Today we had a group of staff and students from The Ohio State University visiting Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.

They were members of Pi Alpha Xi, the official honor society for horticulture, and each year they take a field trip to an area with gardens they’d like to see. How do they pay for it? They sell poinsettias during the holidays.

They’ve been doing this for 28 years, going to places such as Atlanta and Philadelphia. This year, they choose Richmond.

Group leaders Christy Dudgon (president); Misty Wright (co-president) and Kristina Arthur (secretary) explained why they choose to come to our Garden.

“[Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden] was one of the most-talked about gardens,” they told me. “It was first on the list.”

Other places on the list? Brent and Becky’s Bulbs in Gloucester and Agecroft.

It was great to see such an enthusiastic group of young professionals. How many poinsettias do you think they had to sell to get to Richmond? I wish I had asked!

Beth Monroe is public relations director at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.

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