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...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 3, 2009 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center continues its support of research by hosting the 6th International BMAA Conference in the Nixon Smiley Building for three days. 45 scientists from 18 institutions around the world attended the conference. The countries included were the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 30, 2009 | Research
Dr. Dennis Stevenson and Dr. Damon Little are working on a major project to illuminate the pattern of relationships among cycads and their close relatives through DNA studies. Dr. Dennis Stevenson, Rupert Barnaby curator and vice president for laboratory research at...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 24, 2009 | Events
Twenty-two UPS employees came to Montgomery Botanical Center to participate in an environmental volunteer day. Montgomery Botanical is committed to sustainable practices. On aspect of this commitment is seen in MBC’s Plant Recycling Operation. Trees trimmed on the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 6, 2009 | Publications
Dr. Alan Meerow and his colleagues have published an extensive study of palm relationships focusing on the Coconut Palm, Cocos nucifera, and its relatives. The study appears in the latest issue of PLoS One, a prestigious, broad-based, open-access science journal. The...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 25, 2009 | Publications
A new species, Syagrus evansiana, was described in the latest issue of Palms, the journal of the International Palm Society. Dr. Larry Noblick, MBC Palm Biologist, named this species in honor of Don Evans, an experienced horticulturist, who originally brought this...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 18, 2009 | Events
Dr. John Dowe gave a lecture at the Nixon Smiley Building on his 20 years of research on Australian palms. The talk was Dr. Dowe’s fifth lecture at Montgomery Botanical Center. Dr. Dowe is a Montgomery Botanical Research Fellow who conducts research annually at...
