Jewish Arbor Day in Richmond
by Kristen Ablamsky, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Did you know there is a holiday, native to Israel, that celebrates a new year in honor of plants? […]
It’s a Wrap at the Community Kitchen Garden
by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden is now shut down for the winter. Volunteers in the garden produced 9,913 pounds […]
Growing Veggies with Food Stamps — it's a SNAP
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Did you know that you could buy plants and seeds with food stamps? Over 46 million Americans use food […]
As the Growing Season Ends, We Reflect on Lewis Ginter's Community Kitchen Garden
by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We’re only about one week away from shutting down the 2011 Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden. We still have some […]
Bodacious Brassica
by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The cauliflower and broccoli in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden have been simply stunning, despite the warm weather. We […]
Nerds for the Needy
by Albert Brian Vick Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Hey, I can call them nerds because a) that’s how they introduced themselves to me, and b) I’m a nerd. […]
Still Truckin’
by Albert Brian Vick Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We’re still truckin’ along in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden. Although it’s now nearly a week into November, the […]
Adventures in Moving… with Bees!
by Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Note: We recently welcomed Grace Chapman, our new director of horticulture, to the Garden. This blog post is about her […]
Young People Learn & Volunteer at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
by Erin Wright, Children’s Garden Educator & Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden You probably know that Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has hundreds of volunteers, who work thousands of hours each year, […]
Exercise Your Right to Vote — for Your Favorite Scarecrow
by Beth Monroe, Director of Public Relations & Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden That’s right everyone, it’s time to vote for your favorite scarecrow. Lewis Ginter Botanical […]