Wondering "What's That?" We're Going Brown to Go Green
by Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden; photos by PR & Marketing Coordinator Jonah Holland In an effort to reduce the chemicals that we use at Lewis Ginter […]
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Ta Ta & Toodle-oo Tomatoes
Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator There’s something incongruous about a chilly 50 degree, gray, wet day and the warm color […]
Meet 'Ginter Spicy White'
by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator I just got word from our librarian, Janet Woody, a frequent contributor to this blog, that the magnolia ‘Ginter Spicy […]
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 […]
Cole Crop Capstone
Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Planting is now complete for the 2012 Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden cole crops. A […]
Rambunctious Radish
Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator This headline was a toss-up, among “Radical Radish”, “Ripley’s Radish – Believe it or Not” […]
Coneflower Chorus
Photos & text by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator We’ve thoroughly enjoyed our ad hoc trials with companion plants here in the 2012 Lewis […]
Fairy House Gardens + Mega Sale on Holiday Items in the Garden Shop Makes the Fall Plant Sale a Must-do Weekend Event
by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator Garden volunteers are resourceful. They love what they do, and they do it with pride. I hate to say […]
Community Kitchen Garden Surpasses Last Year's YTD Harvest
by Jonah Holland, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator I just got an email from Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Brian Vick with some great news! As of this […]
It’s Buckeye Season!
Photos & text by Kristin Mullen, Early Childhood Program Developer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I have a confession. One of my favorite homemade sweet treats of all time are buckeye balls. But […]