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        Both campuses are open daily:
        10 a.m. - 5 p.m.*
        *closed Christmas Day
      - Downtown Sarasota Campus
        1534 Mound Street
        Sarasota, FL 34236
        Map & Directions
        941.366.5731
        
        Historic Spanish Point Campus
        401 North Tamiami Trail
        Osprey, FL 34229
        Map & Directions
        941.366.5731
  - Visit Downtown Sarasota Campus – Information to Plan Your Visit
  - Visit Historic Spanish Point Campus – Information to Plan Your Visit
  - Calendar of Events – Check all the events that are happening at the Downtown Sarasota and Historic Spanish Point campuses!
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- - School & Teacher Programs – Activities, Curricula, & Resources for Teachers and Students
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  - Adult Programs – Classes & Lectures for Adults
    - Adult Programs – Downtown Sarasota Campus
    - Adult Programs – Historic Spanish Point
    - Saturday July 27
      
      9:30 am - 10:30 am Yoga in the Gardens
      
      Wednesday July 31
      
      9:30 am - 10:30 am Yoga in the Gardens
      
      Saturday August 3
      
      9:30 am - 10:30 am Yoga in the Gardens
      
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  - Youth & Family Programs – Clubs, Projects, Camps, & More
    - Youth & Family Programs – Downtown Sarasota Campus
    - Youth & Family Programs – Historic Spanish Point
      - Please check back soon to see the youth and family programs being developed for the Historic Spanish Point campus.
    - Sarasota-Manatee EcoFlora ProjectUsing your smartphone or a camera, snap a picture of a plant in Sarasota or Manatee county and upload it to iNaturalist. Each month, we will feature a new EcoQuest Challenge to focus on different species and keep things exciting!
  - Program Calendar – See a calendar of all of the upcoming programs, classes, and lectures offered by Marie Selby Botanical Gardens!
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- - Botany
  - Horticulture
    - Horticulture
      - About Horticulture – Information on Our Horticulture Department
    - horticulture
      
      from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
      
      noun The science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants.
      
      noun The cultivation of a garden.
  - Archaeology
    - Archaeology
      - About Archaeology – Learn About Our Regional History
    - archaeology
      
      from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
      
      noun The systematic study of past human life and culture by the recovery and examination of remaining material evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery.
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- - Join – Membership & Volunteer Information
    - Membership – Become a Member of the Selby Gardens Family
    - Volunteer – Get Involved
    - With your support, our membership has grown to nearly 14,000 member households. Thank you!
      
      Member Benefits
      Free Admission to both campuses, year-round.
      
      Discounts on purchases in The Garden Shop, class fees and special events in the Gardens.
      
      Members-only Previews of select exhibitions.
      
      Reciprocity to hundreds of botanical gardens throughout North America.
    - Volunteers are the heart of the Selby Gardens and play a vital role in our mission of research, conservation, and horticultural display.
      
      Volunteer Benefits
      Training and special educational opportunities
      
      Invitations to Selby Gardens volunteer events including the Annual Volunteer Recognition, lectures, and more 
      
      Discounts at the Garden Shop at our Downtown Sarasota campus, The Selby House Café, and the Bayfront Cottage Café at the Historic Spanish Point campus. 
  - Support – Help Support Selby Gardens
    - Donations – There Are Many Ways to Support Selby Gardens
    - Support – Sponsor Research, Programs, Events, and More
About
- - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens – Our Mission, History, & Goals
    - - About Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
        Marie Selby Botanical Gardens provides 45 acres of bayfront sanctuaries connecting people with air plants of the world, native nature, and our regional history. Established by forward thinking women of their time, Selby Gardens is composed of the 15-acre Downtown Sarasota campus and the 30-acre Historic Spanish Point campus in the Osprey area of Sarasota County, Florida. The Downtown Campus on Sarasota Bay is the only botanical garden in the world dedicated to the display and study of epiphytic orchids, bromeliads, gesneriads and ... Read More
  - Our Team – Board of Trustees, Advisors, Staff, and Career Opportunities
    - - A Message from the President and CEO
        Fifty years ago, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens was formally established. But the creation of this world-class institution and cultural jewel in Sarasota’s crown didn’t happen overnight. It took many imaginative people, numerous bold decisions, and countless hours of hard work to make Selby Gardens what it is today. Of course, it all started with Marie Selby’s selfless gift of her property to the community she called home. She intended it to serve as a botanical garden “for the enjoyment of the general public,” a place to appreciate “the splendor of the plant world in one of the most lovely settings ... Read More
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Youth Programs

July 2024

Jul 27 2024

Bubbles Under the Banyans – Featuring Spheres Bubble Show with Blaise Ryndes

Downtown Sarasota Campus

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Classes

Classes

Learn a new skill, expand your current skills or join your friends for a fun day in the peaceful oasis of Selby Gardens as you take a class. Taught by experienced instructors, classes range from painting and watercolor, to mind-body connections, yoga, and more. Register today!

Historic Spanish Point Campus

Historic Spanish Point Campus

Selby Gardens’ Historic Spanish Point campus is a 30-acre museum site on Little Sarasota Bay in Osprey that focuses on both local history and plant life. While strolling the picturesque HSP campus—one of the largest waterfront preserves showcasing native Florida plants in the state—visitors can explore ancient peoples, pioneer history, the Palmer Legacy, and native plants.

