Share your favorite photos from  A Million Blooms, tag them #MillionBlooms and you’ll be entered to win a prize package (see details below).

A Million Blooms isn’t just about flowers. It’s about an experience. The feeling of walking under a “snow shower” of cherry blossom petals, the inspiration and renewal you feel after stopping to smell the roses or the excitement of spotting the first patch of spring ephemerals — the legendary (but ephemeral) Virginia bluebell.  Our favorite photos are the ones of people enjoying the blooms!

Whether you are visiting to see the daffodils or tulips or for Mother’s Day, we want to see your best photos on Instagram. Use the hashtag #MillionBlooms when you post them to enter to win.

During A Million Blooms join us as our Cherry Tree Walk blooms, we celebrate Go Public Gardens Days and more!

To Enter:  

Upload your original photos of A Million Blooms between April 1 and June 1, 2022.

By tagging your photo #MillionBlooms and entering the contest, you agree to allow Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden to reproduce your photo in our newsletter and on our social media channels. Look for a direct message from us to see if you are a finalist! We will happily credit you for your photography. Please do not submit watermarked images.

*Not on Instagram? No problem! You can also enter your photos by emailing them to us at JonahH [at] lewisginter.org

Be creative! We’ll choose the winner based on creativity, fun and photographic composition.  Be sure to check your Instagram account for a message.
Prizes: The Grand Prize Winner will receive a prize package including:

• 12 passes to come back and enjoy the Garden. Yes, bring your 11 closest friends, or save the passes for several visits. $204 value.
• A Richmond Region Tourism Attractions Pass. $700+ value.
• Plus, we’ll feature the winner on the Garden’s social media channels. You’ll find the link to Instagram, Facebook and more in the footer below.

Also, be sure to check out the Butterflies LIVE! Instagram contest!