SPRING 2015
SUNIL PEREIRA
gardentimes N E W S L E T T E R O F L E W I S G I N T E R B O TA N I C A L G A R D E N
FRANK ROBINSON
As nature ‘paints’ the Garden with spring flowers, we invite you to ‘see’ A Million Blooms in different ways … through a picture frame, the camera lens, on canvas, in your memories and more!
Celebrate A Million Blooms
New!
Details inside and at http://bit.ly/BloomingNow.
in this issue
Tip: Discover how blooms inspired masterpieces! Visit “Van Gogh, Manet, and Matisse: The Art of the Flower” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (March 21–June 21). Then come to the Garden to peer through more than a dozen picture frames throughout the Garden, offering views of the same flowers featured in the paintings.
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Executive Director’s Message
6–7 Garden Calendar
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Garden Shop, Tours
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Heritage Weekend, Garden Week
8–9 Children’s Garden
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Butterflies LIVE!
4–5 Horticulture
10 Sponsors, Membership, Facility Rental
DON WILLIAMSON
Speaking of “new,” don’t miss these exciting additions: .• Cherry Tree Walk blooms with springtime splendor. .• Sydnor Lake’s floating docks invite ‘walks’ on water.
New!
Opens April 17 Returning earlier for your extended viewing pleasure! Details page 12.
garden admission
April 1–June 1 Birds are chirping. Grass is greening. Temperatures are rising, and flowers are blooming. It’s beginning to look and feel like SPRING! No better time to head outdoors … especially when A Million Blooms await. Whether you wander lakeside paths, explore the Children’s Garden, participate in a workshop or delight in lunch on the terrace, each and every visit you’ll discover new vistas, new opportunities and new adventures!
FREE FOR GARDEN MEMBERS. Membership info and visitor prices at lewisginter.org.
DON WILLIAMSON
Message from the Executive Director
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editor’s box The Garden Times newsletter is mailed three times a year to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden members. Volume XXX, Number 1 executive director Shane Tippett president emeritus Frank Robinson newsletter editor Lynn Kirk design Elevation
Being Second This time last year, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden was fortunate to be included in a month-long, online “10 Best Public Gardens” survey sponsored by USA Today and 10Best. Our friends and neighbors who participated in the polling checked in when it was all said and done, asking, “How did the Garden do?” “We finished second, thank you!” Then other questions came: “Who was first?” (First went to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA, a truly remarkable place, well worth a visit.) The next question: “How do we become first?” I don’t have an answer for that, because I don’t think it is the right question. Being a top ten botanical garden was a strategic goal of the Garden in the 1990s. It was bold and ambitious, staking a flag in the ground at a time when, compared to Longwood Gardens, pretty much all we had was a flag and some ground to stake it in. Yet it became a call to action for our community to support the expansion of their community garden, a place that resonated with the people of Richmond because we were becoming the garden they wanted and deserved. Being top ten is not in the strategic plan we have followed since 2009, and I think it is because we recognized that our focus should stay where it has always been: on being second. We strive to be second to our community, our visitors and our members. We want you to be first in our thinking and in our actions. We hope to place ourselves second to the aspirations of our neighbors, offering our commitment to others as the starting point for all we hope to do. We strive to be second to our mission and the planet, checking our egos at the door, striving to take responsible actions and teach in ways that strengthen the vital relationship between people and plants—things that will allow the relationship among people and plants to thrive. While being number one is not in our strategic plan today, this core value is: “Hospitality: Welcome diverse communities as visitors, members, volunteers and staff.” When we think of being second to our community, to striving to have our visitors, members, volunteers and staff reflect our community, it is in response to the core value of hospitality. And by “welcome,” we mean “embrace and celebrate.” We embrace and celebrate all in our community because we respect and value all in our community, as we respect and value the plant world.
Shane Tippett Executive Director
Annual Events
Details at lewisginter.org and the Garden’s Facebook page.
