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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is a 50 acres (200,000 m 2), botanical garden in Henrico County, just outside of Richmond, Virginia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It features over a dozen themed gardens, a conservatory, a library, and a café.
Grace Arents died in 1926 and left the property to the City of Richmond, with the stipulation that after Smith died it was to be developed into a botanical garden honoring Lewis Ginter. Smith died in 1968 on her 97th birthday. [2] The city of Richmond took possession of the property, but it languished.
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Virginia is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Virginia [1] [2] [3] Name Image
List of botanical gardens and arboretums in Virginia; B. Boxerwood Gardens; Bryan Park (Richmond, Virginia) C. ... Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden;
New York Botanical Garden: Bronx: New York: Includes a 2.5-acre Japanese rock garden Norfolk Botanical Garden: Norfolk: Virginia: The Japanese Garden (1962) was created to honor Norfolk's sister city, Moji, Japan, and rededicated in 1962 to Kitakyushu, formerly Moji; redesigned and refurbished in 1995. [20] Normandale Community College Japanese ...
The total number of botanical gardens recorded in the United States depends on the criteria used, and is in the range from 296 [6] to 1014. [3] The approximate number of living plant accessions recorded in these botanical gardens — 600,000. [6] The approximate number of taxa in these collections — 90,000 taxa or approximately 40,000 species ...
Ginter House is the historic former residence of Lewis Ginter in Richmond, Virginia. [1] Built in 1892, it is owned by Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and is home to the provost's office. It was used as Richmond's first public library from 1925 until 1930, was used as part of a school, and was the main administrative building on the ...
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (San Marino, California) Krohn Conservatory (Cincinnati) Lamberton Conservatory at Highland Park (Rochester, New York) Lena Meijer Conservatory at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Conservatory (Richmond, Virginia)