Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Blog

Jul 4th, 2013

Happy July 4th!

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden If you haven’t heard, admission to the Garden and to Butterflies LIVE! is free on July 4, so come on […]

Jul 3rd, 2013

Eden Woods: Adventures in Moss Gardening

by Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden A couple of weeks ago, the Horticulture staff from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden went on a wonderful field trip to Norie […]

Jul 2nd, 2013

Genworth Generates Progress in the Community Kitchen Garden

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden In June the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden received a great push forward into the 2013 growing […]

Jun 27th, 2013

A Garden Adventure

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden With all the rain we’ve been having, it’s no surprise that we’ve had a few creatures trying to find […]

Jun 26th, 2013

Testing Our Limits with Celery

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This week we delivered 236 lbs. of produce of red potatoes, zucchini, gherkins and celery to FeedMore […]

Jun 25th, 2013

Cooters in the Tree House

by Kristi Orcutt, Children’s Garden Program Developer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I spied a female Eastern River Cooter traveling up the ramp toward the CWD Children’s Garden Tree House. Perhaps after emerging […]

Jun 24th, 2013

It's a Bloomin' Onion

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Our yellow onion bulbs didn’t get very large in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden, but the […]

Jun 22nd, 2013

"Flowers of the Air" — Reading About Butterflies

by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It’s the time of year when our thoughts turn to butterflies here at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Our Conservatory exhibit Butterflies LIVE! […]

Jun 20th, 2013

My Favorite Bloom: Sacred Lotus

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It probably seems like I say each bloom here at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is my favorite. And it is […]

Jun 19th, 2013

A Rainbow of Chard

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Today staff and volunteers in the Community Kitchen Garden harvested 32 lbs. of rainbow chard and 10 lbs. of […]

Jun 19th, 2013

How Blue is Blue?

by Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Last week, the hydrangea collection at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden was used for a research project by Dr. Henry Schreiber, Professor […]

Jun 18th, 2013

5 Lessons I Learned at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

by Caitlin Puffenberger, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I’m a Public Relations & Marketing Intern at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden this summer. I’ve been here for three weeks […]

Jun 14th, 2013

Heavenly Hydrangeas: Highlights of the Summer Garden

by Lynn Kirk, Public Relations Writer, photos by Janet Woody, Librarian, & Rich Waiton, volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, reprinted with permission from the Richmond Times-Dispatch Virginians love hydrangeas, in part […]

Jun 13th, 2013

Brazilian Orchid Blooms in Conservatory

Text & photo by Laurel Matthew, Greenhouse Horticulturalist/Orchid Grower, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden “When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for a […]

Jun 11th, 2013

Redskins Training Center Brings Beauty & Fitness to the Neighborhood

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Richmond is all abuzz about Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center opening behind the Science Museum of Virginia next month. […]