by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 11, 2006 | Events
MBC Research Associate Cristina Lopez-Gallego, Doctoral Candidate at the University of New Orleans, presented her research on Zamia with a seminar given at the Nixon Smiley Meeting Room at 2:30 PM on Friday, August 11th. Cristina investigates genetic and adaptive...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 8, 2006 | Events
Dr. Patrick Griffith, Montgomery Botanical Center’s executive director, represented MBC at two national meetings this summer—The American Public Gardens Association (APGA) conference, and the Botany 2006 conference. The APGA selected MBC’s proposed...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 15, 2006 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center hosted the leadership and supporters of the University of Miami’s Gifford Arboretum on June 15th. The Gifford Arboretum is conducting a master planning process involving landscape architecture and collections planning. The Gifford...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 5, 2006 | Events
The Kampong hosted the 5th International Tropical Flowering Tree Color Conference this past weekend, which included a number of distinguighed speakers. The keynote speaker, Dr. Harry Lorenzi of Brazil, is a longtime collaborator in the Palm biogeographic work of Dr....
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 22, 2005 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center recently hosted Dr. James Mauseth, professor of botany at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Mauseth came to study palm anatomy and morphology, and to acquire palm trunk specimens for students of his plant anatomy courses. He presented...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 29, 2005 | Events
MBC hosted Cliff Sawtell the last week of August. Cliff is responsible for the Economic Collections at Adelaide Botanic Gardens (ABG) in Adelaide, Australia, which includes many palm and cycad species. Mr. Sawtell was awarded a scholarship by the Friends of the ABG to...
