blooms & Gardens

May 29th, 2014

The Butterfly Tree is in Bloom

By Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Tree Arrives We recently received an unusual gift, a large, white tree. It was installed in the library last week and […]

May 29th, 2014

Knockout Blooms: The Rose Garden!

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden To see more photos of the Rose Garden in bloom, visit our Facebook album.

May 15th, 2014

Blue Sky Fund… Nothing but Blue Skies

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Blue Sky Fund organization exists to get inner-city kids out into the great outdoors for various […]

May 13th, 2014

Knockout Blooms: Peonies

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden With A Million Blooms, it’s hard to keep up with them all! I have to tell you though when I […]

May 9th, 2014

Knockout Blooms: Siberian Iris 'Blue Moon'

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden With A Million Blooms at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, it’s so hard to choose favorites, but the Siberian iris ‘Blue […]

May 4th, 2014

Banking on the Community Kitchen Garden

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Thirty (30!) Bank of America volunteers worked in the Community Kitchen Garden on April 16. For the second […]

Apr 29th, 2014

America the Beautiful — Meet Beautiful RVA

by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator Did you know that April is Keep America Beautiful Month? I didn’t either ’til the folks over at Dropcam reminded […]

Apr 19th, 2014

Riding the Weather Roller Coaster

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We started our formal schedule of Saturday and Monday morning volunteer sessions in the Community Kitchen Garden […]

Apr 18th, 2014

Yummy Cauliflorous Inflorescence

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden “Cauliflorous” or “cauliflory” is the term describing the production of flowers on the trunk and branches of […]

Apr 12th, 2014

Spring Secrets Along the Woodland Walk

By Beth Monroe, Public Relations and Marketing Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden ***4.13.20: While the Garden is closed, please enjoy a blog from our archives.*** Tulips tend to be the […]

Apr 11th, 2014

Need a Reason to Visit the Garden This Weekend?

Here’s one reason. Now go find the 999,999 others! Plus, this is Heritage Weekend at Historic Bloemendaal — full of music and activities highlighting the Garden’s past, as we celebrate […]

Apr 5th, 2014

Growing a Love of Daffodils

By Beth Monroe, Public Relations and Marketing Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Margaret Ford is on a mission. She wants to insure future generations love daffodils as much as she […]

Apr 3rd, 2014

The Cherry Blossoms are in Peak Bloom This Week!

Photos and text by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator

Apr 2nd, 2014

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Named 2nd Best Garden in North America

by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator Wow! With your help we were just named USAToday Travel’s 10Best Readers’ Choice 2nd Best Public Garden in North America. Thank […]

Mar 22nd, 2014

Community Kitchen Garden: Look Back, Spring Forward

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden For many weather-related reasons, 2013 was a challenging year for all vegetable growers in Central Virginia, but […]

Mar 19th, 2014

Spring is Trying so Hard!

Photos by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden With tomorrow, March 20, being the the vernal equinox and official start of spring, I thought you might enjoy some photos […]

Mar 8th, 2014

These Blooms will Transport You to the Tropics!

by Phyllis Laslett, Adult Education Coordinator, and Laurel Matthew, Greenhouse Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden When polar temperatures put Central Virginia in a deep freeze, there’s one plant that can reliably […]

Feb 26th, 2014

Blooming Now: Reticulated Iris & Cornelian Cherry Dogwood

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

Feb 20th, 2014

Beauty Break: Here's What's Beautiful in Our World Today

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

Feb 6th, 2014

Give Her a Whole Garden of Flowers!

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Thinking about what to get your true love for Valentine’s Day? Instead of a bouquet of flowers, why not […]

Jan 23rd, 2014

Garden’s E-news – Sign Up

Did you know that you can sign up for Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s enews to get updates on what’s happening at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden? In our e-newsletter, we highlight what’s […]

Nov 15th, 2013

Ice is Nice

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden … except maybe if you’re a citrus grower, and if you don’t have to walk or drive […]

Nov 12th, 2013

What's Farm to Schools Week All About?

by Heather Veneziano, Children’s Garden Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden All over the Commonwealth, schools are celebrating Farm to School Week (November 11th -15th). The Virginia Department of Agriculture and […]

Nov 7th, 2013

The Beauty of Seasons Changing

By Jasmine Kent, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden When I applied for the PR & Marketing internship at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in early September, the weather […]

Nov 2nd, 2013