BETH MONROE
Welcoming the UCI Road World Cycling Championships
Heritage Weekend SATURDAY, APRIL 18.................................................... NOON–3PM, HISTORIC BLOEMENDAAL HOUSE AND LAWN SUNDAY, APRIL 19........................................................ NOON–4PM, HISTORIC BLOEMENDAAL HOUSE AND LAWN Enjoy seasonal flowers at their peak and celebrate historic highlights from the Garden’s nineteenth-century origins: • R agtime-era music by “The Titanic String Band” • Historic bicycle displays and riding demonstrations • Costumed portrayals of Lewis Ginter and Grace Arents • Informal tours of the Bloemendaal House (Lakeside Wheel Club, c. 1895) • Interpretive exhibit about the Lakeside Wheel Club • Dress-up trunk with vintage-inspired fashions
• Strolling serenades by “Four in the Morning” • FREE Lakeside Trolley rides around Garden perimeter • Storytime with Susan Murphy, author/illustrator of “Whimsical Fairy, Quirky Troll” • Hand-dipped ice cream cones by Ice Cream Connection ($) • Tea House dining, 11:30AM–2:30PM: reservations at 262-9887, ext. 399; Garden admission required New! • Opening of Butterflies LIVE!
Additional details at lewisginter.org.
In 1895, Lewis Ginter opened the Lakeside Wheel Club—today’s Bloemendaal House—on nine acres just north of town. Bicycle enthusiasts, known as wheelmen, pedaled there via the Missing Link bicycle track: a cinder-packed lane that stretched from Broad Street to nearby Hermitage Road. The wheelmen’s ride to the countryside took about 30 minutes, while spectators and socially minded belles rode the Lakeside trolley. All gathered on the Wheel Club’s porch for socializing, hand-churned ice cream and lovely lakeside views. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is proud of its ties to early cycling history, and we extend a warm welcome to the 2015 UCI Road World Cycling Championships!
Historic Garden Week in Virginia APRIL 18–25..............................................................STATEWIDE CELEBRATION APRIL 22–24....................................................................RICHMOND FEATURED APRIL 22 (ONLY)...................................LGBG SPECIAL EVENING HOURS, 5–9PM
DON WILLIAMSON
Picturesque gardens, dazzling orchids, lakeside and woodland walks— plus outstanding dining and shopping—make Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden a top destination during Historic Garden Week. This year surpasses expectations with the earlier opening of a fascinating exhibit: Butterflies LIVE!* Invite your friends for a daytime outing, and return for the special offerings on Wednesday evening, April 22 (only), when the Hermitage Road Historic District also is featured: • Historic Bloemendaal House tours, 5–8PM • Casual fare, wine and beer ($) at Bloemendaal House, 5–8PM • Live music, 6–8PM • Garden Shop, 10AM–7PM with 15% discount for members (only) • Butterflies LIVE!* until 5PM (since butterflies are less active in the evening) Member: April 22nd evening admission FREE for Garden members (only). Non-member: Present a Garden Week 2015 ticket to save $1 on one Garden admission. Details at lewisginter.org (Garden info) and vagardenweek.org (statewide info).
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Horticulture Predictions: 2015 Gardening Trends Health and well-being remain top priorities. No longer is the veggie patch a half-hearted hobby or merely an attractive backyard addition. More adults are returning to their roots, passionately committed to nourishing their family with nutritious produce that is organically and locally grown.
ERIN WRIGHT
New consumer segments influence retail trends. According to Garden Media’s “2015 Garden Trends Report,” young men in the U.S. have become top buyers, spending $100 more than average on garden plants and products. Backyard transformations remain ever popular, too, especially with increased availability of innovative products and services that support enviable “garden-tainment.”
— RACHEL CARSON
Busy lives, smaller spaces influence plant preferences. With marked decreases in free time and living spaces, people seek easy-to-grow, easy-to-contain plants. The increasing availability of compact plants works well with apartment and townhouse balconies, while container plants and portable gardens provide sensible options for “NOwners”—renters preferring mobility over homeownership. No-fuss plants are super popular, such as native plants outdoors and succulents and cacti indoors. ‘Ultimate’ yard changes. For eco-minded homeowners, the new norm is low-maintenance yards where nature rules. No sod, structured landscapes, manicured shrubs, chemicals or in-ground irrigation systems! Rather, the goal is a natural setting where self-sustained wildflowers are encouraged; woodscapes are valued; wildlife is welcomed; and families are nurtured. Excerpts from a Garden article published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. For the full story, log on http://bit.ly/2015GardenTrends.
Volunteer Spotlight: Richard and Daniel Alonso
LYNN KIRK
Richard Alonso, a systems analyst at Randolph–Macon College and his son Daniel, a bio-medical engineering student at Drexel University, Philadelphia.
