Gardening & Horticulture
Take 5 with Elizabeth Sonifrank, Community Kitchen Garden Research Intern
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Acting as the Garden’s reporter, as I was recently referred to, is a really fun job. It gives me a […]
Read MoreDid you know?
by Sue Key, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Volunteer Garden Guide …..That the small blue flowering tree on the side of the Healing Garden opposite the Fountain Garden is called a […]
Read MoreBlackberry lily; Belamcanda chinensis
I always thought that the blackberry lily, Belamcanda chinensis, got its name from the blackberry colored-specks on the flower petals. But one day I was strolling through the Asian Valley and […]
Read MoreBeneficial Buckwheat
Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Common buckwheat is sometimes used as a “honey crop,” because bees love it, especially in September when […]
Read MoreDid you know Pomegranates can Grow in Virginia?
By Caitlin Puffenberger, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Recognize this fruit? It’s a pomegranate from a tree that’s been with the Garden for more than a decade! Horticulturalist […]
Read MoreGardening: Pitcher Plants are a Wetland Wonder
by Lynn Kirk, Public Relations Writer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, reprinted with permission from the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Photos Don Williamson Photography A cunning carnivore with an inescapable death trap silently waits for […]
Read MoreSavoring Fine Vines
by Lynn Kirk, Public Relations Writer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, reprinted with permission from the Richmond Times-Dispatch Twisting, turning, twining and twirling – vines navigate the landscape in creative ways. While some cover […]
Read MoreDiggin' Potatoes
Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This week we harvested 204 lbs. of turnips, zucchini, red potatoes, beets, celery, and cherry tomatoes from […]
Read MoreEden 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 […]
Read MoreGenworth 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 […]
Read MoreTesting 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 […]
Read MoreIt'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 […]
Read MoreMy 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 […]
Read MoreA 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 […]
Read MoreHow 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 […]
Read MoreHeavenly 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 […]
Read MoreBrazilian 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 […]
Read MoreThe Color of Goodness
Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden There’s just something extra special about the color palette with fresh vegetables — fresh as in minutes […]
Read MoreWe Love Paris in the Springtime
Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This week we made our first 2013 delivery of fresh produce from the Community Kitchen Garden to FeedMore, 50 lbs. of […]
Read MoreKroger Cares
Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Earlier this month, we had our first visit from local Kroger associates to the Lewis Ginter […]
Read MoreOrchid Evolution Entertainment in the Conservatory
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Back in March, we told you about award-winning illustrator Tyler Rhodes and his artistic orchid evolution project. Tyler was here […]
Read MoreLobster Claw Flower
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Photos by Garden Volunteer Don Williamson Photography If you are coming to visit Butterflies LIVE! make sure you stop to […]
Read MoreA Capital Idea
Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Community Kitchen Garden enjoyed a productive visit from 20 volunteers from Capital One’s Merchant Disputes department. Led by […]
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