Events

Feb 19th, 2011

Historic Garden Week Comes to Richmond

Historic Garden Week in Virginia is just around the corner. We are so excited and we thought it’d be nice to give you the inside scoop on the Richmond highlights, […]

Jan 5th, 2011

A Pictorial Year in Review at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

by Beth Monroe, Public Relations Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The year 2010 was a year of extremes for us here at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden: the wettest spring, the […]

Dec 30th, 2010

Please Welcome Donna Reynolds, Assistant Facility Events Coordinator

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Last week you graciously gave a warm welcome to Kristin Mullen, our new Children’s Garden Early Childhood Program Developer. […]

Nov 24th, 2010

Hot Night in the Hothouse

by Beth Monroe, Public Relations Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s Splendor Under Glass fundraising gala on November 19 transformed the Conservatory into exotic international locales with […]

Nov 18th, 2010

Splendor Under Glass Lights up the Night and Raises Funds for Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden If you read this blog often, you’ve probably heard me gush about the Garden’s incredible volunteers — all 550+ […]

Nov 5th, 2010

Behind-the-Scenes Preparation for Splendor Under Glass Gala

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Working at the Garden, I love how I get to see all of the wonderful behind-the-scenes work that goes […]

Oct 28th, 2010

Richmond Region Museums, Attractions & Communities Collaborate on Holiday Shopping Events

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden One of the things I love about Richmond is that you don’t have to shop at the mall for […]

Apr 21st, 2010

New at the Spring Plant Sale: Container Planting Demonstration

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Lewis Ginter’s Spring Plant Sale is almost here! I just talked to the Garden’s Volunteer Coordinator, Darlene VanLaan, and […]

Apr 9th, 2010

Leaves from the Library: Beauty for Sale

by Jane Hockaday, Library Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden “Ah, yet, ere I descend to the grave May I a small house and large garden have! And a few friends, […]

Apr 8th, 2010

Springtime in the Children's Garden is Full of Activities

by Erin Wright, Children’s Garden Educator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Everything changes in the spring. Suddenly, the garden is a riot of color and activity. The birds are building nests, […]

Mar 13th, 2010

Great Gardening Events are Sprouting up All Over Richmond!

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Some really wonderful gardening events are sprouting up in Richmond this spring! Of course, each year Lewis Ginter Botanical […]

Feb 19th, 2010

“Cheers to Art!” Popping up in April

By Melissa Miller, Stewardship Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden “Nothing is more the child of art than a garden.” Sir Walter Scott A Garden is a not only a work […]

Dec 3rd, 2009

Lots of Fabulous Happenings at GardenFest!

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden GardenFest is going full throttle right now — we’ve added a bonus Member Night tonight (members get in for free) […]

Nov 25th, 2009

Dominion, GardenFest of Lights Sponsor, Shares Some Video Highlights of GardenFest

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Today we are thankful for our GardenFest of Lights sponsor, Dominion, who made us this very fine video featuring Lewis […]

Nov 23rd, 2009

RVA Hoop LOVERS Light Up Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This Friday at the GardenFest Illumination

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Earlier this week I saw a glimpse into the future. I saw nearly 20 hoop dancers with LED-lit hula hoops […]

Oct 2nd, 2009

Rose Fest Brings Passion to Lewis Ginter This Weekend

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I have to admit it. I love to watch the tango. Look at the serious passion on these dancer’s faces. […]

Sep 11th, 2009

You Are Invited to an "Insect Collection" Night

by Beth Monroe, Public Relations & Marketing Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Thursday, September 17 8 – 11 p.m. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Ever stop to think about the millions of […]

Sep 2nd, 2009

Lewis Ginter's New Moon Gate to Debut at Flowers After 5

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden A few weeks ago, we gave you a first glimpse at our new moon gate. I have exciting news! […]

Aug 3rd, 2009

Monarchs Mating, eggs, and Larvae in Butterflies LIVE!

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Jay, our butterfly wrangler, over in Lewis Ginter’s Conservatory has been busy taking photos of Monarchs mating, Monarch eggs, and […]

Aug 2nd, 2009

Henrico Harvest Fair Returns

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I thought I’d share with you a post from my friends over at the Richmond Food Cooperative. I’ve never been […]

Jul 15th, 2009

Butterflies LIVE! has its own blog!

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Our very own butterfly wrangler, Jay Forehand, has started a Butterflies LIVE! blog. This is great news since he is […]

May 21st, 2009

The Butterflies Are Here! The Butterflies Are Here!

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Wow, there is some really exciting stuff going on at the Garden! The Rose Garden is in full bloom, just […]

May 15th, 2009

Butterflies LIVE! Featured in the RTD, First Butterfly Shipment to Arrive Tomorrow

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We got a really sweet write-up in today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch on Butterflies LIVE! that is opening next week (May 22nd) […]

May 12th, 2009

No Child Left Inside: Restoring Nature to Early Childhood Symposium — From Fairies to Frogs!

My teacher husband wrote a great blog post on the Garden’s recent Dinner in the Garden for Teachers that Lewis Ginter hosted as part of our No Child Left Inside: […]