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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
All right, party people, we’re ready to clue you in to some sizzling details of our Fire & Ice-themed Best of Sarasota 2015 Party. The annual party salutes the 77 best local restaurants, shopping destinations, adventures and more and invites our readers to sip, savor...
Selby Gardens is featured weekly on ABC7 News at Noon. Tune in Thursdays to see more informative segments like this one. Costa Rica, home to some of the most beautiful flora in the world is the basis for a brand new horticultural-art exhibit at Selby Gardens, Pura...
The Baltimore Orioles’ mascot and David Rovine, vice president of Orioles-Sarasota received a VIP tour from Selby Gardens President and CEO Jennifer Rominiecki. This marked the beginning of a great community partnership, since the Orioles selected Selby Gardens for...
An historic expedition of a 425’ sinkhole located in the Chiquibul National Park of Belize may prove to reveal rare and possibly never-before-seen plants from the heart of the ancient Mayan civilization. The area’s scientific, historic, and cultural significance makes...
Ipomoea alba (Convolvulaceae) Origin: New World Tropics Moonvine is an aggressive twining vine with large white flowers that open in the early evening and close in the morning. The flowers are intensely fragrant, and attract large hawk moths which serve to pollinate...
Selby Gardens Orchid Ball “The Ruby Affair” “On a day that is all about love and romance - Valentine's Day - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' annual Orchid Ball set hearts aflutter with an event that exuded romance at every turn,” reported Gayle Guynup, Herald Tribune. ...
Discovering the Adventures of Camp The sun is shining and kids are enjoying long days filled with outdoor play while learning new skills and making new friends. Summer camp is here! There are many ways your little ones will benefit from an outdoor experience this...
Jennifer O. Rominiecki possesses nearly twenty years of varied and senior-level management experience at major, audience-driven, and complex New York City cultural institutions with educational missions and historic preservation aspects. Rominiecki served The New York...
Springtime in Florida means getting back into the garden and getting your hands dirty! What will you be adding to your landscape this year? Need inspiration or some cool new plants? How about answers to your horticultural questions? Then you need to join us at the...
Gossypium hirsutum (Malvaceae) Origin: Florida and the West Indies to Central America Wild cotton is an endangered species in Florida. Habitat loss due to human development, is the usual reason plants and animals get placed on such a list. Cotton, however, was once...