Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will acquire 6.2 acres along the western edge of its Lakeside Avenue location through a purchase agreement with Lakeside Baptist Church.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will acquire 6.2 acres along the western edge of its Lakeside Avenue location through a purchase agreement with Lakeside Baptist Church. 

Henrico County is supporting the sale by contributing $750,000 over three years, leaving the garden to raise the remaining $1.15 million from donors. 

The nonprofit garden currently encompasses 82 acres. The land from Lakeside Baptist Church & Day Care will represent the largest expansion of the grounds since the garden’s opening in 1987.

“Like every living thing, a garden must grow,” Fairfield District Supervisor Frank Thornton said at today’s announcement. “I am thrilled that the Botanical Garden’s long friendship with its neighbor – Lakeside Baptist Church – is culminating in this sale.”

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