by Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Did you know….. That the word “cultivar” is an abbreviation of “cultivated variety”? It means that from the straight species , […]
Read Moreby Lynn Kirk, Public Relations Writer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The horticulture industry’s “right plant, right place” slogan is a sound guideline, but what about “right time?” Every spring, a nation […]
Read MoreText & Photo by Elizabeth Sonifrank, Community Kitchen Garden Research Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Look what we found in the Community Kitchen Garden tomato plants: A house finch […]
Read MoreText & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Cullen Wallace brought his Dominion teammates to the Community Kitchen Garden for a full morning of work. […]
Read Moreby Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It’s that time of year that I look forward to every year — our annual Fall Plant Sale is next week, […]
Read MoreEver wonder what it would be like to work in the Butterflies LIVE! exhibit in the Conservatory at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. I think it would be a dream job, […]
Read Moreby Katelyn “Katie” Coyle, Children’s Garden Educator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I found out about jewelweed soap when I was doing research on medicinal plants for a family workshop I […]
Read Moreby Caitlin Puffenberger, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Hostas are a popular choice for gardeners because of their beautiful foliage and shade tolerance. In fact, the color of […]
Read MoreText & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden 80,000 cherry tomatoes? That’s no hyperbole. Well, it’s only minimal hyperbole, because 79,800 is the actual […]
Read MoreBy Beth Monroe, Public Relations and Marketing Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden When University of Richmond ethnomusicology professor Andy McGraw contacted Horticulture Director Grace Chapman to see if his students […]
Read Moreby Kendra Norrell, Assistant Butterfly Curator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Butterfly of the Month for September is the Paper Kite Butterfly (Idea leuconoe). If you have seen Paper Kites at Butterflies […]
Read Moreby Beth Monroe, Public Relations & Marketing Director, and Grace Chapman, Horticulture Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Summer’s end can be a challenging time for gardens. Some plants may not […]
Read Moreby Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We love growing things at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, including benefits for our members. That’s why we’re partnering with Nudge, […]
Read Moreby Sally Stockslager, Assistant Butterfly Curator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden In the Butterflies LIVE! exhibit my favorite butterfly changes like the weather changes. This week the Philaethria dido or Scarce […]
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