by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 3, 2009 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center continues its support of research by hosting the 6th International BMAA Conference in the Nixon Smiley Building for three days. 45 scientists from 18 institutions around the world attended the conference. The countries included were the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 24, 2009 | Events
Twenty-two UPS employees came to Montgomery Botanical Center to participate in an environmental volunteer day. Montgomery Botanical is committed to sustainable practices. On aspect of this commitment is seen in MBC’s Plant Recycling Operation. Trees trimmed on the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 18, 2009 | Events
Dr. John Dowe gave a lecture at the Nixon Smiley Building on his 20 years of research on Australian palms. The talk was Dr. Dowe’s fifth lecture at Montgomery Botanical Center. Dr. Dowe is a Montgomery Botanical Research Fellow who conducts research annually at...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 28, 2009 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center participated in the 2009 American Public Gardens Association conference, held in St. Louis. Dr. Patrick Griffith presented two talks on MBC living collections management, and moderated a session on Conservation and Research at botanic...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 13, 2009 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center would like to thank the Cardona-Tessy family for supporting a tropical conifer tree planting day. Paul Tessy and Genita Beatriz Cardona, along with six friends, helped MBC plant nine trees. The trees were wild collected and raised in our...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 4, 2009 | Events
Jackie Bergquist, from the Longwood Graduate Fellows program at the University of Delaware, gave a public seminar at MBC on June 4, titled, “The Development of a Natural Disaster Planning Template for use in Plant Collections Management.” Last summer, Ms....