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Hello, EcoFlora participants and inquirers! It's time for a new EcoQuest. For the months of September and October, we will be doing something a little different. We usually center our EcoQuests on certain plant families, but for this quest, we'll be looking for...
The 42nd Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition is now on view. The show includes more than 270 photographs taken by amateur photographers at our two campuses and selected for display by an expert panel of jurors. The jury awarded prizes to top photographs in the...
We're excited to introduce a new, Halloween-inspired light show this October at our Historic Spanish Point campus in Osprey! “Lights at Spooky Point,” running nightly from October 14 to 31, will feature an array of fantastic creatures and cute creations designed with...
Earlier this year, Selby Gardens’ botany team completed a botanical inventory of Myakka Headwaters Preserve, an ecologically important area in Manatee County where seven creeks converge into the Myakka River. Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast acquired...
Submissions are now being accepted for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ 42nd Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition. Amateur photographers are invited to submit digital photos taken at either of Selby Gardens’ two campuses in five different categories. Submissions will...
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens will present Tiffany: The Pursuit of Beauty in Nature as the 2023 installment of its Jean & Alfred Goldstein Exhibition Series. Opening February 12, 2023, the exhibition will showcase the creativity and innovation of the...
We're excited to announce our summer exhibition! Flora Imaginaria: The Flower in Contemporary Photography officially opens Saturday, July 16, at our Sarasota campus. The indoor/outdoor exhibition, co-organized with the Foundation for the Exhibition of...
Hermitage Sunsets @ Selby Gardens produced in collaboration with the Hermitage Artist Retreat continues into its third year at our Downtown Sarasota campus! The outdoor series features performances and explorations of works-in-progress by Hermitage...
Selby Gardens has promoted Walter Gilbert to the position of Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion. In his expanded role, Gilbert will guide Selby Gardens’ pursuit of diversity and inclusion goals, including further diversifying its workforce and improving...
The theme for our July-August EcoQuest is Convolvulaceae, otherwise known as the morning glory family! This family of plants has over 1,600 species spread across 59 genera that include trees, shrubs, and herbs as well as the vines that most of us are familiar with....