by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 17, 2010 | News
A group of Boy Scouts, their families, and their friends — 40 people in all — put in an long day of hard work at MBC this Sunday. Jonathan Hirst of Boy Scout Troop 840, Pinecrest, Florida, organized the project as part of his Eagle Scout award. The MBC...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 15, 2010 | Events, News
Montgomery Botanical Center’s achievements in ex situ conservation were featured at the “Collections Management Best Practices” symposium organized by the American Public Gardens Association. The symposium took place at the Denver Botanic Gardens in Colorado from...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 25, 2010 | News
The South Florida Palm Society (SFPS) volunteered to assist Montgomery in planting over 120 palms. The trees planted were primarily Sabal palmetto, Butia paraguayensis, and Butia yatay. These palms, part of MBC’s living collection, came from fieldwork in the Bahamas,...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 2, 2010 | News
Dr. Fred Stauffer, of the Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève in Switzerland, studied the MBC palm collections this week. Fred is an expert in the anatomy and morphology of palm flowers, and Fred and his students have recently published new...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 6, 2010 | News
MBC and FIU have just signed an agreement creating the Montgomery Botanical Graduate Fellowship at FIU. “The Board of Directors at MBC is very excited about this agreement. This marks a significant commitment to education and research in botany by both our garden and...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jul 7, 2010 | News
Caroline Parker, Director of Programs for the Coral Gables Museum, brought 21 students to Montgomery Botanical Center to learn about botanic gardens through a palm planting workshop. The children enthusiastically enjoyed planting an important group of Sabal Palms in...
