Seminar on the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Title: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney – The Palm Grove and other major displays and collections

Speaker: Paul Nicholson, Senior Horticulturist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia

Time: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 2:15 pm

Location: Nixon Smiley Meeting Room, Montgomery Botanical Center.

Description: Paul Nicholson, from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, will be giving a lecture about RBG, Sydney at Montgomery Botanical Center. Paul’s lecture will highlight the palm grove in the garden and other major displays and collections. Brought to you with the support of the City of Coral Gables.

About the Speaker: Paul Nicholson, Senior Horticulturist, at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney is gaining experience from working with our staff at Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC). He was awarded a scholarship to visit Montgomery and Fairchild this year to develop his skills in all areas of palm curation with particular emphasis on interpretation, propagation, seed collection and storage. He will work at MBC from July 2 to July 14.