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 Heather Veneziano, Children’s Garden Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden In the Children’s Garden we’re always trying to find ways to plant more vegetables. This we year we thought […]
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 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 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 A winter walk in the Garden with our friends witch hazel and winter jasmine might just be […]
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, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I thought you’d enjoy this video of 9-day old Solstice is showing off her stuff last week on the hillside […]
Read Moreby Jonah Holland, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden You know Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is beautiful year-round, right!? Pssssst. Let me let you in on a little secret! We […]
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 On my walk into the office this morning I was having trouble staying warm. It was only 30 degrees — […]
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 Lynn Kirk, Public Relations Writer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, reprinted with permission from the Richmond Times-Dispatch Quirky, captivating and motley colored, the hard-shelled gourd (Lagenaria) is no longer limited as Thanksgiving décor. […]
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 More“Go native!” sounds like a tropical chant, but actually it’s a “go green” reminder for landscape designs. Native plants are the species of perennials, shrubs and trees that occur in the […]
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 MoreEditor’s Note: Children’s Garden Educator, Kristi Orcutt launched the first Lunch & Learn program for Garden volunteers in September – it got great reviews — and the volunteers said it was fascinating. […]
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