Tour Schedule November 2025 – April 2026

Public Guided Tours* IN-PERSON

*Public Guided Tours no longer require pre-registration through our website beginning in September 2025. THESE TOURS WILL NOW BE OFFERED AS DROP-IN ONLY ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS AND ARE LIMITED TO 15-30 PARTICIPANTS DEPENDING ON THE TOUR. While these tours are free to Members, non-members are required to pay regular admission fees at the Admissions desk prior to attending the tour. 

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Seasonal Garden Tours

Enhance your understanding and appreciation of the Garden with one of these specialized tours featuring seasonal aspects of the collection, offered monthly except January, July, August and December.

February Seasonal Garden Tour | Feb 24 

March Seasonal Garden Tours | March 11 OR March 24 

April Seasonal Garden Tours | April 16 OR April 28 

 

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Themed Tours

Enjoy a guided tour of the Garden through the lens of a particular themed topic! 

Behind-the-Scenes of Gardenfest Tour | Dec 3  

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 each year’s theme is interpreted through their layout within the Garden. Take a guided tour around the Garden to see this year’s “basement buddy” creations and hear stories about how previous theme’s forms have been recycled and reused throughout the years. 

Gardenfest Interiors Tour: Featuring Nature | Dec 9  

From wreaths to swags to tree decorations, you’ll find amazing examples of how you can use preserved flowers, leaves and fruit to create a “natural holiday décor.” Join Garden Guides Julia Cothron and Lili Aram-Bost to learn how volunteers collect items all year and preserve them using a variety of techniques. Every year, the interior designs change, so every display will be a surprise. 

 Grace Arents: The Invisible Philanthropist Tour | March 18  

Join Garden Guides Susie Austin and Nancy Crouch for a dive into the life of our benefactor Grace Arents and the ways she transformed Richmond and a rare opportunity to tour the first floor interior of Bloemendaal House, her residence for many years. Her visionary interests in health/wellness, education and the environment had impacts across the city, even today!  

 

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Themed Friday Drop-In Tours IN-PERSON @ 1 PM

Join a Garden Guide for a 30-minute mini seasonal tour led by a variety of Garden Guides! No pre-registration required. While these tours are free to Members, non-members are required to pay regular admission fees at the Admissions desk prior to attending the tour. Meet in the Atrium of the Robins Visitors Center. Each tour will start at 1 pm.  

Friday, March 6    

Friday, March 13 

Friday, March 20 

Friday, March 27 

Friday, April 3 

Friday, April 10 

Friday, April 17 

Friday, April 24