Sep 4th, 2012
Stocking Stuffers
Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator We have a test bed for Sugar Baby watermelons in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen […]
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Aug 16th, 2012
Sharing the Load
Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Load sharing is a relatively contemporary term, used to describe server processing distribution in information […]
Read MoreJun 9th, 2012
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden — A Trip Down Memory Lane
Photos & text by guest blogger Kelly Eastman Combs I’m never surprised when my kids ask me to take them to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. I’ve been taking them since they […]
Read MoreMay 23rd, 2012
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Partners with Greater Richmond ARC
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Greater Richmond ARC‘s effort to facilitate people with developmental disabilities volunteering in meaningful work is growing, and now includes weekly […]
Read MoreMay 17th, 2012
Laura Mulligan, Visitor Services Coordinator, Earns Tourism Award
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Congratulations to Laura Mulligan, Visitor Services Coordinator, for earning the 2012 Easy to Love Customer Service Award from the Richmond Metropolitan Convention […]
Read MoreMay 10th, 2012
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Receives 4-star Rating from Charity Navigator
by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, PR & Marketing Coordinator Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is proud to announce that we have received a coveted 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for sound fiscal management and […]
Read MoreApr 15th, 2012
Lewis Ginter Library Volunteer Has Big Plans to Help RVA Enjoy Nature
by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Paul Keefer is a man in a hurry to take a walk. A long walk from Rockett’s Landing to the western tip of […]
Read MoreMar 4th, 2012
Honoring Frank Robinson for 20 Years of Leadership and His New Role as President & CEO
by Shane Tippett, Executive Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden On February 1, 2012, Frank Robinson celebrated his twentieth anniversary as Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s leader. Such milestones in an extraordinarily successful […]
Read MoreFeb 6th, 2012
StoryCorps Submission Form is Open Through February 15
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Last week we told you about how excited we are to have StoryCorps come to the Garden in March […]
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The Case of the Vintage Fire Hydrant
by Nancy Turnage, Public Relations & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden On my first day at the Garden, I passed what I thought then was a bonafide Cold War bomb […]
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Jewish Arbor Day in Richmond
by Kristen Ablamsky, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Did you know there is a holiday, native to Israel, that celebrates a new year in honor of plants? […]
Read MoreJan 30th, 2012
There's a Pig in the Garden
by Nancy Turnage, Public Relations & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden A few months ago, while on a mission to capture some fun photos for my Every Day is a Playday blog, […]
Read MoreJan 25th, 2012
Tell Us Your StoryCorps
by Scott Hornby, Development Writer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Has anyone ever said something to you that was so funny, so gripping, so moving or so powerful that you wished your mind […]
Read MoreDec 29th, 2011
The Year 2011 in Photos
By Beth Monroe, Public Relations Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Although we’re always focused on “what’s next” here at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, at the end of the year it’s […]
Read MoreNov 15th, 2011
Nerds for the Needy
by Albert Brian Vick Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Hey, I can call them nerds because a) that’s how they introduced themselves to me, and b) I’m a nerd. […]
Read MoreOct 18th, 2011
Welcoming LGBG's New Horticulture Director Grace Chapman
By Beth Monroe, Public Relations & Marketing Director Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is welcoming a new horticulture director today. Her name is Grace Chapman and she comes with strong public […]
Read MoreOct 11th, 2011
Exercise Your Right to Vote — for Your Favorite Scarecrow
by Beth Monroe, Director of Public Relations & Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden That’s right everyone, it’s time to vote for your favorite scarecrow. Lewis Ginter Botanical […]
Read MoreOct 5th, 2011
Lewis Ginter Tree House Designers Given Barrier Free America Award
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We are very proud that last week, our accessible-to-all CWD Kids Tree House in the Children’s Garden was recognized nationally, […]
Read MoreSep 5th, 2011
When You’re Smiling…
by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator This is Leigh Dorris and Jeannie Arnold, Capital One associates and repeat volunteers in the Lewis Ginter Community […]
Read MoreAug 25th, 2011
Power of the Pharoahs
by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Alumni from Richmond Community High School came out to the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden last Saturday. They […]
Read MoreAug 18th, 2011
Patrick Dougherty: A Slide Show
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Have you seen Patrick Dougherty’s Meadowmorphosis — “Diamonds in the Rough” stick sculpture yet? While we were building it, we gave […]
Read MoreAug 15th, 2011
Scoring Big, Then & Now
Note: We already brought you the update on the tally or our deliveries last week, but Albert Brian Vick, our Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator has a special report for you […]
Read MoreAug 13th, 2011
Good Enough to Eat?
by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator At the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden we’ve produced several stellar specimens of “weeds” so far this season. […]
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