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Needlin' Around the Garden

Text & photos by Judy Thomas, Adult Education Instructor,  Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Earlier this month, for the first time ever, I offered a class — Needle Felting for the Botanical Artist. […]

Origami Cranes for Beauty & Luck

by Victoria Waiton, Membership Assistant, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden  The sight of an enormous rainbow chandelier dripping with strands upon strands of bright paper cranes does something to a person. Staring […]

Holiday Preview

Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick,  Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator It’s almost mid-November, and the Dominion GardenFest  of Lights preparations at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden are nearing […]

Instagram: My New Favorite Toy

by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator  Recently, I’ve been having  fun playing with Instagram.  I’ve been using to for some time here at the Garden […]

GardenTimes Goes Online

by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator  What’s better than a newsletter all about Dominion GardenFest of Lights  highlighting what’s new at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden this […]

Jack-o-Turnip?

Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick,  Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Jack-o-Lantern carving may date back to an old story involving a turnip. Look it up. […]

Batata Boom Boom

Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick,  Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Ipomea batatas that is – sweet potatoes. We started the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden […]

Garden Keeper's Choice: The Empty Pot

by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It’s nearly time for Dominion GardenFest of Lights and Merry Mondays with the Garden Keeper. GardenFest (or GF as we call it around […]