Apr 22nd, 2012

Heritage Weekend at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

by Jonah Holland

by Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Grace Chapman with Lewis Ginter and his niece Grace Arents

Grace Chapman with Lewis Ginter and his niece Grace Arents

Ken Gray on a historic big wheel bike (I think he was dismounting in this one).

Ken Gray on a historic big wheel bike (I think he was dismounting in this one).

This weekend, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden celebrated its history during Heritage Weekend.  The event included a roaming barbershop quartet, a historic bicycle display (honoring the site’s past as the Lakeside Wheel Club), and volunteers depicting Lewis Ginter and his niece, Grace Arents, who lived at the site from 1913 until her death in 1926.  I was excited to see the garden packed with families engaging in the festivities and enjoying my beautiful garden!

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden staff had a "fancy hat" birthday party for Grace Arents to kick off Heritage Weekend (we had our own interpretations of "fancy hats"). Pictured here from left to right, Grace Chapman, Frank Robinson, and Larry Bartenstein.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden staff had a "fancy hat" birthday party for Grace Arents to kick off Heritage Weekend (we had our own interpretations of "fancy hats"). Pictured here from left to right, Grace Chapman, Frank Robinson, and Larry Bartenstein.

About Jonah Holland

Jonah Holland is Digital Content Manager at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, where she has worked for 14 years overseeing social media, the blog, and the website. She is also a mom, yogi, open water swimmer, gardener, and seeker. She's been known to go for a walk in the Garden and come back with hundreds of plant photos, completely inspired to write her next blog post.

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