Botanical Spotlight: Mistletoe
Mistletoe has had a variety of meanings and uses throughout many different times and cultures, including the current holiday tradition of kissing under the mistletoe. Last year, one of Selby Gardens’ staff members found mistletoe plants growing high in a laurel oak...
The CARES Act Encourages Charitable Contributions in 2020
By Diana L. Berlin & Colton F. Castro, Williams Parker Attorneys at Law The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) provides various tax benefits to both individuals and corporations, including an increase in allowable charitable...
What’s in Bloom – Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea are familiar to us as common thorny shrubs, vines, or trees bearing colorful papery “flowers” which are in fact modified leaves or bracts enclosing three simple waxy true flowers that are normally white or off-white in color. They are members of the...
November Blooms at Selby Gardens
Autumn is usually considered a time of falling leaves, not blooming trees; however, in warm places like Sarasota, several cultivated tree species come into spectacular bloom only in October and November. Among the showiest of these is Colville’s Glory (Colvillea...
Lights in Bloom®: An Open-air Holiday Light Show returns to Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus this holiday season
SARASOTA, Fla., November 5, 2020 – Lights in Bloom®: An Open-air Holiday Light Show returns to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus beginning December 12, 2020. In 2019, this family-friendly experience was selected for inclusion in USA Today’s Top...
Our Favorite Annual Plants
New colors and plants are blossoming at the Selby Gardens' Downtown Sarasota campus! Our gardens horticulturists have just updated the annual plantings throughout the Gardens and are delighted to share their favorites, as well as some care tips for your own...
Butterfly House at Selby Gardens’ Historic Spanish Point campus opens on October 31
SARASOTA, FL – October 28, 2020 – A new experience will soon take flight at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Historic Spanish Point campus, when the Butterfly House opens to the public on October 31, 2020. The region’s only butterfly house will reside beside the outdoor...
Selby Gardens Chief Operating Officer signs ten-year contract
SARASOTA, Fla., October 19, 2020 – In further efforts to ensure a sustainable future, Wendy Deming, chief operating officer recently signed a ten-year employment contract. Deming joined Selby Gardens in July 2018 and the contract extends her appointment for the next...
Selby Gardens adopts organization-wide goals for diversity and inclusion
SARASOTA, Fla., October 13, 2020 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens today announced new organization-wide goals to increase diversity and inclusion in all areas of its work. A statement developed by Selby Gardens’ Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce will guide the effort...
“The 45th Anniversary Orchid Show: Women Breaking the Glasshouse Ceiling” presented by Better-Gro® will focus on females in Selby Gardens’ history
SARASOTA, FL – August 25, 2020 - This year marks the 45th anniversary of the official opening of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (Selby Gardens). To help celebrate that milestone, Selby Gardens’ annual orchid show will honor the Gardens’ founder, Marie Selby, and...