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 14, 2010 | Events
Ten student volunteers from the University of Miami’ s Helping Others Through Pro Bono Efforts (HOPE) came to Montgomery Botanical Center and helped with a large-scale mulch to ecoturf conversion. Their work helped MBC to achieve its mission of exemplifying...
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 | Aug 1, 2010 | Grants
Montgomery Botanical Center is pleased to announce the initiation of the Martin-Rami Fund, which sponsors tree planting at MBC. The Martin-Rami Fund is the vision of Mrs. Beatriz Eugenia Cardona de Tessy – Genita, who shares the same commitment to living trees...
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...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 24, 2010 | Events
A focus on living botanical collections remains at the heart of the botanical garden community. As evidence: Montgomery Botanical Center’s work was selected for presentation at the two major garden conferences this summer. Dr. Chad Husby and Dr. Patrick Griffith...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 21, 2010 | News
A great deal of specialized work goes into pollinating plants at MBC. Loss of natural habitat and unscrupulous poaching puts a big pressure on cycads. Cycad seeds produced at MBC are shared with other botanical gardens, educational institutions, and scientific...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 18, 2010 | Research
Dr. John Leslie Dowe is a Research Botanist based at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia and a Research Fellow with Montgomery Botanical Center. Dr. Dowe has worked on the systematics, ecology and taxonomy of Australia palms for the last 20 years. John has...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 8, 2010 | News
City Year, a branch of AmeriCorp, visted MBC to help us with a large-scale weeding project. The event was organized as part of City Year Miami’s 96 Hours of Power, a program designed to have members volunteer around the clock for a 4 day period. City Year members...
