Pinwheels in Motion
by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has a new installation in the Children’s Garden: 4,000 blue & silver pinwheels. It’s […]
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by Albert Brian Vick, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Things are rapidly getting in gear at the 2012 Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden. We mentioned a small […]
Botanical Illustration and the "Slow Art" movement
by Paula Blair Dabbs, Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden If the “slow food” movement is about being mindful of what you eat and appreciating it more, then botanical illustration might be considered […]
Lewis Ginter Library Volunteer Has Big Plans to Help RVA Enjoy Nature
by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Paul Keefer is a man in a hurry to take a walk. A long walk from Rockett’s Landing to the western tip of […]
By Hook or by Crook: The Plunder of Orchids from the New World
by Victoria Waiton, Membership Assistant, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden On my most recent trip to the Conservatory, I tried to remember what it was like to see a […]
Spring Break Road Trip & the Robin
by Janice Hunter, Children’s Garden Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden When I was growing up, spring break family vacations were often built around road trips that my parents planned to […]
Long Live the Blushing Lady!
by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I am very impressed this year with the Tulipa ‘Blushing Lady’ blooming right outside of the library, in the Evelyn G. Luck Garden. […]
We’re Growing
by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden is adding 5,000 square feet. The broad lawn behind Locbury House will be converted […]
St. Patrick's Day Plantings of Pontiac Potatoes
by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden On St. Patrick’s Day, a lucky group of seven planted Red Pontiac potatoes in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden, adding […]
Big News for the 2012 Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden
by Albert Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The winter indoor planning stage is complete and work has begun in the Community Kitchen Garden (CKG). Here are the […]