Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
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March 2019
Art: In The Garden
Included with Regular Garden Admission In the Garden is a show of 20+ garden and bloom-inspired art works juried by Crossroads Art Center. On display in the Lora Robins Library and Ginter Gallery II in the Kelly Education Center. All works are for sale, with 15 percent of proceeds going back to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden to support our educational mission.
Find out moreTHE ART OF PLAY
The Art of Play promises moments of joy, whimsy and enchantment as Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden comes alive with art that explores how playful interactions can create connection and conversation. Six new interactive sculptures from Virginia artists will inspire you to see play in a whole new way! March 29, 2019 – September 30, 2019 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. With extended summer hours on Thursdays at Flowers After 5 …
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M&T Bank
Butterflies LIVE!
Regular Garden admission Experience the wonderful world of butterflies! M&T Bank Butterflies LIVE! is an indoor exhibit in the Conservatory and is geared for all ages. Get up close and personal as hundreds of tropical butterflies feed, flutter and take flight all around you. Explore their origins, preferred habitats, and life cycles. Runs April 12 – October 14, 2019. NEW for 2019! EXTENDED SUMMER HOURS ON THURSDAY NIGHTS TILL 8 P.M. AT FLOWERS AFTER 5
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Waterplay
During warm spring, summer, and fall days, Water Play the Children’s Garden is the coolest place to be! Bring or wear your bathing suit and water shoes to enjoy the gentle water sprays. Don’t forget a towel and remember that swimming diapers are required for those not potty-trained. Water Play is operational when the air temperature is 70 degrees or higher. Schedule changes in spring, summer, fall and on weekends. Scroll down to see the full schedule.
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Mindfulness, Meditation,
and Movement
Mindfulness is the ability to have judgment-free awareness as events unfold moment by moment. Mindfulness is also something we naturally possess, however when practiced daily or even consistently, our ability to move mindfully is more readily available and accessible. This course is both theoretical and experiential. Students learn about and discuss the origins of mindfulness practices; engage in the natural and traditional movements supporting the mind-body component of mindfulness; and be supported in the development of their personal mindfulness practice…
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Early Morning Hours
at the Garden
An event every week that begins at 8:00 am on Sunday and Saturday, repeating until Monday, September 2, 2019
Saturdays and Sundays from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend Saturday, May 25 – Sunday, September 1 The early morning access is for the gardens only. Programming and the Butterflies LIVE! exhibit do not begin until 9 a.m. and dining and shopping will follow their usual schedules. Guests should also be aware there may be some routine tasks in the mornings as the Garden prepares for the day. The earlier hours are designed to provide garden experiences away from…
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Thursday Yoga in the Garden:
May-June Session
Learn yoga’s calming rhythms of breathing, movement, and posture in a tranquil Garden setting. Small class sizes enable instructor Jacqueline Gooding to offer individual pointers and address multiple levels of experience. Please bring a blanket, yoga mat, water and appropriate layered clothing for the season. Classes take place in the Garden or inside Garden buildings, depending on weather. This is a five-week session of yoga.
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Evening Yoga in the Garden:
May-June Session
Learn yoga’s calming rhythms of breathing, movement, and posture in a tranquil Garden setting. Small class sizes enable instructor Jacqueline Gooding to offer individual pointers and address multiple levels of experience. Please bring a blanket, yoga mat, water and appropriate layered clothing for the season. Classes take place in the Garden or inside Garden buildings, depending on weather. This is a five-week session of yoga.
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Intermediate Watercolor
for Botanical Illustration
See how light falling on leaves reveals structure, form, and texture. Use the paints in your palette to make nature’s colors. Explore warm and cool colors to find just the right mix. Make four small, detailed leaf paintings on watercolor paper. Instructors: Hazel Buys and Judith Towers.
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National Pollinator Week
Events
National Pollinator Week Events; June 17-23, 2019 Included with Regular Garden Admission Join us for a weeklong celebration of our important pollinators — bees, butterflies, birds, bats, and beetles — and the plants that support them. In addition to the special events, don’t miss a visit to M&T Bank Butterflies LIVE!, a stop at the Bob Stapleton and Keith Tignor Apiary, or a leisurely stroll down the Main Garden Walk, featuring pollinator-friendly plants. We hope you leave inspired to do…
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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.