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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
All eyes are on Brazil now that the Olympics are in full swing, but for those who can't make it to Rio, Selby Gardens has many beautiful plants and flowers that come from the region. From colorful bromeliads to delicate orchids, flora from Brazil can be found...
It's rare to have an Amorphophallus titanum (corpse flower) in your botanical collection, more so to have a pair, and it's really something special when they bloom almost simultaneously. While botanical gardens in other parts of the nation saw their corpse flowers...
Have you ever smelled a rotting fish or even sweaty socks? That’s usually a scent you run away from, but that is exactly the smell that is drawing so many to Selby Gardens right now. The putrid scent belongs to the infamous corpse plant, Amorphophallus titanum, are...
Selby Gardens is famous for its plants and trees, but nestled among them are many unique and fascinating sculptures. From the somber Thinker, made from Italian marble and resting in the shade of a banyan tree, to the fierce Javanese flying lion, carved from lava stone...
Mosquitoes are as much a part of Florida summers as the heat is, and while the chance of catching tropical diseases in Florida is rare, reports of Zika in the tropics has raised mosquito awareness. In this week's ABC7 segment, Selby Gardens' Director of Horticulture...
Looking at the ornate bell by the Selby Gardens' koi pond, you'd think it would have a fascinating back story. However, it wasn't until a woman visiting from the University of Michigan and read its inscription did we know what that story was. To her great surprise,...
With our steamy Florida summer in full swing, kids are spending more time indoors to escape the heat. Selby Gardens has been working to change that "screen time" to "green time" with Summer Camp Lookout. Each summer, three one-week sessions are offered to kids 6-11....
Those who know Selby Gardens know you have to look both up and down to fully appreciate the grounds, and this week, the Gardens' Director of Horticulture, Mike McLaughlin, shows you how easy it is to start your own "sky garden". With its focus on epiphytes (plants...
Quietly tucked away at Selby Gardens is a vast collection of over 7,000 books and 14,000 periodicals - some dating back as far as 1744. The Selby Gardens Botanical Research Library is a vast resource for scientists and researchers around the world, particularly those...
As it's Mother's Day this weekend, Marie Selby, the "Mother of Selby Gardens", is honored in this week's segment. Even before moving to Sarasota, she had been an accomplished pianist as well as one of the first women to travel cross country in an automobile. Find out...