by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 27, 2012 | In the Press
April 27 is National Arbor Day, which celebrates trees and tree planting. So, today, Miami’s National Public Radio station, WLRN 91.3 FM, interviewed the MBC team about one of MBC’s Champion Trees, the Barbados Silver Palm (Coccothrinax barbadensis). You can hear the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 17, 2012 | Events
MBC and other botanic gardens have vitally important plant collections. At times, these gardens must cope with new insect pests and new pathogens. Thankfully, a new partnership – the Sentinel Plant Network – is devoted to helping gardens with this critical work. MBC...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 14, 2012 | Events
On Saturday, April 14, 2012, 19 talks and 10 posters were presented at the Plant Biologists of South Florida Meetingat Montgomery Botanical Center. The Plant Biologists of South Florida are a group of scientists who meet informally once a year to share discoveries,...