Exciting plans for future expansion are underway at Richmond’s gem, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Dr. Brian Trader, President and CEO, will provide an update on the Garden’s latest developments that will allow even more guests to enjoy nature’s beauty. He has served as its leader since early 2021 and believes in the healing power of gardens, as a place where we can come to be nurtured and restored.

Coming to Virginia with experience at Longwood Gardens and the Delaware Botanic Gardens, he earned his doctorate, master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Virginia Tech and has also taught at Virginia Tech, Mississippi State University, and the University of Delaware.