Butterflies have Scales? Really!
by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Butterfly Team Butterfly wings are covered in many tiny scales that overlap like shingles on a roof. Scales come in many different shapes and in […]
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A Tale of Two Butterflies — Totally the Same, Yet Completely Different!
By Caitlin Puffenberger, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Identifying butterflies can be a challenge when so many look similar, but the differences can make it tricky, too. Some […]
Ginter Gallery II Exhibition Features Porcelain Butterflies by NYC Artist
by Phyllis Laslett, Adult Education Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Porcelain butterflies by New York City artist Nancy Blum flutter on the walls of Ginter Gallery II in the Education and […]
"Flowers of the Air" — Reading About Butterflies
by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It’s the time of year when our thoughts turn to butterflies here at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Our Conservatory exhibit Butterflies LIVE! […]
The Butterfly: A Study of the Ephemeral
Photos and text by John Laslett, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Intern Butterflies are some of the most delicate creatures in the world. The butterfly, of all […]
One Family's Black Swallowtail Butterfly Rescue
Guest blog by Catherine Parrish Tejnecky, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden member This summer my family was inspired by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s butterfly exhibit to take an extra step with the caterpillars […]
Escape Into the Tropics this Summer at Butterflies LIVE!
by Kristen Wolenberg, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Intern As soon as I walked into the Conservatory’s North Wing I felt like I was in a tropical oasis. […]
Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera
Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Yeah, from the title you immediately knew this post would be about butterflies. Lewis […]
Getting Ready For Butterflies LIVE!
Text & photos by Garrett McLees Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, PR & Marketing Intern Butterflies LIVE! doesn’t open until May 25th, but today I had a unique opportunity to see […]
Bye Bye Butterfly
by Beth Monroe, Public Relations and Marketing Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Last call! This is the final week of Butterflies LIVE! at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and the butterflies […]