Richard and Theresa Alonso wanted their children to give back to the community. “They had a keen connection with nature, so Lewis Ginter seemed like a good fit,” Richard said. For the next five years, their teenage son Daniel participated in the Service Learning Program. “I love gardening and nature, and I like sharing that passion with children and families,” Daniel said. Richard recalled, “Daniel learned about plants and butterflies and brought that knowledge home, so now I’m the benefactor.” After graduating from high school, Daniel also was hired as a summer intern in the Children’s Garden. Meanwhile Richard, a Cuban American fluent in Spanish, has represented the Garden during Hispanic radio interviews where he shared, “El jardín botánico es para todo el mundo. Es estupendo que una ciudad de este tamaño tiene un jardín botánico que es tan gran.” [“The Garden is for everyone. It’s great that a city this size has a botanical garden that’s this great.”] Daniel agreed and added, “I’ve learned so much about the Garden…and myself.”
Excerpts from Addendum to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden: 25 Years and Growing, 2009–2014.
SANTOSH IYER
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“It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know of wonder and humility.”
Gardeners experiment with color. 2015’s flamboyant color combinations flaunt blossoms in bubblegum pinks juxtaposed with bold teals, while classic pairings incline toward muted and rustic hues.
Bright Spots trees
Japanese Flowering Quince Chaenomeles japonica
GRACE CHAPMAN
DON WILLIAMSON
DON WILLIAMSON
Daffodil Narcissus ‘Jet Fire’
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DON WILLIAMSON
april
march
Kousa Dogwood Cornus kousa
Saucer Magnolia Magnolia × soulangeana
conservatory So When Do They Bloom?*
Bleeding Heart Vine Clerodendrum thomsoniae
March...................Flowering cherries, hyacinths, crocuses April......................Daffodils, tulips, bluebells May......................Peonies, azaleas, pitcher plants June.....................Lotuses, roses Conservatory.......Orchids, tropicals, cacti
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VENKAT SANTOSH
GRACE CHAPMAN
Keep this chart handy so you don’t miss Spring’s spectacular succession of blooms:
*Weather impacts blooming times. Updates at the Garden’s Facebook page: http://bit.ly/BloomingNow.
Spring Plant Sale
YOU HELP US GROW!
FRIDAY, MAY 1 ……. 9PM–5PM SATURDAY, MAY 2 …………. 9AM–3PM** PARKING LOT B
We rely on your support to maintain and sustain the Garden and its stunning horticultural displays. Donate to the Annual Fund today to ensure that the Garden continues to be a place of beauty and serenity for generations to come.
**Saturday (only) … 9AM–3PM: Stop by and visit youth volunteers from our Service Learning Program, who will sell tried-and-true seed varieties and plants harvested from the Children’s Garden. Related photo page 8.
LYNN KIRK
Whether you’re planting, decorating your patio or gathering gardening tips, the Spring Plant Sale should be on your calendar! It’s one of the region’s largest plant sales with bountiful garden goodies, creative preassembled container plantings, distinctive decoratives and an opportunity to chat with knowledgeable growers. Open free to the public; regular admission for Garden visitation. Presented by LGBG volunteers.
Calendar
* Free for members and included with Garden admission. Details at lewisginter.org.
march
april continued
april continued
may continued
March Madness
Ginter in the Morning
Historic Garden Week in Richmond
National Public Gardens Day
WEDNESDAY, 22–FRIDAY, 24 Details page 3.
FRIDAY, 8 CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY & BENEFITS OF PUBLIC GARDENS................9AM–5PM
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TUESDAY, 7................................10–11AM “Explore Early Spring Blooms” Behind-the-scenes glimpses of how the Garden works with seasonal highlights, led by a knowledgeable Garden Guide. Free/members; $15/non-members. Pre-registration required at lewisginter.org.
DON WILLIAMSON
Richmond African Violet Society Show* & Sale
A Million Blooms* DAILY, APRIL 1–JUNE 1.............9AM–5PM Details pages 1 and 5.
SALE: FRIDAY, 10........................1–5PM SATURDAY, 11 & SUNDAY, 12....9AM–5PM SHOW: SATURDAY, 11.................1–5PM SUNDAY, 12..............................9AM–5PM VISITORS CENTER ATRIUM & ROBINS ROOM Interesting & unusual African violets on display & for purchase. Open free to the public; regular admission for Garden visitation.
