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Dominion Energy
GardenFest of Lights

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Please see our GardenFest webpage for more information on visiting during Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights.

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Advanced Watercolor
FOR BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION

Students start each class painting with warm-up exercises designed to advance students' brush skills and focus on art's key elements (line, shape, form, etc.). Wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry and dry brush painting techniques will be practiced through creative play. The afternoon is spent integrating morning concepts into paintings. Throughout class, students will practice techniques for producing clean, […]

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GARDENFEST OF LIGHTS
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Are you curious to know what really goes into creating Gardenfest at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and especially how the themed light forms are created? Join Garden Guide, Bob Lincoln on an excursion to the basement of the Kelly Education Center to see how and where the magic happens.  View pictures of the forms in various stages of development and hear how […]

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GARDENFEST OF LIGHTS
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Are you curious to know what really goes into creating Gardenfest at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and especially how the themed light forms are created? Join Garden Guide, Bob Lincoln on an excursion to the basement of the Kelly Education Center to see how and where the magic happens.  View pictures of the forms in various stages of development and hear how […]

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FAMILY-FRIENDLY GARDENFEST OF LIGHTS
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Are you curious to know what really goes into creating Gardenfest at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and especially how the themed light forms are created? Join Garden Guide, Lorrie Lincoln on an excursion to the basement of the Kelly Education Center to see how and where the magic happens. View pictures of the forms in […]

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BOTANY
FOR BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION

Botanical illustrators need to be well versed in the intricacies of plant form. Morning sessions help you learn to understand the structure of flowering plants and to study and draw a diversity of plant parts under the guidance of a botanist, John Hayden. Students keep an illustrated study journal. Scientific names in botanical illustration are […]

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WINTER BOTANY

This course provides an in-depth overview of the tools and techniques used by botanists to identify woody plants to the species level using winter characteristics. Attendees are exposed to the key characters that differentiate woody plants at different taxonomic levels, including growth form (habit), habitat, bark and the various characteristics of the twigs such as […]

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LA MILPA Y EL MAGUEY
THE MILPA AND THE MAGUEY

Join Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on the road as we explore Mexican Cuisine with Chef Danny Mena at Conejo. In 2010, UNESCO put Mexican cuisine on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, primarily because of the bean, the chile and corn. The evening will start with a talk by Chef Danny, who will focus on […]

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BASIC FLORAL DESIGN
PART 2

In this course, participants will explore the elements and principles of design and floral techniques such as focal area, grouping and basing with floral designer Mimi Cassick. In each step-by-step class, you will create designs including an asymmetrical design, a contemporary spray, a crescent-shaped design, a horizontal centerpiece and a naturalistic landscape design. This course's […]

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