Archives for the "Beautiful RVA" Category

The Versatility of Snake Plants

Snake plants, sometimes called “mother-law’s-tongue,” are fascinating plants that thrive easily both indoors and out. Also, they make quite an impression! This summer, Senior Horticulturist Dean Dietrich planted a cultivar […]

Community Plants Humanity

A vacant lot on St. Peter Street blighted the Gilpin Court neighborhood for decades. Overgrown grass invited debris. The location supported crime. Most residents paid little attention to the lot […]

Gardening From the Heart

My mother was a gardener. She had blackberries and tomatoes in our backyard, and an herb garden near the back door that flavored her thoughtful and delicious meals. In her […]

People with Purpose

Making a Difference with Urban Greening The last few months have been a whirlwind, as the Garden launched and wrapped up its first training cohort of Ginter Urban Gardeners.  I […]

Planting in Hard Places

The first class of Beautiful RVA‘s Ginter Urban Gardeners gathered twice a week, for 12 weeks, to do the very important work of making a difference: learning new things, building relationships, getting […]

Did You Spot Something Beautiful on I-95?

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Notice something beautiful on I-95 North this week? Yes, daffodils! Thanks to a partnership between Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and […]

America the Beautiful — Meet Beautiful RVA

by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator  Did you know that April is Keep America Beautiful Month?  I didn’t either ’til the folks over at Dropcam reminded […]