Mid-Atlantic Gardening: A Trip to the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, 1 by VA_Wild_Rose

VA_Wild_Rose wrote:
Now for the butterflies! I debated between going to Washington DC for the Smithsonian's live exhibit or going to Lew Ginter, since we are half way between DC and Richmond. I am sure the DC exhibit is great, but they limit people to 15 minutes inside the exhibit! LG did not. I am so glad we went to LG. Again, words cannot express how awesome the butterflies are... flying around you and landing on you!

When you enter the exhibit, you are directed through an airlock... so as not to let any of the butterflies escape. From this vantage point, you can already see them flying around! When you first walk in, there is a large pine tree on the right... and it was covered with butterflies and one type of moth... the Atlas Moth. Unbelieveable! Wow is all I can say!