Jul 20th, 2011
A Joint Effort
by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Another good day in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden (CKG). Well, it really wasn’t a “day”, it […]
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May 18th, 2011
Learning Our Lines
by Diana Plasberg, Volunteer, 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 at Lewis Ginter […]
Read MoreMay 17th, 2011
Some Weekend Leaf Stripping Brings us One Step Closer to Completion
Note: Over the next few weeks, we will bring you updates on the progress of the Patrick Dougherty stick sculpture installation at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. We are calling this 3 […]
Read MoreMay 16th, 2011
Many Hands Make Great Work on the Stick Sculpture
by Diana Plasberg, Volunteer, 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 at Lewis Ginter […]
Read MoreMay 16th, 2011
Service Appreciation: Getting to Know the Staff at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
by Brenda Brown, Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden “The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated” Recently, I sat down with a few of the Garden’s […]
Read MoreMay 13th, 2011
More Stripping & Finishing on the Sculpture, Plus Photos!
Note: Over the next few weeks, we will bring you updates on the progress of the Patrick Dougherty stick sculpture installation at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. We are calling this 3 […]
Read MoreMay 13th, 2011
Patrick Dougherty Speaks about the Meadowmorphosis in a Free Lecture on May 18
Note: Over the next few weeks, we will bring you updates on the progress of the Patrick Dougherty stick sculpture installation at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. We are calling this 3 […]
Read MoreMay 11th, 2011
Diamonds in the Rough and Other Adventures with Patrick Dougherty
Note: Over the next few weeks, we will bring you updates on the progress of the Patrick Dougherty stick sculpture installation at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. We are calling this 3 […]
Read MoreMay 10th, 2011
Stripping for the Stickman
by Diana Plasberg, Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden After spending the past week with my sprained ankle propped up, I welcomed the opportunity to limp over to the Garden to […]
Read MoreMay 7th, 2011
Learning 10 Feet Above Ground, & Pushing Beyond Your Comfort Zone
Note: Over the next few weeks, we will bring you updates on the progress of thePatrick Dougherty stick sculpture installation at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. We are calling this 3 […]
Read MoreMay 6th, 2011
Pick up Sticks — Like You've Never Seen it Before!
Note: Over the next few weeks, we will bring you updates on the progress of the Patrick Dougherty stick sculpture installation at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. We are calling this […]
Read MoreMay 6th, 2011
Staying on Top of the Garden in May, Janet's Way
by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I usually use this column to give a list of garden chores, or “opportunities” for the month. However, in my humble opinion, May is […]
Read MoreMay 4th, 2011
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's Volunteer of the Month – Sherry Giese
by Michelle Smith, Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Although I caught up with our volunteer of the month, Sherry Giese, just hours before the volunteer-run Spring Plant Sale while energy […]
Read MoreApr 26th, 2011
Stickman Says, "Thanks for all the Letters!"
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden With Patrick Dougherty’s arrival at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden next week, many of us, including the kids who frequent […]
Read MoreApr 25th, 2011
Waiting for the Stick Man & the Meadowmorphisis
by Diana Plasberg, Stickwork Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden While volunteering at the Lora Robins Library during GardenFest, I came across Stickwork, a book about Patrick Dougherty’s sculpture installations that are made from tree saplings and […]
Read MoreApr 1st, 2011
My Success with Scandal
by Amy Clark, Assistant Education Registrar & Membership Assistant, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I started collecting African violets by coincidence only. The Richmond African Violet Society holds a show and […]
Read MoreMar 29th, 2011
The Garden Celebrates Rosalie & Cecil Bailey, Volunteers of the Month
by Brenda Brown, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Volunteers are love in motion Rosalie and Cecil Bailey inspire me. They inspire me with their collective life story as […]
Read MoreMar 17th, 2011
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden…..on the Radio
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden When I was growing up, my dad spent alot of time listening to the radio. Not just any radio […]
Read MoreFeb 17th, 2011
The Garden Celebrates Hugh Rooney as Volunteer of the Month
by Brenda Brown, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Volunteers are not paid — not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless. ~ author Unknown It […]
Read MoreDec 30th, 2010
Please Welcome Donna Reynolds, Assistant Facility Events Coordinator
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Last week you graciously gave a warm welcome to Kristin Mullen, our new Children’s Garden Early Childhood Program Developer. […]
Read MoreDec 17th, 2010
Kristin Mullen Thoroman Joins Staff
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We recently added a staff member to the Children’s Garden, her name is Kristin Mullen. (Update, Kristin was married […]
Read MoreSep 30th, 2010
Look for Enhancements to Lewis Ginter's Central Garden & West Island Garden
by Frank Robinson, Executive Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden One of the best things about Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is that we just get better and better! In early 2011, […]
Read MoreSep 16th, 2010
Where are You? Life Stages of a Gardener
By Beth Monroe, Public Relations and Marketing Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It’s Plant Sale time at the Garden again! I just came back from the employee/volunteer pre-sale and it […]
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 MoreJun 16th, 2010
Flora Holland! 100 Years of Horticulture
by Melissa Miller, Stewardship Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I am very fortunate to be traveling by coach from Amsterdam to Maastricht in the Netherlands (or Holland as we often […]
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