by Theresa Bramblett | Feb 12, 2010 | Events
As part of its work in botanical education, The Kampong recently gave a course for physicians. Montgomery Botanical Center hosted the physicians and instructors for an afternoon of seminars, review of the living plant collections, and a brief introduction to the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Feb 2, 2010 | Events
Twenty-eight members of the Coral Gables Garden Club visited Montgomery Botanical Center for a lecture on MBC’s collections and history given by Dr. Patrick Griffith followed by a tour of the property. The Coral Gables Garden Club was established in 1925, and has a...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 12, 2010 | Publications
Dr. John Dowe has completed an important work, Australian Palms: Biogeography, Ecology and Systematics. The book features a detailed treatment of each palm species in Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk island, and Christmas Island. In all, 60 species are covered, in...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 11, 2010 | News
The coldest weather in nine years is being observed at Montgomery Botanical Center. Over the last week, temperatures have gone below 45 degrees four times, and the coldest on-site thermometer reading (36 degrees) was this morning around 5 am. This morning, ice formed...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 9, 2010 | News
Chris Lancaster from the Boy Scouts of America Troop 457, Pinecrest, Florida brought a dedicated, hard working Troop to Montgomery Botanical Center to complete his Eagle Scout Project. Chris organized a group of over 75 volunteers to repair shutters and screens in the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 12, 2009 | Research
Dr. Mónica Moraes R., of the Herbario Nacional de Bolivia at the Institute of Ecology, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia, is using Montgomery Botanical Center’s greenhouses for a series of germination experiments on select Bolivian palm species,...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 4, 2009 | Events
Dr. Ken Cameron, director of The New York Botanical Garden’s Cullman Program for Molecular Systematics Studies and a leading orchid researcher, visited Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC) with his colleagues, Dr. Chengxin Fu and Dr. Xiaodong Zheng, from Zhejiang...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 4, 2009 | Events
Annually, The Villagers pick a handful of houses to showcase on their Holiday House Tour. This year, Nell’s House and the Arthur Montgomery Guesthouse were chosen to participate. The Villagers organized the event, which allowed nearly 700 visitors to tour six homes...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 14, 2009 | Events
Nine speakers from around the world came together to present lectures on a variety of topics from the history of Montgomery Botanical Center, to specific research conducted using Montgomery Botanical Center’s living collection. The speakers were: Angelica...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 5, 2009 | Newsletter
Fall/Winter 2009 Newsletter Fall/Winter 2009 – Volume 17, Number 2 Read the latest issue of our newsletter here.This new issue has articles on scientific collaboration, fieldwork in Belize, new additions to our collection, natural disaster planning, and updates...
