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Thanks to everyone who submitted photos for the #OrigamiGarden Instagram Contest! Congratulations to our winner @Sandra_Sunnyside who came up with this cute idea. She will get to enjoy a 1-nights stay at the Jefferson Hotel Richmond ($455 value), a family
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The leaves are starting to turn! What a beautiful morning. #fall #beautybreak #rva
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It’s a very cold morning, but the most diligent are already hard at work. This is a #regram from our good friends @rvagardentrail — why not follow them? #rva #camellia #bee #pollinators #va #camelliasasanqua
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Congratulations to our #OrigamiGarden @instagram contest finalists! Which is your favorite? From left to right, top to bottom: @am_green_gobbler_ma, @jeezlepeezle, @leonsmom1z_loved, @nifer1015, @Sandra_Sunnyside, Jack Gibson, @alexandra.jantzen, @blbarne
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We can’t resist sharing the spider-y version too! #creepy #spiders #gardens
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Autumn morning light on the aptly named ‘Rainbow’ Camellia sasanqua. #rvagardentrail #beautybreak #publicgardens #camellia #blooms #flowerstagram #camelliasasanqua
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You found it: our Sit Spot in the Children’s Garden. It’s a great place to stop, reflect & figure things out. What do you feel? #whatdoyoufeel #rva #sit #meditate
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How do you find our favorite spot in the Garden? Just turn left at the Monarch and sneak down this secret path in the Children’s Garden. Stay tuned to our next post to see what you’ll find. #secretspot #kids #mystery
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Congratulations to Senior Horticulturist Shannon Smith (in light green shirt) Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's Frank L. Robinson Endowed Chair recipient for 2019-2021. We had five applicants for this honor and wish we could have chosen them all! Pictured:
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Ever wonder how we get the lights all the way to the tops of the trees for Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights? Image by Samantha Phillips PR & Social Media Intern #trees #lights #rva #va #garden #rapelling #arborists #safetyfirst
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In case you wondered what a thousand bulbs looks like! #bulbchat #bulbs #gardenchat
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A close up of Abbas Akhavan’s “Study for a Curtain” that @lewisginter Horticulturist Ryan Olsen helped construct and that looks Abbas Akhavan’s “Study for a Curtain” that Horticulturist Ryan Olsen helped construct and which looks at the correlation betwee
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We’re at the @icavcu and artist Rashid Johnson is speaking to us about his work “Monument” — suggesting a minimal sculpture or ancient temple and studying how we occupy space and how space is molested. Future activities here will include performances in d
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A praying mantis having an early morning snack on this barberry. Any guesses what she might have caught? - 📷 by Jason Hechler
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This morning it’s time for our annual butterfly round up. Garden volunteer Buz Sawyer is helping staff catch the butterflies from M&T BANK butterflies live so that we can send them to the Butterfly Magic exhibit at @TucsonBotanical >>> Next up: Dominion E
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Rosa ‘Marchesa Bocella’ is a very fragrant old-fashioned rose, originally bred & exhibited in the mid-1800s. It’s one of our favorites in the Victorian Grace Arents Garden because it’s constantly in bloom. This beauty is a Virginia favorite, featured at @
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Thankfully, we’ll only be cleaning up minor debris after yesterday’s storm – and it’s a gorgeous day, so come on over! Image by Tom Hennessy #RVA #beautybreak #pollinators #bee #publicgardens
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It’s like the bloom depicts the scent of gardenia unfurling. 📷 Tom Hennessy #gardenia #white #flowerstagram
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Rhododendron 'Anuschka' brightens up a gloomy fall day at the Lewis Ginter Nature Reserve. - 📷 by Jason Hechler
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Water lilies offer such intense beauty. Our gratitude to Garden Member and Volunteer Tom Hennessy for capturing it so perfectly. #Beauty #Waterlily #Nymphaea #RVA #RVAblooms #VA #GetOutside #rvagardentrail
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Sometimes bees don’t get the respect they deserve. We love how this portrait seems to give them the iconic status they deserve. Image by Tom Hennessy. #Pollinators #Bees #yellow #beautybreak
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This peaceful spot awaits you. #getoutside #fall #rva #tranquiltuesday
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It’s such an exciting time of year! We cannot wait to see these beauties come spring. #hyacinth #fall #fallplanting #bulbs #rvagardentrail
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Admissions Associate Hannah Gertz is showing off our new changeable info board. We love how we can feature Spanish so easily! #welcome #español
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Senior horticulturist Elizabeth Fogel is planting hundreds of natives along the edge of Lake Sydnor. This is a restorative project as part of the Frank Robinson Endowed Chair and will greatly improve the water quality in the lake. #water #natives #rva
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You know fall is here when the sweet fragrance of these tiny blooms wash over you in a big way. Osmanthus x fortunei ‘Fruitlandii’ is blooming now in the Children’s Garden. Look for a large hedge of it on the border with Grace Arents Garden. #osmanthus #f
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Wow, what a great summer it has been. Here’s to a fall just as beautiful. Image by Tom Hennessy #Virginia #RVA #PublicGardens #Travel #Seasons #gardens #travel #loveva
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It’s so wonderful to see the first leaves turn each year! #rva #fall #autumnleaves #dogwood
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It’s that time of year when we plant these treasures in the soil and wait for something magical to happen beneath the soil. #muscari #hyacynth #bulbs
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It looks like fall, but it doesn’t feel like fall. #rvablooms #autumn #fall #helianthus
