by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 5, 2009 | Newsletter
Spring/Summer 2009 Newsletter Spring/Summer 2009 – Volume 17, Number 1 Read the latest issue of our newsletter here.This special fiftieth anniversary issue issue combines history and current research. Montgomery Botanical Center is celebrating its fiftieth...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 4, 2009 | Events
Montgomery Botanical hosted a joint meeting of the South Florida Palm Society and the Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society on April 4 — over 40 members participated. The meeting centered on a volunteer effort to plant a population of Roystonea oleracea. These...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 31, 2009 | Events
Students from Mater Academy Charter School visited Montgomery Botanical Center this week as eight students and their AP Environmental Science teacher Natalie Ledoux began with a tour and history of Montgomery Botanical Center followed by five rotations. The rotations...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 28, 2009 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center had its 50th Members Meeting this year. Montgomery president Charles P. Sacher presented four plaques for outstanding service and commitment. Those receiving awards were Walter Haynes, Loyd Kelly, Stanley Kiem, and John Popenoe. Walter...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 15, 2009 | Events
The South Florida Palm Society had their Spring 2009 Sale at Montgomery Botanical Center this weekend. Vendors had rare palms and cycads, along with many landscape industry classics, for sale. The SFPS palm sale gives MBC the opportunity to educate the community...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 7, 2009 | Events
Many distinguished scientists involved in the Gymnosperms on the Tree of Life (Gymnosperm AToL) project funded by the National Science Foundation met at Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC). These scientists are part of the Assembling the Tree of Life Project, which has...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 7, 2009 | Events
On Saturday, Lee Anderson and his two long term volunteers Cliff and Marilynn Renshaw taught seven of Tracy Magellan’s Miami Dade students how to propagate via cuttings, as part of their course BSC1050-Biology and the Environment. Concepts of root to shoot ratio...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 4, 2009 | News
MBC was recently host to a botanical record holder, the giant seed of the tree Mora oleifera. This remarkable tree is a semi-mangrove from the Pacific coasts of Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. It is a member of the bean family, Fabaceae, and has never before been...
by Theresa Bramblett | Feb 20, 2009 | Research
In keeping with Col. Robert Montgomery’s passion for conifers, MBC recently hosted botanists Patrick Knopf and Dr. Christian Schulz, of Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany in the Arthur Montgomery Guesthouse. Mr. Knopf is a Ph.D. student and Curator of Gymnosperms at...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 12, 2009 | Grants
The Villagers have generously funded various restoration projects for Montgomery Botanical Center’s 1930s buildings. The latest grant will help restore the walls of the Arthur Montgomery Guest House. Designed by architect Robert Fitch Smith and completed circa...