Garden Week Evening Celebration* WEDNESDAY, 22 (ONLY)...........UNTIL 9PM Details page 3. New!
The Garden Party – “A Secret Garden”
FRIDAY, 24....................................6:30PM BLOEMENDAAL HOUSE Details page 10. Presented by Board of Associates.
may
DON WILLIAMSON
Butterflies LIVE!* DAILY, THROUGH OCTOBER 11.......9AM–5PM CONSERVATORY NORTH WING Details in April.
Easter Weekend with Peter Rabbit SATURDAY, 4 & SUNDAY, 5
Spring Plant Sale
BOTH DAYS: PETER RABBIT GREETS VISITORS & POSES FOR PHOTOS*.....................1–4PM
FRIDAY, 1.......................................9–5PM SATURDAY, 2.............................9AM–3PM PARKING LOT B Details page 5.
SUNDAY ONLY: TEA HOUSE BRUNCH……….10AM–3PM Reservations required, 262-9887, ext. 329 (beginning March 1); regular Garden admission.
Virginia Daffodil Society Show* SATURDAY, 4..................................2–5PM SUNDAY, 5.........................10AM–3:45PM KELLY EDUCATION CENTER Hundreds of delightful prizeworthy daffodils & expert growers on hand.
Mother’s Day Weekend Celebration FRIDAY, 8–SUNDAY, 10 Three-day extended celebration honors New! mothers & important caregivers. SATURDAY ONLY........................ 10AM–4PM Create a memory for mom: stretch out on quilts & read books in the Rose Garden, explore woodland walks, weave a Maypole, chase bubbles & more!* Food available in Garden Cafe. SUNDAY ONLY: SPECIAL BRUNCH................... 10AM–3PM TEA HOUSE Reservations required (beginning April 1), 262-9887, ext. 329.
Heritage Weekend*
“MAKE-AND-TAKES” FOR MOM*.....10AM–4PM CHILDREN’S GARDEN
SATURDAY, 18 & SUNDAY, 19 HISTORIC BLOEMENDAAL Details page 3.
À LA CARTE DINING............... NOON–3PM BLOEMENDAAL LAWN
Seasonal Opening of WaterPlay* SATURDAY, 18 CHILDREN’S GARDEN Weather permitting. Tips at lewisginter.org.
JONAH HOLLAND
SATURDAY ONLY: CONCERT BY THE RICHMOND CONCERT BAND*...........................2–3PM
JONAH HOLLAND
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TRACI PRYOR
Butterflies LIVE!* DAILY, APRIL 17–OCTOBER 11.......9AM–5PM CONSERVATORY NORTH WING A wonderland of vibrant colors & captivating discoveries as tropical & native butterflies feed, flutter & take flight! Tips at lewisginter.org and page 12.
BLOEMENDAAL HOUSE OPEN FOR TOURS BY KNOWLEDGEABLE GARDEN GUIDES .....................11AM–3PM
MARKUS COMPTON
DAILY THROUGH TUESDAY, 31 Garden members (only) enjoy 15% discount on purchases in Garden Shop & Cafe all month. Also in Tea House when it reopens March 18.
Ginter in the Morning TUESDAY, 5................................10–11AM “A Million Blooms Highlights” Details in April.
FREE CONCERT*............................1–4PM BLOEMENDAAL HOUSE LAWN With Glennroy Bailey & Co. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome, but no outside food and beverage. Regular Garden admission.
Save The Dates
HILLARY WATERS FAYLE
Updates at lewisginter.org. Father’s Day Weekend Celebration* JUNE 19–21 Three-day extended celebration—featuring New! remote-controlled boats on Sydnor Lake— honors fathers & important caregivers. “On Richmond’s Wheel— A Celebration of Cycling” JUNE 27 Public book launch & signing by authors Tom Houff & Aynsley Miller Fisher. Books available for purchase in the Garden Shop. Watch for updates at lewisginter.org.
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“Arboreal: Recent Works by Hillary Waters Fayle”* MARCH 6–MAY 11, GINTER GALLERY II, KELLY EDUCATION CENTER “Arboreal” honors the beauty and versatility of trees by exploring leaves as an artistic medium. Precise embroidery and delicate cutwork are used to stretch the limitations of the leaf.
Adult Education
New!
