Gardening & Horticulture

Jul 30th, 2012

The Secret Life of Bees

by Kristen Wolenberg, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Intern What do you fear? For me it’s snakes and getting stung by a bee, which makes working in the […]

Jun 18th, 2012

Mystical Majesty

Photos by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Text by Albert Brian Vick & Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator The sacred lotus (Nelumbo […]

May 7th, 2012

Happy International Compost Week!

by Erin Wright, Children’s Garden Educator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Erin Wright is passionate about food and plants. This post was originally published on Erin’s blog, the Richmond Food Collective. Whether […]

Apr 27th, 2012

Spring Plant Sale Features Plants Grown with Love by Garden Volunteers

by Kristen Ablamsky, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It’s impossible to miss the smiles that quickly emerge when you mention the Spring Plant Sale at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. […]

Apr 14th, 2012

By Hook or by Crook: The Plunder of Orchids from the New World

by Victoria Waiton, Membership Assistant, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden On my most recent trip to the Conservatory, I tried to remember what it was like to see a […]

Apr 11th, 2012

Inchworms, and more….

By Frank Robinson, President & CEO, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Let me begin by saying that there are pockets of the region, specifically in Mechanicsville and Hanover County, where extreme populations […]

Apr 10th, 2012

Spring Break Road Trip & the Robin

by Janice Hunter, Children’s Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden When I was growing up, spring break family vacations were often built around road trips that my parents planned to […]

Apr 1st, 2012

Free Bees or Freebies?

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Recently, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw an NBC12 article via Facebook on the possibility that State of Virginia […]

Mar 1st, 2012

Parsnips — I'm a Big Fan

by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden While cooking some parsnips this weekend, I thought about how nice it is to discover a new food that’s good for you and […]

Feb 9th, 2012

Why Gardening Makes Me Happy

Before I had kids, whenever I felt grumpy, regardless of the season, I started work on my garden. In no time, my grumpiness floated away into the sky or down […]

Jan 3rd, 2012

Growing Veggies with Food Stamps — it's a SNAP

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Did you know that you could buy plants and seeds with food stamps? Over 46 million Americans use food […]

Nov 11th, 2011

Adventures in Moving… with Bees!

by Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Note: We recently welcomed Grace Chapman, our new director of horticulture, to the Garden. This blog post is about her […]

Nov 4th, 2011

"The Old Tree" in a New Light – A GardenFest-ful

By Nancy Turnage, Public Relations & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I know what it means … saw through my telescope … woodsmen … sawing down trees … with […]

Oct 12th, 2011

Mushrooms are Popping up all Over & Milk Thistle to the Rescue

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Here at the Garden and across Virginia, we’ve had a lot of mushrooms popping up recently — probably because of all the rain we’ve […]

Oct 7th, 2011

Wicked Bugs: A Book Talk with Amy Stewart

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden On October 20th, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will host GardenRant author and New York Times best-selling author, Amy Stewart. She’ll […]

Sep 20th, 2011

DIY Compost, Compost for Kids, & Soil 101

One of the great things about working at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is that as a staff we are always learning. Our weekly staff meetings are for learning. Today’s presentation […]

Sep 20th, 2011

It’s Getting Cole

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator It’s time to plant the “cole” crops: Brassica (Cruciferae) family members like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. Five intrepid […]

Sep 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 […]

Aug 14th, 2011

Breakfast on a Stick, or the “Perfect” Weed?

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator We’ve allowed this Amaranth plant to mature – so far – in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden, adjacent […]

Aug 11th, 2011

Yellow Tomatoes, Anyone?

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator It almost seems counter-intuitive for the idea of growing tomatoes, but sunshine is a double-edged sword. Tomato fruits […]

Aug 9th, 2011

Top Ten

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Always a provocative title, but here’s the thing. You’ve seen the pie tins hung in gardens to keep […]

Aug 7th, 2011

Entomology 102: Leaf Bugs

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator This post is course number “102″, following the Entomology 101 course recently experienced in-depth with the Squash Bugs. […]

Jul 30th, 2011

All Kinds of Wingnuts

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden A few months ago, a friend introduced me to a new tree. He showed me a painting that looked a […]

Jul 23rd, 2011

Tomato Nose

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator In 2008 the European Union relaxed its previously strict rules against the marketing of “imperfect” fruits and vegetables, […]

Jul 19th, 2011

Garden Day Trip: James Madison's Montpelier

by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden After reading about James Madison in Andrea Wulf’s book Founding Gardeners, I added a trip to his Montpelier to my to-do list. My […]