Conservatory Tree Takes a Stroll Down Memory Lane
The Conservatory Tree in the North Wing is one of our most elaborate holiday trees ever at Dominion GardenFest of Lights. This year, in an effort to commemorate the Garden’s 30th […]
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Volunteers Make GardenFest Magic Happen
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden If you’ve been to Dominion GardenFest of Lights before, you will recognize some of our volunteers who come back, year after year, […]
Looking Back on 30th Years, a Video Highlighting the Garden & This Year’s Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden As we celebrate Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s 30th anniversary this year, we look back on how the Garden has developed […]
8 Tips for Visiting Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights
This year’s Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights, A Legacy in Lights: 120 Years from Bicycle Club to Botanical Garden has been one of our most popular. With that in mind, and as […]
See Historic Richmond Landmarks in Miniature at Dominion GardenFest of Lights
Shannon Smith is a woman with a vision. As a senior horticulturist and GardenFest coordinator at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, she gets to creatively envision how our 40-acre botanical garden […]
Last Hurrah for Roses
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This year we have lucked out with no hard frost as of yet. What this means is that the Rose […]
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 […]
Sunday Funday! Critters & Blooms Always Make for a Fun Time at Lewis Ginter
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
October is "Fall is for Planting" Month
by Kate Pyle, PR & Marketing Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Did you know that fall is a great time to plant bulbs, trees, shrubs, and perennials? I’ll be honest […]
Digging in the Dirt with Fairies at the State Fair
by Phyllis Laslett, Adult Education Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden After the Garden was contacted by the State Fair of Virginia to provide a fairy garden demonstration, intrepid volunteer Barb Sawyer […]