Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
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Our first stop was the Community Kitchen Garden, a new feature at Lewis Ginter and part of Barack Obama's United We Serve program. The CKG provides fresh vegetables and produce to the Central Virginia Food Bank and Meals on wheels. It covers 1/5 of an acre and is staffed by volunteers. Volunteers work Mondays and Saturdays from 9:00 AM to Noon. New volunteers can show up at the Visitors Center if they wish to help. The peppers and squash were just coming in and the first harvest was on Monday. For more on the CKG go here.
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The best event right now is the Butterflies Live exhibit. This is going on daily through October 11th. There were so many cool butterflies. My favorites were the Blue Morphos and the Postman, though the Postman never stopped long enough for me to photograph. I could have spent a day just watching them flutter and land. Kids and adults will love this. I loved it.
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- Families After Five on Tuesdays
- Flowers After Five on Thursdays
- Fidos After Five
Second Thursday of July, August and September; 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Bring your dog to the Garden.
And best of all, Lewis Ginter is open and free to the public all day July the 4th. This would be a wonderful way to spend the holiday before heading off to see the fireworks at Dogwood Dell.
Lewis Ginter has family memberships available for $85.00 that allow 2 adults and 6 children to enjoy the garden all year long. This kids area is something to behold with a water feature that them can play and cool off in. Be prepared for some wet kids when they are through. I guarantee you will have a great time at the garden. Had I known it was this good I would have been there a long time ago. Here are some links to find out more about garden events. Come, enjoy and stop and smell the roses.
The Garden Blog1800 Lakeside Ave
Richmond, VA 23228-4700
(804) 262-9887
Open Daily 9am-5pm
3 comments:
Ginter just gets better and better each year. I went last weekend and saw a beautiful (and huge) grey heron standing in the Japanese Gardens by the water, just as if it were posing there for a photo. But dangit, I didn't have my camera.
This was my first time through in daylight. Jonah gave such a wonderful tour. It was my best assignment ever.
Paul, Thanks again for this great, comprehensive post. I really enjoyed showing you around and I'm so happy that you are able to share the Garden with your readers.
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