by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 1, 2014 | News
Three new videos are now online at MontgomeryTV. Thanks to the dedicated work of James Clugston, Kelly Botanical Research Fellow, you can now see: A video highlighting the importance of plant collections at MBC, Some highlights of research using the collection, and A...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 19, 2013 | Events
December 19, 2013 Speaker: Dr. Boglarka Erdei Time and date: Thursday, December 19. Reception: 2:00 PM, presentation, 2:30 PM Location: Montgomery Botanical Center, Nixon Smiley Meeting Room About the Speaker: Dr. Erdei is Chief Museologist at the Hungarian Natural...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 12, 2013 | Events
December 12, 2013 Speaker: James Clugston, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Date & time: Thursday, December 12, at 2:00 PM. (Reception with refreshments at 2:00 PM, talk from 2:30-3:15 PM.) Location: Nixon Smiley Meeting Room, Montgomery Botanical...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 11, 2013 | Events
On Monday November 11, a French palm society, Association Fous de Palmiers, visited MBC to explore our palm collections. Members of the society in attendance were from various parts of France, Switzerland, Guadeloupe and French Guiana. The society had first visited...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 7, 2013 | Events
Nine horticulture students and Professor Emeritus Bijan Dehgan from UF travelled a great distance from Gainesville to visit the gardens of South Florida this week. The students are studying Public Garden Management, as part of their undergraduate curriculum. After...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 7, 2013 | Research
Angela Cano has returned to Montgomery to continue her studies of palm diversity and evolution. She was last here in 2010 while completing her Masters Degree from the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève, in Switzerland. Previously at Montgomery,...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 25, 2013 | Events, News
Patrick Griffith, MBC Executive Director travelled to Dunedin, New Zealand, as a delegate to the 5th Global Botanic Garden Congress. Convened by Botanic Gardens Conservation International and hosted by Dunedin Botanic Garden, the meeting brought together over 300...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 17, 2013 | Conservation, Research
Building on long and fruitful collaborations, MBC once again teamed up with the Jardín Botánico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso of the Dominican Republic (JBSD) and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (FTBG) to collect a wide diversity of plants in the Dominican...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 10, 2013 | Research
An exciting study underway at Montgomery! James Clugston, Kelly Botanical Research Fellow, and recent MSc Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants Graduate from the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, is here to examine cycad leaf surfaces using advanced techniques. James,...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 2, 2013 | Publications, Research
Protective cultivation is essential for many cycad species. But what are the safest and best methods for growing robust cycad seedlings? A new project led by Vickie Murphy, MBC Nursery Curator, sought to maximize survival and growth of young cycads. Although many...
