by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 5, 2010 | Research
Belize is home to a rich cycad flora, with five native species in an area the size of New Hampshire. Two of these species, Zamia decumbens and Zamia meermanii, both endemic to Belize, were described by MBC Cycad Biologist Michael Calonje based on extensive fieldwork...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 1, 2010 | Newsletter
Fall/Winter 2010 Newsletter Fall/Winter 2010 – Volume 18, Number 2 Read the latest issue of our newsletter here. This new issue has articles organized around the theme of exceptional plants: new and interesting plants collected, plants no other garden grows, and...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 30, 2010 | News
A very large group of dedicated volunteers — Boy Scouts, their families, and friends — came together today at Montgomery for the Eagle Scout project of Emerson King, Boy Scouts of America Troop 457. The group built and donated two picnic tables, three...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 22, 2010 | Research
Montgomery Botanical Center, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, and the National Herbarium of Trinidad and Tobago participated in a joint fieldwork project during October 2010, in Trinidad. Melissa Abdo (project leader) and Juan Rivera of FTBG, and Yasmin Baksh-Comeau...
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 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...
