Partner Profile: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
All classes in the University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies
Landscape Design Program are held at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.
The site of the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden was at one time an Indian
hunting ground, a recreation center, a children's hospital, and a residence.
The Garden is named for Lewis Ginter, a prominent Richmond businessman
who owned the property during the late 1800s. His niece Grace Arents,
an avid gardener, bought the property after Ginter's death. Arents'
will stipulated the foundation of a botanical garden in her uncle's
honor. This wish was realized in 1984 with the foundation of Lewis Ginter
Botanical Garden.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden strives to bring you the best in horticultural
display for each season. The more than 30 acres of gardens includes
the Henry M. Flagler Perennial Garden, one of the largest and most diverse
perennial gardens on the East Coast; the Grace Arents Garden, an elegant
Victorian-style garden restored The Garden Club of Virginia; Asian Valley,
an exotic garden setting; the Martha and Reed West Island Garden, a
wetland environment with a stunning display of pitcher plants, water
irises and lotuses; a Children's Garden with colorful and interesting
plants to attract butterflies and birds; the Lucy Payne Minor Garden,
a study garden with an extensive collection of daffodils and daylilies
(including the Stout Medal daylily collection); and the Margaret Streb
Conifer Garden featuring dwarf conifers.
Visit the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Web site: www.lewisginter.org
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