by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 5, 2012 | News, Research
A new species of Zamia from the Eastern Cordillera Mountain Range of Huila, Colombia was recently described by MBC’s cycad biologist Michael Calonje (pictured at center) along with colleagues from the TOLI herbarium (Hector Esquivel, at left), Jardín Botánico José...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 1, 2012 | Grants, News
The Montgomery Board, Members, and supporters gathered on the evening of November 1st to honor the family of Charles and Dorothy Sacher, who generously funded the restoration of the 1932 Montgomery Greenhouse. The original greenhouse was built for Colonel Montgomery...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 1, 2012 | News
In February of 2012 James Clugston, MBC Botanical Research Fellow from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, was inspired to develop Montgomery TV to educate the public around the world about MBC’s research collections. Montgomery Botanical Center now has a YouTube...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 4, 2012 | News
Montgomery received the Horticultural Landmark Award from the American Society for Horticultural Science(ASHS) on August 4, 2012 The award recognizes some of Montgomery’s best strengths. Quoting from the ASHS: “. . . general criteria for consideration include:...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 28, 2011 | News
On Saturday, October 29th, 2011, twenty-five students from the University of Miami came to MBC for Hurricanes Help the Hometown, an annual tradition where UM students volunteer locally during the week of Homecoming. This year the fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi)...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 11, 2011 | News
In changing times garden design and practices have changed little by little at MBC. One example is the raised beds constructed for the cycads in the 1990s. Their drainage was poorer than anticipated and many cycads did not thrive as well on these mounds as those...