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VETERANS DAY
PEACE CRANES

Make a peace crane for veterans Share your message of peace, thanks, and encouragement with a veteran on Veterans Day. Please note on Veterans Day, we welcome active duty military, military retirees, and veterans and their families free of charge.  Guests of military families are half-price admission, if not members already.

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Painting Fungi
with Margaret Saylor

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Much of the mystery and intrigue surrounding mushrooms comes from the tiny kingdom on the forest floor that they inhabit. Join Margaret Saylor for a two-day painting fungi workshop to examine different types of fungi and mushrooms, then sketch, compose, and build a unique and accurate painting. Include secondary elements such as spiky grasses, brittle […]

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Making Fairy Houses
with Dried Natural Materials: Saturday Morning Workshop

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

The whimsical fairy houses that accompany the Garden’s train displays during GardenFest are crafted by volunteers, horticulturists, and other Garden staff.  Learn what goes into these unique creations and make one of your own to take home, under the guidance of horticulturists Shannon Smith and Laurel Matthew.  Adults and adult/child groups  (children 5 years old […]

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Making Fairy Houses
with Dried Natural Materials: Saturday Afternoon Workshop

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

The whimsical fairy houses that accompany the Garden’s train displays during GardenFest are crafted by volunteers, horticulturists, and other Garden staff.  Learn what goes into these unique creations and make one of your own to take home, under the guidance of horticulturists Shannon Smith and Laurel Matthew.  Adults and adult/child groups  (children 5 years old […]

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Making Fairy Houses
with Dried Natural Materials: Sunday Workshop

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

The whimsical fairy houses that accompany the Garden’s train displays during GardenFest are crafted by volunteers, horticulturists, and other Garden staff.  Learn what goes into these unique creations and make one of your own to take home, under the guidance of horticulturist Shannon Smith and volunteer Debbie Guckert.  Adults and adult/child groups  (children 5 years […]

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Thursday Yoga in the Garden:
January-February Session

Learn yoga’s calming rhythms of breathing, movement, and posture in a tranquil Garden setting.  Small class sizes enable instructor Jacqueline Gooding to offer individual pointers and address multiple levels of experience.  Please bring a blanket, yoga mat, water and appropriate layered clothing for the season.  Classes take place in the Garden or inside Garden buildings, […]

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Evening Yoga in the Garden:
January-February Session

Learn yoga’s calming rhythms of breathing, movement, and posture during this evening offering in a tranquil Garden setting.  Small class sizes enable instructor Jacqueline Gooding to offer individual pointers and address multiple levels of experience.  Please bring a blanket, yoga mat, water and appropriate layered clothing for the season.  Classes take place in the Garden […]

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Lewis Ginter Closed January 15, 2018

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will be closed to visitors on Monday, January 15, 2018, to repair water pipes that burst during last week's sub-freezing temperatures. We will re-open at 9 a.m., on Tuesday, January 16.

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Mindfulness, Meditation, and Health:
January-February Session

This course is experiential. Students learn about and discuss the origin of mindfulness and its applications in medicine, healthcare, and society. Learn and be supported in the development of a mindfulness practice, utilizing the modality as a tool for stress management, self awareness, and self efficacy. Students are encouraged to transform their minds and bodies with intentional […]

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Louise Cochrane
Art Auction

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden presents an online auction of original works by philanthropist and artist Louise Cochrane. During her lifetime, Mrs. Cochrane was a generous benefactor to the Garden; now her devotion lives on in the Louise Cochran Art Auction. Proceeds will support the Garden's mission of connecting people through plants to improve communities. View […]

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