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Extreme Makeover: Reichenbachia, Imperial Edition

Text & Photos by Erica Borey, VCU Museum Studies Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden As you may have read in our early summer blog post on Reichenbachia, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden holds one […]

Southern Traditions of Night Blooms & Bloom Parties

by Mabel Baldwin, volunteer & guest blogger, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden When is the last time you stopped to watch a flower open? We are all so wired with electronics today […]

Let the Harvest Season Begin!

by Kristen Wolenberg, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Intern Even though the first official day of fall is not until September 22nd, the start of classes and the […]

They Had the Name, But Not the Garden

By Kristen Wolenberg, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Intern It’s been 28 years since Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden first opened its doors to the public. It’s hard to […]

Crossing KidQuest off of My Bucket List

by Kristen Wolenberg, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Intern Many schools do not start back until after Labor Day, marking this the last week of summer. I’ve been […]

One Family's Black Swallowtail Butterfly Rescue

Guest blog by Catherine Parrish Tejnecky, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden member This summer my family was inspired by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s butterfly exhibit to take an extra step with the caterpillars […]

Ever Wonder What to Plant in Your Dry Shade? We're Working on that!

by Amelia Hardy, Gilliam Research Intern, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Interning at Lewis Ginter has been one of the best summers of my life. The fact that a college student, […]

Nature’s Perfect Bead

Legend tells us that when Job wept “tears unto God,” his tears fell to the ground, but were not wasted, for each drop grew into a tall, ornamental grass bearing […]

The Powers of the Garden

by Kristen Wolenberg, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Intern I love discovering and exploring new areas, which is one reason why I’ve had so much fun interning at […]

The Secret Life of Bees

by Kristen Wolenberg, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Intern What do you fear? For me it’s snakes and getting stung by a bee, which makes working in the […]