“Fieldwork: Recent Work by Pam Rogers”* MAY 17–JUNE 11, GINTER GALLERY II, KELLY EDUCATION CENTER Rogers’s nature-based work— influenced by interests in anthropology, art history and botanical illustration—informs a broad body of paintings, drawings, sculpture and installation work. Botanic imagery explores how individuals nurture and develop relationships, societies and ideas and then create identities based in these themes.
Gardening with Kids APRIL 25...................................................................................................9–11AM Even little hands make good gardeners! Children’s Garden horticulturist Heather Veneziano shares tips on kid-friendly gardening techniques & suggestions for plant selections gleaned from her experience in the Children’s Garden & with her own young child. $. Adult workshop.
Garden Shop Monday–Saturday: 10AM–5PM Sunday: NOON–5PM April 22 of Historic Garden Week: 10AM–7PM
Garden Cafe Daily: 10AM–4PM Tea House Reopens March 18 Wednesday–Sunday: 11:30AM–2:30PM Reservations, 262-9887, ext. 399 7
WaterPlay in Children’s Garden Opens April 18 (weather permitting)
orkshop with Allen W Rokach: “The Art of Digital Photography” MAY 1 & 2.................8:30AM–5PM Learn to use amazing state-ofthe-art apps (e.g., smartphones & iPad®) to create images of flowers. See newly invented after-capture software achieve unique effects for manipulating photos, then critique participants’ images & elect the best for printing. $. Two-day workshop.
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Lunchtime Lecture: “Yesterday and Today” JUNE 3. . ................................................................................. 11:30AM–1:30PM
To celebrate Spring and the “Van Gogh, Manet, and Matisse: The Art of the Flower” exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, designer David Pippin demonstrates late 19th-century floral design with garden flowers, then creates a contemporary interpretation of the style. $. Includes a French-themed lunch.
SANTOSH IYER
Pinwheels for Prevention Garden* APRIL 1–30, TERRACE LAWN 3,000+ pinwheels represent children served this past year by Prevent Child Abuse Virginia’s Healthy Families program. Recognizing Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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Garden Daily: 9AM–5PM April 22 of Historic Garden Week: 9AM–9PM
ALLEN ROKACH
LESLIE HAMMOND
The seasonal schedule is posted at lewisginter.org/adult-education, mailed to members, and published in the Style Weekly April 1 insert. A few highlights follow, with details & registration for each at lewisginter.org.
Spring Hours
SCOTT ELMQUIST
EXHIBITS
Children’s Garden
* Free for members and included with Garden admission. Details at lewisginter.org.
Drop-in Activities* DAILY, APRIL–OCTOBER Self-directed activities deliver fun for all ages—whether visiting Woodland Pointe and WaterPlay or discovering nature’s mysteries through Kid Quest and the Investigation Stations. And always be on the lookout for Stickman, since he loves to ‘hide’ so you can seek! Details at lewisginter.org.
Scouting for Girl Scouts
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This year the Children’s Garden will serve more than 50,000 kids. Please give to the Annual Fund to ensure that we continue to provide unrivaled nature experiences for children and their caretakers!
CAITLIN PUFFENBERGER
SCOTT ELMQUIST
Leaders, we’ve made it easy! All you do is make a call to register your troop for meaningful and fun-filled programs. Participants enjoy the great outdoors as they complete requirements for four garden-related badges: • Daisy Blue Bucket Award • Brownie Bugs Badge • Junior Flowers Badge • Junior Gardener Badge $. Pre-registration required.
Green Adventures for Homeschoolers
New!
Another popular volunteer option is the Service Learning Program. Related information page 5.
FOUR TUESDAYS, APRIL 14–MAY 5, 2–4PM AGES 8–12 Plant your own seasonal garden with edible flowers, aromatic herbs and tasty vegetables. Harvest various plant parts to prepare delicious garden recipes, and experiment with plants used in scented soaps, plant-based dyes and nature-inspired works of art. $. Pre-registration required.
Volunteers Harvest Passion and Benefits Summer takes on new meaning when it’s spent in the Garden! Pre-registration required. Details and applications at lewisginter.org/Volunteers. Youth Summer Program AGES 13–18 TUESDAYS–THURSDAYS, JUNE 23–AUGUST 27, 9AM–NOON Participants earn community service hours while gaining work experience as volunteers in the Community Kitchen Garden, which harvests for the Central Virginia Food Bank.