Visit the Downtown Sarasota Campus

Visit the Downtown Sarasota Campus

The former Sarasota home of William and Marie Selby, Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota 15-acre campus is an urban, bayfront oasis showing a living collection of rare and beautiful tropical plants. It is the only botanical garden in the world dedicated to the display and study of epiphytic orchids, bromeliads, gesneriads and ferns, and other tropical plants. Through the Living Museum operating model, Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus also creates and hosts rotating exhibitions of horticultural and garden displays some tied to works by well-known artists.

Sarasota-Manatee EcoFlora Project

Sarasota-Manatee EcoFlora Project

Using your smartphone or a camera, snap a picture of a plant in Sarasota or Manatee county and upload it to iNaturalist. Each month, we will feature a new EcoQuest Challenge to focus on different species and keep things exciting!

Support

Support

Selby Gardens is a nonprofit organization sustained by the generosity of friends like you. Your gift directly supports the Gardens’ operations, collections and plant displays, engaging educational programs for children and adults, and conservation work to protect our bayfront sanctuaries at both the Downtown Sarasota campus and the Historic Spanish Point campus.

Membership

Membership

Being a member of Selby Gardens is the perfect way to visit 45 acres of bayfront sanctuaries as often as you’d like! Members receive access to both the Downtown Sarasota and Historic Spanish Point campus as well as benefit from opportunities to connect with Selby Gardens on a deeper level. Become a member today.

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Hours

Open daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.*
Museum of Botany & the Arts closes at 4:30 p.m.

*Closed Christmas Day

Downtown Sarasota Campus
1534 Mound Street
Sarasota, FL 34236
941.366.5731

Downtown Sarasota campus
Admission

Members	Free
Member guests	$12
Adults	$28
Ages 5-17	$12
Ages 4 and under	Free

Historic Spanish Point Campus
401 North Tamiami Trail
Osprey, FL 34229
941.366.5731

Historic Spanish Point campus
Admission

Members	Free
Member guests	$12
Adults	$20
Ages 5-17	$12
Ages 4 and under	Free

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Do you have an award-winning photo from a recent v

Do you have an award-winning photo from a recent visit to Selby Gardens? 📸 Online submissions for Selby Gardens’ Virtual 44th Annual Photo Exhibition will open August 5 – 12! Submit your best photo of Selby Gardens Downtown Sarasota or Historic Spanish Point campus. The exhibition will be on view August 29 – September 30! Visit selby.org to learn more.

Image: “Morning Repose” by Gary McNulty, 2023 Best in Show
This exhibition is hosted in partnership with @observergroup.

Selby Gardens made @time's list of the World’s G

Selby Gardens made @time's list of the World’s Greatest Places! The list highlights 100 extraordinary destinations around the globe, and Selby Gardens was one of only eight places to visit in the United States that made the list; the only Florida location in its category; and the only botanical garden included from around the world! Read our feature at the link in story and bio!
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The Florida Highwaymen were prolific painters, who

The Florida Highwaymen were prolific painters, who sold their artwork from the trunks of their cars during the post-World War II boom because they were unable to exhibit through traditional means due to the color of their skin. The story of the Highwaymen is, in many ways, one of art triumphing over adversity. These enterprising individuals turned to painting as an alternative to a life of manual labor, as experienced by many African Americans under the Jim Crow laws that enforced segregation in Florida and other Southern states during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Our Summer Exhibition “The Florida Highwaymen: Interstate Connections” is now open in the Museum of Botany & the Arts at our Downtown Sarasota campus. Visit selby.org to learn more.

Don’t miss our first Summer Historical Briefing,

Don’t miss our first Summer Historical Briefing, “The Osprey Point Gardens of Bertha Honore Palmer” tomorrow at noon via Zoom! Selby Gardens Vice President for Regional History John McCarthy will focus on the gardens created by Bertha Honore Palmer at her Osprey Point estate, a portion of which is now the Historic Spanish Point Campus! Register for this FREE webinar by visiting the Calendar of Events on selby.org!

Our Summer Exhibition “The Florida Highwaymen: I

Our Summer Exhibition “The Florida Highwaymen: Interstate Connections” is now open in the Museum of Botany & the Arts at our Downtown Sarasota campus!

And while you’re here, enjoy brunch at @thegreenorchidsrq – open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to Selby Gardens daytime visitors and members. Visit selby.org to learn more.

We have a jam-packed Saturday for the whole family

We have a jam-packed Saturday for the whole family to enjoy at our Downtown Sarasota campus! View our Summer Exhibition “The Florida Highwaymen: Interstate Connections” for opening day, bring the kids for “Bubbles Under the Banyans” with Blase Ryndes' @spheresbubbleshow, and enjoy a bubbly cocktail and brunch at @thegreenorchidsrq!

“The Florida Highwaymen: Interstate Connections” is on view in the Museum at Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus July 20 – September 15. Enjoy lunch on site at @thegreenorchidsrq. Visit selby.org to learn more.

Selby Gardens Members, it’s all about YOU today!

Selby Gardens Members, it’s all about YOU today! 💚 Visit our Downtown Sarasota campus to take advantage of these member perks:

🎨 Member Preview of our Summer Exhibition “The Florida Highwaymen: Interstate Connections” - 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Museum of Botany & the Arts

🌿 Member Exclusive Spring Exhibition Plant Sale – 8 a.m. to noon

Both our Downtown Sarasota and Historic Spanish Point campuses are open to the public today. Interested in becoming a member? Visit selby.org!

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