Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Blog

Jun 29th, 2014

Knockout Bloom: Thalia Dealbata

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This beauty — Thalia dealbata — likes to get its feet wet! You’ll find this hardy water canna in the […]

Jun 27th, 2014

Daylilies: Gifts of Love & A Great Reason to Seize the Day

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Daylilies blooming pretty much everywhere is a sure sign that summer is in full swing at the Garden. Thousands of cultivars […]

Jun 24th, 2014

DIY Pallet Garden

Photos & text by Jay Austin, Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Editor’s Note: Jay Austin is Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s Rose Garden Horticulturist. He also moonlights as the owner of […]

Jun 21st, 2014

Gardening: Hybrid Technology Leads to New Sunflower Varieties

by Lynn Kirk, Public Relations Writer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, reprinted with permission from the Richmond Times-Dispatch Mention “smiley-face flower” and what comes to mind? Probably the sunflower, a towering native […]

Jun 19th, 2014

Keeping Track of the Old Tracks

By Hannah Lindquist, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Starting my journey here at the Garden, I was open to learning anything. I grew up in Richmond and knew of its […]

Jun 17th, 2014

Lettuce Celebrate

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Earlier this week we harvested the last of the spring lettuce cropo in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen […]

Jun 16th, 2014

Celebrate National Pollinator Week at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We’re joining The Pollinator Partnership to celebrate National Pollinator Week, June 16–23, 2014. Did you know that one of every […]

Jun 15th, 2014

Capital One Invests Sweat Equity in the CKG

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden In May the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden (CKG) received a significant investment of sweat equity from two […]

Jun 13th, 2014

Love Hydrangeas? Don’t miss this Walk & Talk

Have we got a treat for you! One of our longtime volunteers, Rich Waiton, is leading a series of walks and talks on hydrangeas, our favorite summer shrub. Tours are […]

Jun 12th, 2014

Knockout Blooms: Iris Ensata

Photos and text by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden One question we get asked a lot here at the Garden is, “What’s in bloom?” We don’t […]

Jun 11th, 2014

Pitcher Plants in the West Island Garden are Thriving

Photos and text by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden A cunning carnivore with an inescapable death trap silently waits for prey in some southeastern wetlands. Its […]

Jun 9th, 2014

Knockout Blooms: Strawflowers

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Have you ever touched a strawflower? Next time you come to the Garden, gently touch the petal-like bracts. Strangely, they […]

Jun 7th, 2014

Dirt? NOPE! It's Just Compost

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator We love recycling at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. We also love partnering with […]

Jun 7th, 2014

Happy Butterfly Education Awareness Day

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Did you know that Butterfly Education Awareness Day is today, June 7, 2014? We’re celebrating by sharing some butterfly fast facts […]

Jun 6th, 2014

Spiderwort: Why's it Called That Anyway?

by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden If you read this blog often then you know one of the reasons I love working at Lewis Ginter Botanical […]