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The Beginner's
Perennial Garden

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

This class is now cancelled.   Perennials can provide almost year-round color in an easy-care perennial garden.  This workshop introduces you to hardy perennials, simple starter plans, and the basics of soil preparation.  Instructor Beth Burrell (The Giving Tree) shares her years of experience as a landscape designer—including how to create a garden on a site […]

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Members-Only Preview of
Wind, Waves and Light: Art in Motion

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

This event is now canceled. Exclusive Members-Only Preview April 23, 2020, 5-8 p.m. Members of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden get the first look at our new exhibition! This unconventional exhibition features large-scale, stainless steel sculptures that move and change with the wind. View the sculptures and learn more about their connections to art, science, and […]

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City Nature Challenge

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Cities around the world will be competing to see who can make the most observations of nature, find the most species, and engage the most people in the 2020 City Nature Challenge. Citizen Science events like the City Nature Challenge are important sources of information as we look at urban development and its effect on […]

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Poet-Tree:
In Motion

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

This event is canceled. Celebrate the growth of the Poet-Tree and National Poetry Month with writing sessions, indoor and outdoor poetry readings, and more! Scroll down for event details.

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Designing with
Summer's Bounty

VA, United States

Online class conducted via Zoom Create a summery arrangement using all of the wonderful fruits, vegetables, and flowers available in our mid-Atlantic summer. David Pippin discusses various ways to showcase materials you can gather locally including some surprising and imaginative materials, while demonstrating some different possibilities. Ahead of the class, you receive a list of […]

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Herb
Basics

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Online class conducted via Zoom Join foodie, world traveler and herbal expert Mark Ragland in this online class as he discusses how to make and maintain a successful herb garden. Avoid extra trips to the grocery store for those often used culinary herbs by growing your own. Mark offers tips for starting your garden including […]

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Soils:
pH and Fertilization

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Online class conducted via Zoom The soil under your feet is full of life! In this class, learn the importance of soil pH in successful growing and the many factors that affect it within soil chemistry, including plant nutrition, and the nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium cycles. Learn how to read fertilizer labels to truly tailor […]

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