Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

One of our favorite fall blooms is the Japanese windflower because it sways so gracefully in the breeze. Can you tell it’s in the same family as the common buttercup? Anemone hupehensis grows e...

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The variegated monstera is blooming in the Conservatory’s Dome House. This guy is HUGE — they grow up to 30-feet tall — and the photo doesn’t do it justice. We hope you come see it yourse...

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Did you know that a fig is a flower turned inside out? That soft pod of sticky summer sweetness is not a fruit at all. “It’s actually an inflorescence – an inverted cluster of tiny, fleshy ...

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……When looking closely at the world invites wonder and awe. 📷 Tom Hennessy . . . . . #Bromeliad #magic #magicworld #plants #Wonder #Awe #PlantLove #PublicGardens #LoveVA #RVA...

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……When looking closely at the world invites wonder and awe. 📷 Tom Hennessy . . . . . #Bromeliad #magic #magicworld #plants #Wonder #Awe #PlantLove #PublicGardens #LoveVA #RVA...

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We’re so excited for these June blooms and the excellent weekend forecast! 📷 Tom Hennessy Pictured: Papaver orientale, Bellflower; Campanula punctata ‘Elisabeth’, Echinacea pallida (...

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Happy Tuesday & first day of June! Looks like today will be a beautiful one and the loveliest day of the week. We hope you get outside and enjoy it! 📷 Tom Hennessy . . . . . . ...

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Remember this Saxifraga stolonifera or “strawberry begonia” we highlighted last spring? It is neither a strawberry nor a begonia, but it has runners like strawberries and patterned silver and...

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To cut or not to cut? Do you cut your peonies and display them inside your living area? Or do you leave them to bloom in your garden just where they grew? Either way, we love them. And no, we d...

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Update: Due to new CDC guidelines and the Governor’s Executive Orders, fully vaccinated guests can enjoy the Garden inside and outside without wearing a mask or physically distancing. For those...

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What in your life is calling you, when all the noise is silenced, the meetings adjourned, the lists laid aside, and the wild Iris blooms by itself in the dark forest, what still pulls on your sou...

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A Million Blooms continue! This week we’ve got mountain laurel, peonies, waves of iris, bachelor’s buttons and many, many more beauties! 📷Tom Hennessy . . . . . #RVA #LoveVA #F...

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We love this nativar Heuchera ‘Citronelle’ for its year-round color. You can’t beat this chartreuse! Pretty soon it we’ll have creamy white blooms too! . . . . . . #heuchera...

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Happy Arbor Day! . . . . . #Trees #hugatree #PlantLove #ArborDay #mulberrytree #morusrubra #Morus (at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/COSjvbClNkP/?igshid...

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It’s peony time! These beauties are just starting so look for a magnificent show in the coming weeks. . . . . . . #rva va #loveva #paeonia #peonies #peony (at Lewis Ginter Botanical Ga...

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The weather looks PERFECT for Spring PlantFest Plant Sale tomorrow and Saturday. Swing by and pick up some beautiful natives like this white beautyberry (Callicarpa americana var. lactea). Admiss...

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What’s beautiful right now? The Lady Banks Rose! Rosa banksiae is a climbing, thornless rose and you’ll find it blooming in two locations in Grace Arents Garden – look for it on the Summe...

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We spotted a new plant in the Garden! Actually, it’s just artist in residence @unicia aka Unicia Buster greeting visitors as part of M&T Bank Restore: The Healing Power of Nature. So fun! . ...

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We spotted a new plant in the Garden! Actually, it’s just artist in residence @unicia aka Unicia Buster greeting visitors as part of M&T Bank Restore: The Healing Power of Nature. So fun! . ...

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What a glorious spring day. Perfect way to start the weekend! 📷Tom Hennessy . . . . . #FridayFeeling #RVA #RVAgardentrail #VA #LoveVA #Fun #Flowers #tulips #bulbchat #spring #be...

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