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...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 1, 2009 | News
In 1959, Montgomery Botanical Center was established as the Montgomery Foundation by Nell Montgomery Jennings in memory of her husband Colonel Robert Montgomery and his love for palms. The buildings and plant collections date to 1932, when Robert built the Coconut...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 15, 2008 | News
The Villagers just came out with their second cookbook, Cook It Like A Native! , which showcases Montgomery Botanical Center in three lovely photographs. The Villagers have funded various restoration projects for Montgomery Botanical Center’s 1930s buildings. The...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 12, 2008 | Research
Dr. Cal Welbourn and Dr. Patti Anderson from the Division ofRaoiella indicain Florida- One Year Later”. The red palm mite was first detected in the United States in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on November 29, 2007. Since then, it has been spreading down through...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 4, 2008 | Research
Scientists from the Russian Academy of Science and Moscow State University were recently hosted at Montgomery Botanical Center while studying the living palm collections. Dr. Mikhail Romanov, Dr. Alexy Bobrov, and two colleagues stayed in the Arthur Montgomery Guest...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 14, 2008 | News
The Board of Directors of MBC unanimously adopted the MBC International Fieldwork and Collaboration Policy at the November Directors Meeting. For decades, MBC has conducted international research and conservation fieldwork in an ethical and collaborative manner, and...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 10, 2008 | In the Press, News
A copy of Genera Palmarum, the much anticipated volume on palm evolution and classification was recently gifted to Montgomery Botanical Center by the authors. Genera Palmarum gives an encyclopedic account of the 183 genera comprising the palm family. The 2008 edition...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 5, 2008 | Newsletter
Fall/Winter 2008 Newsletter Fall/Winter 2008 – Volume 16, Number 2 Read the latest issue of our newsletter here.This new issue has an article by Larry Noblick about exploring for new palm species in Brazil (see page 4) and an article by Montgomery Fellow...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 23, 2008 | Events
Michael Calonje, cycad biologist at Montgomery Botanical Center, gave a talk last Thursday titled, “Searching for Zamia prasina – A journey to remote sinkholes in the Maya Mountains of Belize”. Michael discussed his journey through Belize and the...
