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Where Did Lewis Ginter’s Money Go?

By Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Lewis Ginter died in 1897, at age 73, from complications of diabetes. The local newspapers of the day, The Times and The […]

All the Better To See you With, My Dear

by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Yesterday & today we have been working on installing floating docks in Lake Sydnor. These docks will go in various […]

Luffa Teepees & Other Uses for Luffa

By Nicki, Youth Programs Developer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The luffa teepee was constructed and planted by Youth Summer Program volunteers and the Service Learning Program volunteers. The teepee was made with […]

Stories from Yesteryear: The Story of Lewis Ginter

by Janet Woody, Garden Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden In 1919, Grace Arents was asked by the Press Association Compilers, Inc., of New York, publishers of  The Cyclopedia of American Biography, […]