Sep 21st, 2011
Farm Art
by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator We had a great blend of volunteers Saturday morning in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden. A college […]
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Sep 19th, 2011
“Fairy Houses" with Dried Natural Materials – A NEW CLASS
by Amy Clark, Assistant Education Registrar & Membership Assistant, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The first year I worked at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, I had no idea what to expect […]
Read MoreSep 8th, 2011
Attracting Native Pollinators (and Flies!)
by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We received a new book in the library just in time for fall garden planning. Attracting Native Pollinators, by Eric Mader and colleagues […]
Read MoreMay 23rd, 2011
Diamonds in the Rough Adorn Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Note: Over the past 3 weeks, we have brought you updates on the progress of the Patrick Dougherty stick sculpture installation at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. The work, entitled Diamonds […]
Read MoreMay 19th, 2011
Sabot at Stony Point School: The Birds' Nests & the Meadowmorphosis
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Note: Over the next few weeks, we will bring you updates on the progress of the Patrick Dougherty stick sculpture installation […]
Read MoreMay 18th, 2011
Ginter Gallery II Exhibition Features Dougherty Work from 1708 Gallery & Around the World
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, & Randee Humphrey, Director of Education, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The next time you come to the Garden, make sure you take a detour […]
Read MoreMay 3rd, 2011
Effortless Gardening Class, New at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
by Cathy Butler, guest blogger & instructor at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Cathy Butler is a certified Feldenkrais Method® instructor, who will be teaching a class on Effortless Gardening™ at Lewis Ginter Botanical […]
Read MoreFeb 14th, 2011
Help us Build a Water Management Demonstration Garden at Lewis Ginter!
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Have you ever had a dream to do something that you knew was the right thing to do, but […]
Read MoreFeb 4th, 2011
Follow the Bird Trail from the Library at Lewis Ginter
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden When I think of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s Lora M. Robins Library, I think of a great resource for […]
Read MoreFeb 1st, 2011
February Home Gardening Opportunities
by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This is the second in a monthly series of things to do in your home garden each month of the year. You might […]
Read MoreJan 18th, 2011
Mulch & Mulching in Winter
Is it Okay to Mulch in Winter? You may think the end of January is a strange time for a blog post on the topic of mulch, but we had […]
Read MoreJan 14th, 2011
The Winter King
by Janet Woody, librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Hawthorne trees have something to offer all year round, but right now, the ‘Winter King’ is one of the showiest trees in […]
Read MoreJan 11th, 2011
January Home Gardening Opportunities
by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This is the first in a monthly series of things to do in your home garden each month of the year. You […]
Read MoreSep 19th, 2010
Dawn Redwoods Draw Attention on Monument Avenue
One of our wonderful volunteers, Linda Miller, was talking about the dawn redwoods planted on Monument Avenue in the median strip near her home. She had enjoyed watching the young […]
Read MoreAug 26th, 2010
The Legacy of Lora Robins
The passionate philanthropy of Lora M. Robins shines in a multitude of ways at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. She leaves a legacy at the Garden with contributions far and wide, spanning […]
Read MoreAug 23rd, 2010
Meet Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's New Librarian
by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It’s me! I’m the new librarian. Janet Woody reporting for duty. I’ve worked in many kinds of libraries over the years, but […]
Read MoreAug 20th, 2010
Demystifying Descubes at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
by Maggie Southwick, librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Note: This article was originally published earlier this summer in the American Society of Botanical Artists magazine. Reprinted with permission. The Lewis […]
Read MoreAug 17th, 2010
Leaves from the Library: Hot time for the Garden
by Jane Hockaday, library volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Mother Nature seems to have opened a spa in Richmond this summer, and a glance at a weather map suggests she […]
Read MoreAug 12th, 2010
Extra Tents at the Fall Plant Sale Means Free Classes for Kids & Adults Alike
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden In the heat of August, It’s hard to imagine, that the annual Fall Plant Sale is just around the […]
Read MoreAug 6th, 2010
Lewis Ginter to Host Local Glass Artist Brad Pearson for Flame Work Glass Demos
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden If you love the Hans Godo Frabel’s Glorious Glass in the Garden exhibit at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden — […]
Read MoreAug 3rd, 2010
Virginia Home Grown Comes to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Last week, Richard Nunnally and Virginia Home Grown on PBS broadcast some interesting videos about Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. […]
Read MoreJul 29th, 2010
High-Tech Botany!
by Frank Robinson, Executive Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I recently had the privilege of visiting the Botanical Garden and the Technical University at Delft, (TU for short), in the […]
Read MoreJul 20th, 2010
A Dry Summer Means the Botanical Garden Team Pulls Together
by Frank Robinson, Executive Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I write the following to document and interpret the impact of our weather on the Garden, but more so to commend […]
Read MoreJul 9th, 2010
Christmas in July Means Botanical Decorations for GardenFest & a Class to Teach You How!
by Phyllis Laslett, Adult Education Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Every Wednesday morning, I see volunteers carrying trays of freshly-cut flowers and other plant material into the GardenFest of Lights […]
Read MoreJun 30th, 2010
DC Public Schools Lead the Way by Removing Sugary Milk & Cereals from Their School Menus
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden In what seems like one of the most unpredictable turn of events in the food movement, DC public schools […]
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