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...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 8, 2009 | In the Press
On Tuesday, Montgomery Botanical Center was featured in a story in the Local and State section of The Miami Herald titled, “Coral Gables research garden hosts ancient plants.” Herald author Laura Morales wrote a nice article about Montgomery and the plant...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 20, 2009 | In the Press
The Longwood Gardens Graduate Program came to Montgomery Botanical Center for a foot tour of the collection. Despite the Summer heat, they wrote up a wonderful blog entry about the collection here at MBC. To see their post click here.
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 10, 2009 | News
Nine 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 mulching project. They mulched all of the tropical conifer beds in three hours! Having nine...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 1, 2009 | News
Montgomery Botanical Center is dedicated to living plant collections, grown to advance botanical research, conservation, and education. 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of MBC. Looking back, it is easily apparent that the living plant collections at MBC have...
