Botanical Testimonials
Royal Botanical Gardens – Kew
“Block Botanical Gardens is an astonishing collection of superbly grown palms and other rare and unusual tropical plants.
More than anything, it is the supreme standard of horticulture and the resulting beauty of the specimen plants that will impress the visitor.”
2015 – Dr. John Dransfield, The World’s foremost palm expert
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Craig Morell – “The Plant Guy”
“Many of his plants are of better quality and larger size than any I’ve seen, and one of the main reasons is his commitment to providing the plants with excellent water.”
2011 Blog – “The Plant Guy” – Pinecrest Gardens
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The Miami Herald
“Some of nature’s most handsome specimen’s – far surpassing what can be found in the wild.”
1999 – Georgia Tasker, The Miami Herald Garden Editor
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Pinecrest Gardens (aka “Parrot Jungle”)
When asked to comment on Dr. Jeff Block’s successes as a plantsman, horticulturist Craig Morell quipped:
“Well, Dr. Block grows uncommon plants uncommonly well!”
January, 2013 – Pinecrest Gardens (formerly known as “The Parrot Jungle”)
Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden
“The garden has been transformed into a masterful botanical garden offering balanced vistas among artistic vignettes of plantings.”
2010 – Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden feature story
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“The Villagers” Historic Garden Tours
“Block has taken knowledge from his medical background and applied it to horticulture. Not only is this garden filled with rare and award-winning plants, but it is also visually spectacular.”
A South Florida Garden Tour 2017
The Laidback Gardener Blog
Mahmoud A. ElSohly, Ph.D.
The University of Mississippi – Oxford, MS – June 3, 2020
“Dr. Jeff Block’s timely textbook chapter, Endocannabinoid Receptors and Medical Cannabis (CRC Press – 2020) is a masterful subject summary of translational medicine having significant public health importance.
While I’ve known many excellent healthcare professionals through my work with the Federal Government, remarkably few physicians enjoy Dr. Block’s academic understanding of botanical medicines. His clinical expertise in physiology and pharmacology, along with decades of experience cultivating plants and knowledge of processing their bioactive chemicals is unique among doctors. I expect that Dr. Block’s on-going contributions will be formative to responsibly develop medical cannabis programs in the United States.”
Mahmoud A. ElSohly, Ph.D.
Research Professor and Professor of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery
School of Pharmacy
National Center for Natural Products Research
The University of MississippiMahmoud A. ElSohly, Ph.D.
