You can literally see Pizza Bones dishing out dinner + wine on the other side of the garden; It’s the perfect motivation to get your gardening tasks done. | Photo by RICtoday
Now that spring has sprung, we’re here to herb your enthusiasm with a roundup of community gardens to cultivate your green thumb.
🍅 Fan, Museum District, Maymont
Birdhouse Community Garden, 1507 Grayland Ave.
This space offers a multitude of garden amenities, operates as an educational space, and provides seasonal farmers’ markets.
🍅 Church Hill, East End
Chimborazo Playground Community Garden, East Grace and North 31st streets
Find 30 plots, two children’s gardens, and a butterfly berm at this long-standing community hub.
🍅 Northside, Highland Park
Charles S. Gilpin Garden Farm, 1420 St. Peter St.
This greenspace is part of the Food Justice Corridor — a stretch of several community gardens planted to increase fresh food access primarily in Richmond’s Northside and East End areas.
🍅 Southside
Sankofa Community Orchard, 301 Covington Rd.
Artistic murals adorn this five-acre fruit orchard cultivated with a mission for food justice and climate resilience.
Ask a Master Gardener | 3-5 p.m. | Richmond Public Library: West End Branch | Free | Ask a gardening expert all your pressing questions about seasonal seeds, invasive species, and that one pesky plant that’s giving you trouble.
International Carrot Day: Make a Raw Carrot Salad | 6-7 p.m. | Quarry | $15 | If you haven’t celebrated the global contribution of carrots before, now’s the opportune moment with this gut-healthy salad workshop.
Mo: Live Music | 6-8:30 p.m. | Brambly Park | Free | Catch Mo’s soulful vocals at this outdoor beer, wine + pizza hub in Scott’s Addition.
Thursday, April 3
Kokedama Workshop | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | PlantHouse | $17.50+ | Let plant pros guide you in the Japanese art of kokedama while you create your own mossy masterpiece to take home.
A 17-unit townhome project is in the works for Carytown. Previously slated for hotel development by KM Hotels, the 0.75-acre property was purchased by Doswell and Cornerstone in 2020. The new development, Carytown Heights, will offer townhomes that are 3,200 sqft and three stories tall. (Richmond BizSense)
Coming soon
Gluten-free folks are in for a non-allergenic treat. Kickshaws, a Fredericksburg-based bakery, plans to open a storefront in Bellevue this June. You may have spotted Kickshaws’ products at Ellwood Thompson’s or Good Foods Grocery. What’s their specialty? Allergen-free + vegan breads, bagels, cakes, and more. (Richmond BizSense)
Concert
We’ve got the latest Allianz Amphitheater concert drop: Lamb of God and GWAR. These two heavy metal bands hail from Richmond — hey, GWARbar — and will hit the stage on Thursday, July 24. Start practicing your headbanging and reserve your tickets on Friday, April 4.
Drink
Second Bottle, a wine and snack shop in Church Hill, just launched Second Opinions — a social club designed to bring people together through cultural discussion. Monthly meetings are open to the public, so reserve your spot for the next event hosted on Monday, April 28. (Style Weekly)
Featured
Richmond ranked No. 10 among the highest long-term homeownership rates in U.S. cities, according to The New York Times. Richmonders are tried and true — and we get it. We’re not going anywhere, either.
Asked
Where did your RIC lore start? What we mean is, we want to know the places, spaces, restaurants, and activities in and around Richmond that helped shape you — or just something funny and nostalgic. Write to us, and we could include them in future content.
Announced
We crunched the numbers and compiled your official RICtoday’s Best nominees. Now comes the fun part: voting. Now through Friday, April 25, you can vote for your favorites in each category. Winners will be announced Monday, May 5.
Category
Wellness
RVA pollen is no April Fools’ joke
Consider Richmond’s high pollen count before opening windows in your house or car. | Photo by RICtoday
In recent days, you’ve probably noticed a yellow coat of pollen on your car windshield in the morning. Like the past few years, pollen season has got an early start.
Tree pollen is typically the first allergen to emerge in the spring. The pollen of trees like oak, maple + pine can cause symptoms like red and watery eyes, sneezing, nasal congestion, and shortness of breath.
I’m always so tempted to open my windows at home to let in the warm air, but I have to consider my pets first. Even if I don’t have terrible allergies, they might!
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