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 […]
Last February 6, the Marimurtra Botanical Garden received the visit of Mrs. Inés Jiménez, Councilor for the Environment of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria. The context of the visit was marked by the events preceding the double commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Viera y Clavijo Botanical Garden, in Gran Canaria, […]
The volume offers the reader an overview of the cycads in the Marimurtra Botanical Garden Edicions de Marimurtra, the publishing label linked to the Carl Faust Foundation, owner and manager of the Jardí Botànic Marimurtra, presents its first botanical-themed collection with a work dedicated to the cycads that can be found there. Precisely this botanical […]
Jordi Xena, last president of the Carl Faust Foundation, shaking hands with Cristòfol Jordà, on the right, on the day of his appointment as president of the Foundation. Takes over from Jordi Xena, who was president for six years of the entity that owns and manages the Jardí Botànic Marimurtra At the last ordinary meeting […]
Aquesta nova editorial pretén ser una plataforma de divulgació de tota mena de continguts relacionats amb l’obra de Carl Faust i, en especial, el Jardí Botànic MarimurtraThe first work presented by this new publishing house is Carl Faust, Essential Biography, by the historian Eduard Puigventós López The Carl Faust Foundation presents its own publishing house […]
They are specimens of the species Platanus orientalis ‘Healing sometimes, relieving often and always comforting’ Hippocrates Last January we planted two planes in the Marimurtra Botanical Garden. This seemingly irrelevant fact could have been one of the most common plantations we do in the garden. What makes it different, however, is the species in question, […]
This result consolidates the trend towards recovering from the effects of the pandemic, although it represents only half of the visitors received in 2019. The effects of the pandemic continue to be felt in the Marimurtra Botanical Garden, one of the most visited tourist facilities in Blanes and the Costa Brava. 2021 closes with a […]
Over the last two weekends, there have been a lot of science-related activities at the Marimurtra Botanical Garden. On November 12 and 13 we had the presence of the illustrious botanist Francis Hallé who gave two lectures (“The intelligence of plants” and “The architecture of trees”) and a practical drawing workshop based in the models […]
50th Anniversary of Plant Architecture On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first writings of Hallé and Oldeman on the architecture of plants, Sello Arboleda and the Carl Faust Foundation (Marimurtra Botanical Garden) present a series of events of homage and recognition to one of the great figures of contemporary […]
The Carl Faust Foundation is opening a drawing competition for all students who visit the Botanical Garden as a guided tour or school activity (Check the Education Program) from October 15, 2021 until June 10, 2022 The competition is entitled ‘My school in Marimurtra’ Every year, more than 3,500 students from all over Catalonia visit […]
