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How the Rose Garden Grew
Louise Cochrane loved roses. She grew roses in her home garden at Walnut Hill. She captured the essence of roses in many of her paintings. And for...
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A Salute to Southern Blue Flag
Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow, traveled between heaven and earth on a celestial curve of color, delivering messages from the Gods to...
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The Daffodil Connection at Lewis Ginter
As the bright spring daffodils signal the arrival of spring and Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden gears up for the 2024 Virginia Daffodil Society...
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Flourish: 40 Years and Growing
2024 is the Garden’s 40th Anniversary, and we’re celebrating all year! Flourish is the theme and includes familiar favorite events and...
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The Top 40 Things to Do at the Garden
This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. To celebrate, we asked our staff and volunteers for their favorite things...
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Everything You Need to Know: 2024 Virginia Orchid Society Show and Sale
The Virginia Orchid Society (VOS) is returning to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden for their 2024 Show and Sale, Orchids: Let’s Celebrate! This...
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Orchid Care for Beginners
Owning an orchid is an exercise in obedience. Both delicate and demanding, these exotic beauties with their elusive blooms are very particular...
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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Introduces Three New Adult Learning Categories
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s Adult Learning Program has introduced three new categories of classes and tours: Botany & Ecology; Beekeeping,...
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Virginia’s Native Winterberry
Nature tosses a spray of scarlet orbs into the lackluster landscape this time of year, decorating the bare branches of Winterberry holly with much...
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Ways to Enjoy the Garden this Winter
One of the most underrated times to visit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is during the winter months. While the tulips get ready underground, there...
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GardenFest Behind-the-Scenes Tour Highlights 2023
While Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights has concluded its 2023-2024 season, throughout the weeks of the event I noticed that guests often asked...
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10 Ways to Reuse or Recycle Christmas Trees
The presents are all opened, and the holidays will soon draw to a close. But the evergreen in your living room still has a lot to give. Here are...
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Garden Shop Holiday Gift Guide
The Garden Shop is an essential stop during any visit at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, whether you’re planning to explore the Garden or just stop...
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LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDEN SECURES #1 SPOT IN NATIONAL “BEST LIGHTS” COMPETITION
The Richmond region is now home to the country’s best “Botanical Garden Holiday Lights.” This year, voters helped Dominion...
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Experience the Work of 2024 Artist in Residence Kyle M Epps at GardenFest
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is excited to announce contemporary, multi-disciplinary artist and educator Kyle M Epps as the 2024 Artist in...
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The Legends and Lore Behind Holiday Greenery
The holly, mistletoe, poinsettias and pine we decorate with this time of year have their own backstories that tell of mythical beginnings and...
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All About GardenFest 2023
Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights is back for another season of amazing light displays, model trains, warm winter beverages, meals with Santa,...
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Class Highlight: Conner Parrish and the Art of Pressed Flowers
The Garden is excited to have Conner Parrish of Blossoming Roots Farm & Supply in Ashland, VA, teaching several adult programs this season,...
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10 Spooky Plants to Get in the Halloween Spirit
Halloween is in the air and nature wants in on the fun, too. Here at the Garden, we have unique plants with weird characteristics, eerie habitats,...
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Everything You Need to Know About Dia de los Muertos at the Garden
Every year we celebrate all that fall has to offer at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden with HarvestFest. HarvestFest brings food trucks, activities,...
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The Best Places for Fall Leaf Peeping in the Garden
Watching the leaves turn in autumn is something I have looked forward to every year since I was a child. Growing up in Richmond, I loved seeing...
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The Mighty Oak Tree
At the apex of every arch, a keystone is laid. Large, wedge-shaped, usually proud and often embellished, its role might seem ornamental; in truth...
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8 Tips to Help Native Butterflies Thrive
When it comes to supporting native butterflies in your area, what you choose to plant in your garden can go a long way! As the coordinator for...
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How to Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month at the Garden
September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month, and we are excited to be offering several events for Garden visitors to attend and...
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Class Highlight: Debra Freeman on the Legacy of Black Herbalism
The Garden is excited to welcome back food anthropologist, podcaster, and writer Debra Freeman, who will be leading a new class on the Legacy of...