Summer Camp AGES 13–18 MONDAY–FRIDAY, SELECT WEEKS JUNE–AUGUST, 8:45AM–NOON As summer camp volunteers assist camp instructors, they explore career opportunities in education and the sciences and accumulate community service hours.
Family Opportunities SELECT SUNDAY MORNINGS, MARCH–OCTOBER Spend time with your family while volunteering together in the Children’s Garden.
Discover, Learn and Grow! Butterflies LIVE!* APRIL 17–OCTOBER 11 CONSERVATORY NORTH WING
Arriving earlier this year! Magical and mesmerizing, that’s Butterflies LIVE! Along with the Conservatory exhibit, be sure to visit the Children’s Garden Meadow, where youngsters discover a Certified Monarch Waystation and butterfly-themed NaturePlay.
New!
Green Adventure Summer Camps JUNE–AUGUST, SELECT MONDAYS–FRIDAYS, 9AM–NOON School ends, and Green Adventures begin! Each weeklong day session includes field studies, garden games, keepsake crafts, botanical snacks and loads of outdoor fun! $. Pre-registration required. Limited space.
KRISTIN MULLEN
Ages 4–5 New! “Growing Mr. McGregor’s Garden” | June 15–19 or July 13–17 “Over the River and through the Woods” | June 29–July 3 or August 3–7 Ages 6–8 “Bug Brigade” | June 22–26 “Nature Safari” | July 20–24 “Grow and Create” | July 27–31
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“Lewis Ginter has all the components of an outdoor learning environment, and staff is always friendly and knowledgeable. We could spend a couple hours a week there and never get bored.”
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— MICHELLE LEE, PRE-KINDERGARTEN EDUCATOR, MAYMONT PRESCHOOL CENTER (2014)
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Ages 9–12 “Garden Cuisine” | July 6–10 “Nature Expeditions” | August 10–14
New!
WaterPlay* OPENS APRIL 18 (Weather Permitting) Schedule and tips at lewisginter.org.
MEGAN COMPTON
SELECT SATURDAYS, APRIL–OCTOBER AGES 3–12 Have birthday parties become stale or routine? Liven up your child’s next celebration with a Garden Party, where birthday packages are packed with fun and packaged for ease. The 1.5-hour reserved program also includes a guided garden experience led by a Garden Play Pal. Good times guaranteed! $. Limited space on first-reserved basis. Contact Children’s Education Assistant at 262-9887, ext. 322.
SCOTT ELMQUIST
Garden Birthday Parties
Sponsors, Membership, Facility Rental THANK YOU! We appreciate the following sponsors who helped make possible our 2014 programming and events.
New!
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and its Board of Associates present
The Garden Party – “A Secret Garden”
Do you take advantage of ALL your membership benefits?
Dominion GardenFest of Lights Presented by Dominion Resources Sponsored in part by: Altria Group Inc. NBC-12 Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond.com Meriwether Godsey
The Charles F. Gillette Forum Presented by 3north Sponsored in part by: The Davey Tree Expert Company, Inc. and The Care of Trees
CarMax Free Fourth of July Presented by CarMax Butterflies LIVE! Presented by Altria Group Inc. Sponsored in part by: MeadWestvaco Foundation NBC-12 Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond.com
Cheers to Art! Presented by M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust Sponsored in part by: Martin’s Maureen Massey & Co. Midas of Richmond Virginia Living Magazine
2014 Winter Symposium Support from: Freas Foundation, Inc. The Rock Foundation
Special Thanks Ellwood Thompson’s Local Market Macy’s area stores
STEPHANIE GROSS
Ticketed event, $75 per person. Proceeds benefit the Children’s Garden. Updates at lewisginter.org.
(Left to right) Peyton Wells, Frank and JoRoyce Robinson and Shannon Weisleder.
• Year-round admission to explore four-season beauty • Discounts on classes and seminars • Free Ginter in the Morning and Walk and Talk group walks • Discounts on Garden Shop purchases • Book checkout privileges in the Lora M. Robins Library • Free, reciprocal admission at participating gardens across the nation Remember: Garden membership is an investment in education, fitness and fun. So please keep your membership current, and consider gifting a membership to family and friends. Membership is the perfect way to celebrate a birthday, retirement, new home, anniversary, holiday or any special occasion! Membership renewals and gifts of membership available in the Robins Visitors Center and online at http://bit.ly/GardenMember.
