First Class Graduates from Tuition-Free Construction Training Program in Newtown
First Class Graduates from Tuition-Free Construction Training Program Offered by CareerEdge and Funded Through Selby Gardens Master Plan The inaugural class of eight local residents graduated on May 5 from a first-of-its-kind training program in the...
May-June 2022 EcoQuest: Mustard Madness
Most of us are familiar with the sight and taste of cabbage, broccoli, kale, radishes, turnips, and mustards on our dinner plates. But did you know that these vegetables–collectively known as cruciferous vegetables–are all related? These plants are members of the...
Global Icon Patti Smith Becomes Selby Gardens’ First “Artist In Residence”
Residency Announced at Encore Performance by Smith to Celebrate “Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith: Flowers, Poetry, and Light” Exhibition SARASOTA, Fla., April 29, 2022 – Poet, singer-songwriter, author, and visual artist Patti Smith has been...
Construction Goes Vertical on Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota Campus
$51.6-Million Phase One of Campus Master Plan Scheduled for Completion in August 2023; Project Will Create First Certified Net-Positive Energy Botanical Garden Complex in World SARASOTA, Fla., April 1, 2022 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has received the...
Selby Gardens Scientists Tapped to Help Protect and Diversify Vanilla Resources
If you’ve ever prepared a batch of chocolate chip cookies or a classic crème brûlée, you know that vanilla extract or beans are must-have ingredients. You probably have some in your pantry at home right now. But have you ever thought about how that baking staple makes...
Join the 2022 City Nature Challenge!
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Sarasota-Manatee EcoFlora Project is seeking partners and participants for this year's City Nature Challenge. The City Nature Challenge is an international effort to get people outside to document their local biodiversity. Over the...
Orchid Care 101: Expert Tips from Selby Gardens
People often think they don’t have the skills to grow orchids. But that’s not true, as Mike McLaughlin, Selby Gardens’ senior vice president for horticulture, explained during a March 23 segment on ABC7's Suncoast View. Mike was a featured guest during the program's...
Something Magical Is Happening at Our Historic Spanish Point Campus
Enchanted Garden Family Festival, March 26 and 27 Visitors will have the opportunity to see Selby Gardens’ Historic Spanish Point campus in a whole new way on March 26 and 27, 2022. During the Enchanted Garden Family Festival, the 30-acre campus will be...
WATCH: An Evening with Patti Smith
Singer-songwriter, poet, author, and artist Patti Smith visited our Downtown Sarasota campus on February 15, 2022, for An Evening with Patti Smith. This intimate, sold-out performance and conversation focused on Smith's art, her life, her interest in nature, and her...
Photos from Orchid Ball 2022: Because the Night
This year's Orchid Ball broke records for attendance and -- most importantly -- funds raised to support Selby Gardens' critical outreach and education programming! Many photos of this sophisticated evening were captured in black-and-white, complementing our current...