From Nature to Nursery is Topic of Kampong Lecture January 21
Press Release, 01/13/2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 13, 2010
From Nature to Nursery
Mark Weathington shows how to get new plants into the trade
Coconut Grove, FL – Join us on Thursday, January 21 for The Kampong’s Lecture Series when Mark Weathington describes the process of getting superior plants into the hands of nurserymen. As Assistant Director and Curator of Collections at the JC Raulston Arboretum in North Carolina, Mark is responsible for introducing new plants to the nursery industry through controlled breeding and wild collection.
Learn about the hardships and headaches involved in plant introduction as Mark shares behind-the-scenes stories about his collecting trips to Korea and Taiwan.
The Kampong will open at 6:30 p.m. with a reception sponsored by Whole Foods Market. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. Tickets for the public are available with a suggested donation of $10. Please call (305) 442-7169. Kampong Members are free.
For more information call (305) 442-7169 or email kampong@ntbg.org
Photos available upon request.
Media and Event Contact: Iliana Leon, The Kampong of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, 4013 S. Douglas Road, Coconut Grove, Florida 33133, (305) 442-7169, kampong@ntbg.org
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The Kampong is one of five tropical gardens and three preserves of the National Tropical Botanical Garden. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The mission of the National Tropical Botanical Garden is to enrich life through discovery, scientific research, conservation, and education by perpetuating the survival of plants, ecosystems, and cultural knowledge of tropical regions.
NTBG is a not-for-profit institution.
January 13, 2010
From Nature to Nursery
Mark Weathington shows how to get new plants into the trade
Coconut Grove, FL – Join us on Thursday, January 21 for The Kampong’s Lecture Series when Mark Weathington describes the process of getting superior plants into the hands of nurserymen. As Assistant Director and Curator of Collections at the JC Raulston Arboretum in North Carolina, Mark is responsible for introducing new plants to the nursery industry through controlled breeding and wild collection.
Learn about the hardships and headaches involved in plant introduction as Mark shares behind-the-scenes stories about his collecting trips to Korea and Taiwan.
The Kampong will open at 6:30 p.m. with a reception sponsored by Whole Foods Market. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. Tickets for the public are available with a suggested donation of $10. Please call (305) 442-7169. Kampong Members are free.
For more information call (305) 442-7169 or email kampong@ntbg.org
Photos available upon request.
Media and Event Contact: Iliana Leon, The Kampong of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, 4013 S. Douglas Road, Coconut Grove, Florida 33133, (305) 442-7169, kampong@ntbg.org
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The Kampong is one of five tropical gardens and three preserves of the National Tropical Botanical Garden. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The mission of the National Tropical Botanical Garden is to enrich life through discovery, scientific research, conservation, and education by perpetuating the survival of plants, ecosystems, and cultural knowledge of tropical regions.
NTBG is a not-for-profit institution.
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