Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
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March 2021
M&T Bank RESTORE:
The Healing Power of Nature
March 22 – October 31, 2021 Visit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden to experience 50 acres of cultivated gardens, woodland paths and wild spaces along with the interconnectedness of people, plants and water. Restore yourself through the healing power of nature. We will celebrate the spring season with thousands and thousands of flowering cherries, daffodils, tulips and other springtime favorites. We have planted more than 33,000 spring bulbs this year! Throughout the seasons look for educational displays highlighting native plants and…
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A Million
Blooms
Details: Included with Garden admission. Please note advance online tickets are required. A Million Blooms is the Garden’s celebration of spring! A parade of blooms unfurls as the weather warms: daffodils, tulips, peonies, roses and many more. Events throughout the season include Peek-a-Bloom with Peter Rabbit, Mother’s Day Weekend, Spring PlantFest and more!
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Celebrations Abloom!
Wedding & Special Event Showcase
We invite you to venture through the Garden’s unique indoor and outdoor event spaces and explore the possibilities! Come tour our wedding venues, connect with our talented, preferred vendors, and envision your special event at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. During this event you will be able to: • Tour our wedding venues as well as our other rental spaces for other special events • Sip beverages and enjoy delicious bites by Meriwether Godsey, the Garden’s exclusive caterer • Chat with…
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The Secret Lives of Bugs
Native Invertebrate Micro Exhibit
An event every day that begins at 10:00 am, repeating until Sunday, October 31, 2021
An event every day that begins at 10:00 am, repeating until Sunday, October 31, 2021
Included with regular Garden admission. Advanced online tickets are required. Saturday – Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., now through October Secret Lives of Bugs! Have you ever wondered what a baby dragonfly looks like? Or where butterflies go in the rain? Visit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden to learn the answers to these questions and more, as we reveal the secret lives of bugs!
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Go Public
Gardens Days
Included with Garden admission; Please note advance online tickets are required. May 7-16, 2021 are Go Public Gardens Days focusing on the importance and value of public gardens in our community. May 11, 10 a.m. Enjoy a Seasonal Garden Walking Tour when you visit. Please note, spots are limited and preregistration is required. May 16, 2-3:30 p.m. Hear poetry in the Garden with River City Poets on the Flagler Lawn (included with Garden admission). See photos of what will be…
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Virtual Storytime
in the Garden
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Friday, repeating until Saturday, October 30, 2021
Join in the fun on Facebook Live as Children’s Educator Tarneshia Evans reads a few of her favorite stories! Follow along on Facebook Live every Friday at 10 a.m. We hope you can join us. Please invite your friends! Welcome to the Storytime with Tarneshia – where every other week we read one of our favorite stories. Tune in to Facebook Live! RSVP or share the Facebook event with your friends.
Find out moreMother's Day Weekend Celebration
Please note advance online tickets are required; Regular Garden admission Mother’s Day Weekend Celebration at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has many opportunities to spend time with mom and loved ones. Explore our new exhibition Restore: The Healing Power of Nature. take her shopping, enjoy lunch outside from the Robins Tea House.
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Seasonal Garden Walk:
May 11
Enhance your understanding and appreciation of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden with this specialized garden walk featuring seasonal aspects of the collection. Come dressed for the weather and walking in the Garden.
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Wednesdays
Alfresco
An event every week that begins at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Wednesday Nights May 12 through August 25 4-9 p.m. Escape to a garden paradise on Wednesday nights May 12th to August 25th. Bring your friends or bring a date! Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has more than 50 acres of fresh air, fragrant blooms and cool evening breezes—perfect for a special night out. Food and drink are available for purchase online or in person at the Robins Tea House. Online orders are nonrefundable. Outside food is not allowed to be brought…
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Latin Ballet Mistica
and River City Poets
Included with regular Garden admission. Advanced online tickets are required. Join us for a weekend of dance and poetry celebrating nature….all part of M&T Bank: RESTORE: the Healing Power of Nature. On Saturday, May 15 see performances by Latin Ballet of Virginia at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. On Sunday, May 16, enjoy poetry by River City Poets from 2-3:30 p.m. on the Flagler Garden Lawn
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The at-a-glance Garden calendar includes highlights from the year including Plant Sales, Flowers After 5 in summer; Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights during the holidays & many more!
The Garden’s celebration of spring! A parade of blooms unfurls as the weather warms: daffodils, tulips, peonies, roses and many more.
Get up close and personal as hundreds of tropical butterflies feed, flutter and take flight all around you.
Bring your dog to Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights on select nights.