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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
If you’ve ever received a box of elegantly wrapped citrus as a gift, you can thank the Webb Family for helping to inspire that pretty-meets-practical packaging. This pioneer family, who lived at the site of Selby Gardens’ Historic Spanish Point campus in the 19th...
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (Selby Gardens) is excited to announce a one-million dollar gift from The Floyd C. Johnson and Flo Singer Johnson Foundation towards capital needs for Phase I of the Downtown Sarasota campus’ Master Plan. “The environmental sustainability...
Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) is beautiful and monarchs love it! But is it good for them?Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)Photo by Wade CollierTropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica), which is native to Central American and Mexico, has become...
SARASOTA, Fla., May 11, 2021 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (Selby Gardens) is thrilled to announce a one-million dollar gift from Jean Weidner Goldstein, towards the endowment of the Master Plan for the Downtown Sarasota campus. Goldstein serves on Selby Gardens’...
The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is an easily recognizable and beloved butterfly species in North America. Monarchs are one of only a few migratory insects. They embark upon a 3,000 mile migration each fall, heading to the cool, high mountains of central...
Selby Gardens invites citizens to participate in the City Nature Challenge, April 30 to May 3, 2021Friendly competition throughout the State of Florida SARASOTA, Fla., April 26, 2021 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ (Selby Gardens) Sarasota-Manatee EcoFlora project...
The butterfly tree (Erblichia odorata) is now in bloom on the Downtown Sarasota campus' Great Lawn! On your next visit, you will not be able to miss the bright pop of color that this handsome little tree brings to an otherwise vast expanse of green. It blooms for us...
Photo of Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) by Wade Collier.We are just one week away from the City Nature Challenge! Check out the video below and our flyer, with local bioblitzes planned throughout the four-day observation period, April 30 to May 3. Download...
In an effort to help students safely explore Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ (Selby Gardens) campuses from their classrooms or homes during the pandemic, the education team created and launched a series of virtual tours. Since launching the programs in January 2021,...
The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is an international effort to get people outside to document their local biodiversity. Over the course of four days, citizen scientists around the world will log as many observations of the natural world as they can. Then experts will...