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October Oddities

Refresh your “garden spirit” with displays and activities for all ages. Save Save

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PokéMondays at the Garden

So many people are having fun playing Pokemon Go at the Garden that we decided to celebrate with PokéMondays -- every Monday through the end of October, we'll have lures from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. to attract even more Pokémon! This just adds to the excitement of our  20+ Poké Stops and 2 Gyms […]

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PokéMondays at the Garden

So many people are having fun playing Pokemon Go at the Garden that we decided to celebrate with PokéMondays -- every Monday through the end of October, we'll have lures from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. to attract even more Pokémon! This just adds to the excitement of our  20+ Poké Stops and 2 Gyms […]

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Spinning Wheel Demonstration

See how spinning wheels and handspindles work! Included with regular Garden admission. Garden volunteers Judith Towers, Becky Blake and Jan Glass  will demonstrate handspinning and show fibers dyed with plants, some of them from plants grown at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Touch natural fibers such as wool, angora, cotton and silk. See the dried flowers, nuts, leaves, bark, […]

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Spinning Wheel Demonstration

This event is cancelled due to snow.  See how spinning wheels and handspindles work! Included with regular Garden admission. No registration required, just drop in. Garden volunteers Judith Towers, Becky Blake and Jan Glass  will demonstrate handspinning and show fibers dyed with plants, some of them from plants grown at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in a family-friendly […]

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Noah Scalin Wild Art Pop-Up

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, United States

Take advantage of a special opportunity to watch Artist Noah Scalin at work at the Garden on Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17, as part of pop-up art related to the Wild Art: A Journey Off-Canvas exhibit. Scalin, creator of the Webby Award winning project Skull-A-Day and the first artist-in-residence at the Virginia Commonwealth University […]

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First Fridays Plein Air Painting

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, United States

Join us for First Fridays Plein air watercolor painting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the First Friday of every month, all summer. We provide the easels, the paper, paint and all the supplies you'll need. Drop in program, no registration needed. Check with Admissions when you arrive for each week's location.

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Crazy about Critters – July session – Ages 6 – 8

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Bugs don’t bug us, worms don’t worry us, and spiders don’t scare us at all!  Bring your curiosity and sense of adventure as we run with nets through meadows, dip into streams and ponds, and peek into a bee hive to discover the countless critters that share the world with us!

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Crazy about Critters – July session – Ages 6 – 8

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Bugs don’t bug us, worms don’t worry us, and spiders don’t scare us at all!  Bring your curiosity and sense of adventure as we run with nets through meadows, dip into streams and ponds, and peek into a bee hive to discover the countless critters that share the world with us!

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