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...