“Splendor Under Glass” The Garden’s annual gala was held November 21, 2014, with 334 guests in attendance. The event celebrated the Garden’s 30th anniversary and honored retiring President and CEO Frank Robinson and his wife, JoRoyce. With “The Year of the Phoenix” theme, the event paid tribute to the Garden’s dramatic growth during Robinson’s 23-year leadership, while also raising more than $254,000 to support the non-profit Garden’s educational mission. Co-chairs were Peyton Wells, Shannon Weisleder and Jenny Simpson.
New!
Facility Rental
Have you seen our newly renovated Robins Visitors Center? The Robins Room and Garden Cafe now feature lovely new floral carpeting, as well as fresh, sunny wall colors. These enhancements create a light, airy atmosphere that brings the beauty of the Garden indoors. Each space also features an outdoor terrace that’s perfect for entertaining! Contact facility rental experts at 262-9887, ext. 224 or 345 or facilityevents@ lewisginter.org to host your next social event or professional gathering with us.
TIFFANY HEIDENTHAL PHOTOGRAPHY
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Sponsored in part by: Capital One Bank McGuireWoods LLP MeadWestvaco M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust BB&T Berkadia CapTech Hourigan Construction Patient First Saks Fifth Avenue Chamblin Design
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 6:30PM BLOEMENDAAL HOUSE
CLEMENT BRITT PHOTOGRAPHY
Splendor Under Glass Presented by Bon Secours Virginia Health System
Garden Membership: Rooted in VALUE!
Garden Shop, Tours #GardenFest Instagram Contest
JELLYBEAN ®
Wow!
Garden Shop As you freshen up your landscape for spring, why not freshen up your home and patio too? The Garden Shop is brimming with new and distinctive merchandise, including Jellybean® rugs! Not only are these area rugs adorable and vibrant, they’re indoor-outdoor and machine washable. With themes ranging from butterflies to bluebirds and bees, you’re sure to find a favorite. And don’t miss our local honey and honey-related products! Reminder: March Madness offers a 15% discount on member purchases in the Garden Shop now through March 31 (must show member ID).
New!
Group Tours
CHAPPELL COLLECTION, THE VALENTINE
“ From Bicycle Club to Botanical Garden”* 2015 brings the UCI Road World Cycling Championships to Richmond, and we bring you a related group tour! Find out how the beauty of today’s botanical garden began during the bicycle craze of the 1890s. Your experienced Garden Guide will share seasonal highlights, and you will discover why the Travel Channel calls this one of the “Best Botanical Gardens in the U.S.” “Flowers as Art: Beauty in Full Bloom” March 21-June 21 Stroll along fragrant paths with your Garden Guide to experience all the dimensions of abundant spring bloom. See living bouquets of the very flowers captured on canvas in the “Van Gogh, Manet, and Matisse: The Art of the Flower” exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. * $. Available throughout 2015 during regular Garden hours with two-week advance reservation requested. Contact 262-9887, ext. 320 or registrar@lewisginter.org.
The GardenFest Instagram Contest netted more than 1,600 submissions. Congratulations to grand prize winner @t_page (Toni Page), who won the $600+ prize package! Watch for the next Instagram contests: A Million Blooms and Butterflies LIVE! For details, see http://bit.ly/ InstaBlooms and http://bit.ly/ InstaBflies. Or, follow http://instagram.com/lewisginter.
Education: An investment with long-range returns If equal access to educational opportunities is important to you, please give a gift to the Garden’s Annual Fund. Your support helps bring more than 3,000 at-risk students to the Garden each year with no cost to the schools, parents or students.
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8 Great Gardens. Each has a secret.
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BUTTERFLIES LIVE!
Opening Earlier!
APRIL 17–OCTOBER 11
Conservatory North Wing Butterflies … with their countless colors, patterns and species, you can never see it all. With their fanciful fluttering, feeding and flight you can never experience it all. With their fascinating characteristics and miraculous metamorphosis, you can never learn it all. Perhaps that’s why no one ever gets their fill of Butterflies LIVE! This year, we’ll launch native and tropical butterflies earlier than ever for your extended viewing pleasure. So bring your camera, journal, sketch pad—and of course your kids, grandkids and students.
Free for members. Viewing tips at lewisginter.org. Related Instagram contest page 11.
STEPHANIE GROSS
Every butterfly is different, as is every visit!
2015