Upcoming
Events

  • Thursday Yoga in the Garden:
    MAY-JUNE

    1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    Learn yoga’s calming rhythms of breathing, movement, and posture in a tranquil Garden setting. Small class sizes enable instructor Jacqueline Gooding to offer individual pointers and address multiple levels of experience. Please bring a blanket, yoga mat, water and appropriate layered clothing for the season. Classes take place in the Garden or inside Garden buildings, […]

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  • VIBRANT VISIONS
    with Water Soluble Oil Pastels

    1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    This two day workshop is about being inspired to create your own images of light, color, and beauty; along with experiencing the pure joy of playing with art media. I will lead you through the process of “painting” vibrant, expressive, works of art. Liquid watercolor provides brilliant colors to use as an underpainting. Water soluble […]

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  • SEASONAL GARDEN TOUR
    MAY 9

    1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    Enhance your understanding and appreciation of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden with this specialized garden tour featuring seasonal aspects of the collection.  Come dressed for the weather and touring the Garden.

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  • Plants, Cuisine and Culture
    INDIAN CUISINE WITH SIMON MAJUMDAR

    1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    Plants are intimately linked to our cultural identities and food traditions. Plants tell us where we are, and who we are in how we use them to feed ourselves. When we migrate, we carry our culture and cuisine with us. In this series, renowned chefs, culinary historians, and authors from cultures around the world discuss […]

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  • COLOR MIXING
    FOR BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION

    1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    It can seem watercolor painting needs only water + watercolor paint. Mix them together, apply to paper with a brush and voila! It’s not quite that simple. It is essential for watercolor artists to observe and recreate the highlights, mid-tones, and shadows of specimens in a variety of hues and values. The ability to manipulate […]

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  • EVENING SEASONAL TOUR
    MAY 3

    1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    Enjoy an evening out in the Garden! Enhance your understanding and appreciation of featured seasonal aspects of the collection.  Come dressed for the weather and touring the Garden.

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  • SEASONAL GARDEN TOUR
    MAY 2

    1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    Enhance your understanding and appreciation of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden with this specialized garden tour featuring seasonal aspects of the collection.  Come dressed for the weather and touring the Garden.

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  • Botany
    FOR BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION

    1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    Botanical illustrators need to be well versed in the intricacies of plant forms. Morning sessions help you learn to understand the structure of flowering plants and conifers and to study and draw a diversity of plant parts under the guidance of a botanist. Students keep an illustrated study journal. Scientific names in botanical illustration are […]

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  • INCANTO
    AN OASIS OF LYRICAL SCULPTURE

    1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    April 29-October 29, 2023; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Evening Hours: May 3-Oct. 28, 2023; Wednesdays through Saturdays; open until 9 p.m. Included with Garden admission Visit the Incanto Exhibit page for full details. Dramatically lit from within, the Incanto sculptures offer multi-sensory experiences inviting further exploration at night. On the second Friday evening of each month […]

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  • SYDNOR LAKE
    GARDENS TOUR

    1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    Learn about the gardens adjacent to Sydnor Lake, featured plantings, and explore the diversity of each garden landscape. Walk among mature trees including a magnificent sycamore. The tour will be an easy walk around the lake including visiting lake docks to enjoy the view across the water.

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