Experience

Over the years Brian Wood has grown thousands of plants from seed, cuttings, and even leaf cuttings. He has paid careful attention to each individual plant, their development, changes, growth or lack of, and how they respond to their environment. It is this knowledge of the range of requirements each plant has that will ensure a successful Botanescape.

Some Relevant Experiences

• Built and kept a greenhouse.


• Studied molecular biology at the University of Miami And California State University Northridge.


• Graduate course work in plant nutrients. View Manganese deficiency study (coming soon).


• Worked with the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden biologists in composing an online guide to palms.


• Spent weeks in the Rainforests of Costa Rica studying the flora.


• Spent much of his liesure time studying and experimenting with plants.


• Member of the Huntington Botanical Garden, the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, The Palm Society of Southern California, and The South Florida Palm Society.