Smoldering Knockout Blooms
Text & photo by Kelley Deegan, Horticulture Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden This blazingly orange orchid, currently blooming in the Conservatory, shines bright with a pop of scarlet to chase […]
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Getting Ready for Orchids Galore with Fabric Plant Pockets
by Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Updated Jan 24, 2013 — see notes at the bottom. This year for our Orchids Galore! exhibition at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, […]
The Sisterhood of Travel and Plants
Photos and text by Beth Monroe, PR & Marketing Director, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden When you work at a botanical garden, there aren’t many people exactly like you around. Usually […]
Solstice and Solace, Winding up the Season
Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Winter solstice, coming up on December 21st, can be associated with darkness and cold, but recognition […]
Seeing Beauty in a New Light: Rose Edition
Photos & text by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Recently, I’ve been struck by how beautiful the Garden is even in winter. I’m sure it happens […]
Field Trip: Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History
by Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Although the weather is getting chilly in Richmond, VA, I want to highlight a recent trip to a warmer place. […]
Books Make the Best Gifts
By Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Two new Virginia-related books offer great choices for bike-lovers and plant-lovers on your gift lists. Both are available in our Garden Shop. […]
A Pickle on Each Christmas Tree
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Does your family hide a pickle on your Christmas Tree? You don’t? Maybe it’s time to start a new […]
The Root of the Problem
by Laura Schumm, Community Kitchen Garden Research Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden; photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator Here in the Lewis Ginter Community Kitchen Garden we increased the diversity […]
Asian-inspired Ornaments: Zodiac, Koi & Origami
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden In my family we have a tradition: each year my children pick out ornaments for their grandmothers in the Garden Shop at Lewis […]