by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 24, 2019 | Conservation
Our international project is now a cover story! Students and staff from Montgomery Botanical Center, Carmabi Foundation, BonBèrdè, Echo, FIU School of Environment, Arts and Society, and Aeres Hogeschool Wageningen found every native palm on Bonaire and Curacao.Thank...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 3, 2019 | Events
The Dade Heritage Trust takes over the kitchen at the beautiful and historic Montgomery Botanical Center, hidden away on Old Cutler Road in Coral Gables. A 120 acre botanical garden and research center, MBC was the home of Colonel Robert H. and Nell Montgomery. We...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 1, 2018 | News, Publications
Novel Fiber in the Leaves of Dioon! A new paper has been published in the International Journal of Plant Sciences by Tracy Magellan, Patrick Griffith, Barry Tomlinson, Brett Huggett, and Alison Ricciardi on types of fibers in the cycad Dioon. This paper is a...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 1, 2018 | News, Publications
A team of researchers from Montgomery Botanical Center, The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Huntington Library, Art Collection, and Botanical Gardens, and Jardin Botanico de Vallarta (Vallarta Botanic Garden) led by Patrick Griffith, Executive Director at MBC,...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 20, 2017 | News
The National Science Foundation awarded emergency funds to allow Montgomery to rescue rare palms damaged by Hurricane Irma. The RAPID grant will allow MBC to upright and stake large palms—which require a crane—and to hire student help to care for these...