Sophie and Henrike are two girls from Germany who decided to volunteer after finishing high school and before deciding on the first steps towards their future career. Through the European Solidarity Corps they found the Green Future project, carried out in collaboration between the Carl Faust Foundation and Naturkultur, e.V., a German entity based in […]
In the last two decades, pests have appeared that have no predator. The use of chemical insecticides to combat them affected other pollinating species, such as bees or birds. Marimurtra has been managing FitoZero in the garden for 6 years (no chemical treatment). When treatments were carried out with chemical products, four treatments were carried […]
Palms belong to the Arecaceae family, which are monocotyledonous flowering plants. It is also known as the palm family (Palmae). It is a family native to tropical and subtropical zones, in Europe there is only one native species, the palmetto (Chamaerops humilis), all the other palms in our territory have been introduced by man. In […]
The University of Barcelona publishes the botanical guide to the Ferran Soldevila garden of the UB This 2023, Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona has published the long-awaited botanical guide on what is one of the most unknown jewels of the city of Barcelona, the Ferran Soldevila garden. Integrated into the historic building of the […]
This specimen of Melaleuca armillaris from the Marimurtra Botanical Garden suffers from its architecture that is dominated by other trees and a horizontal branch that threatens to break. The aim of the intervention is to prevent breakage. This proposal is known as dynamic artificial support, and is based on a concept called the thigmomorphogenesis effect, […]
The Marimurtra Botanic Garden is growing horticultural varieties from Les Refardes, a non-profit cooperative that coordinates the production of organic, certified and local vegetables. Marimurtra aims to spread the biodiversity cultivated with seeds of local varieties of organic production and made in the country. These seeds are produced in an artisanal and collaborative way between […]
Last Monday, June 19, the verdict of the “Carl Faust and Marimurtra” drawing contest was made public. 20 3rd year Primary Education students from the Carl Faust school in Blanes participated in this competition, and this year, as a novelty, 21 6th year students also participated. From each class there was a winner who, in […]
On Tuesday, May 9th, they visited the Botanical Garden accompanied by the president of the Foundation, Cristòfol Jordà Accompanied by the president of the board of trustees of the Carl Faust Foundation, Cristòfol Jordà, after a tour of the Marimurtra Botanical Garden, they visited the Carl Faust House where they signed the Foundation’s book of […]
Last May 22, the tribute to the founder of the Jardín Botánico de Viera y Clavijo took place on the 50th anniversary of his death Eric Ragnar Sventenius was the Swedish botanist who founded the Jardín Botánico Viera y Clavijo and was also its first director “The impact that the work of Sventenius has had […]
The April 23th is celebrated in Catalonia as St. Jordi, a Catalan festival where roses and books become the protagonists. It is celebrated in honor of Sant Jordi, the patron saint of Catalonia. Legend has it that Saint George defeated a dragon to save a princess and, from the spilled blood, a red rose emerged […]
They took possession of their position at the last meeting of this body, last February 23rd The Foundation’s Board of Trustees incorporated three new members at its last plenary meeting. The three new patterns are: Jennifer Witty-Che, MsC (Barcelona, 1970), is a biologist specialized in Ecology, Bsc from the University of Norwich, and Master in […]
From an early age, man has used what they have at his disposal to build huts and shelters. Whether to guard against inclement weather or to get a hotter room, the use of stones, branches and leaves has become the walls, beams and roofs of these huts. Today we continue using these materials in construction […]
