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Eden Woods: Adventures in Moss Gardening
by Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Peaceful mossy path bordered by shade perennials and accented by garden ornaments such as this sundial. A couple of weeks ago,...
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Has April Become the Unofficial Botanical Art Month in Richmond?
by Phyllis Laslett, Adult Education Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden A Patrick O’Hara sculpture, now on display in the Lora Robins Library. It seems that botanical art is everywhere this very...
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Shhh, the Librarians are Coming!
by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries celebrates Moonlight and Magnolias at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Lewis Ginter Botanical...
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Mark Catesby Visits the Library
by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden More precisely, Catesby prints are visiting. Mark Catesby was a British naturalist who lived from 1682 (or 3) to 1749. He came to Virginia in...
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The Butterfly Tree is in Bloom
By Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The Tree Arrives We recently received an unusual gift, a large, white tree. It was installed in the library last week and looks artsy and a...
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“Flowers of the Air”— Reading About Butterflies
by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It’s the time of year when our thoughts turn to butterflies here at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Our Conservatory exhibit Butterflies LIVE! is...
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Ginkgos, Kew & Descubes
by Janet Woody, Librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden We recently welcomed a distinguished guest to the garden: Sir Peter Crane, author of a new book called Ginkgo, the Tree that Time Forgot, Yale...
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A Natural Love Affair in the Library
by Janet Woody, librarian, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden The great horned owl watches over everything in the library. On loan from the Rockwood Nature Center I love our Dominion GardenFest of Lights...
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An Ancient Conversation: Creating Ukrainian Pysanky
by Georgine Muc, Project Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden How does one join in on an ancient conversation? Settling down with a candle, a crude wooden writing device, and the mystifying smell...
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Drop in and Dig: The Enormous Turnip
by Jonah Holland , PR and Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden It was a great day! First Children’s Garden Educator Ms. Dawn read The Great Big Enormous Turnip, based on a Russian folk...
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