Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Blog

Sep 9th, 2011

Red is the Color

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Each of the last two posts have featured the color red. It just struck me that red is […]

Sep 8th, 2011

Attracting Native Pollinators (and Flies!)

by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We received a new book in the library just in time for fall garden planning. Attracting Native Pollinators, by Eric Mader and colleagues […]

Sep 5th, 2011

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator This is Leigh Dorris and Jeannie Arnold, Capital One associates and repeat volunteers in the Lewis Ginter Community […]

Sep 4th, 2011

Down But Not Out

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator The post-Irene scene at the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden was a little disheartening at first, but that […]

Aug 25th, 2011

Power of the Pharoahs

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Alumni from Richmond Community High School came out to the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden last Saturday. They […]

Aug 19th, 2011

Up & Down

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Cukes are up and coming along nicely in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden, aiming for a late […]

Aug 18th, 2011

Patrick Dougherty: A Slide Show

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Have you seen Patrick Dougherty’s Meadowmorphosis — “Diamonds in the Rough” stick sculpture yet? While we were building it, we gave […]

Aug 15th, 2011

Scoring Big, Then & Now

Note: We already brought you the update on the tally or our deliveries last week, but Albert Brian Vick, our Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator has a special report for you […]

Aug 14th, 2011

Breakfast on a Stick, or the “Perfect” Weed?

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator We’ve allowed this Amaranth plant to mature – so far – in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden, adjacent […]

Aug 13th, 2011

Good Enough to Eat?

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator At the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden we’ve produced several stellar specimens of “weeds” so far this season. […]

Aug 11th, 2011

Yellow Tomatoes, Anyone?

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator It almost seems counter-intuitive for the idea of growing tomatoes, but sunshine is a double-edged sword. Tomato fruits […]

Aug 10th, 2011

Worth Their Weight in Gold

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator These three volunteers may have set a harvesting record yesterday in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden. Within […]

Aug 9th, 2011

Top Ten

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Always a provocative title, but here’s the thing. You’ve seen the pie tins hung in gardens to keep […]

Aug 7th, 2011

Entomology 102: Leaf Bugs

by Albert Brian Vick Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator This post is course number “102″, following the Entomology 101 course recently experienced in-depth with the Squash Bugs. […]

Jul 30th, 2011

All Kinds of Wingnuts

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden A few months ago, a friend introduced me to a new tree. He showed me a painting that looked a […]