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Selby Gardens Postures as International Model for Sustainability A pinnacle solar panel ‘Power On’ moment has arrived at the 15-acre bayfront sanctuary, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus, the World’s First Net Positive Energy Botanical Garden...
Sarasota, FL.| April 30, 2024 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is excited to announce Zuleima Martinez of Sarasota as the award recipient of the inaugural Virginia B. Toulmin Leadership Scholarship. Martinez will be graduating on May 3 with an associate’s degree from...
SARASOTA, FL., April 24, 2024 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens announced the appointment of Nancy Seijas-Kipnis, as Vice President for Strategic Communications and Marketing. Since Kipnis’s arrival in this executive leadership role, her priorities have included...
Sarasota, FL. | March 13, 2024 - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has placed third in the USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards contest for “Best Botanical Garden” in the United States. Nominees for the award were chosen by a panel of relevant experts which...
The Green Orchid by Michael’s On East is now open to the public, making Selby Gardens home to the fully solar-powered restaurant, which will become the world’s first net-positive energy restaurant, generating more energy than it consumes. The garden-to-table eatery...
Sarasota, FL. February 5, 2024: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is pleased to announce that it has been nominated for “Best BotanicalGarden” in the United States through USA Today’s 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. Nominees for the category were submitted by a panel of...
Sarasota, FL.| February 2, 2024 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens announced today that it is the recipient of the inaugural Virginia B. Toulmin Leadership Scholarship, awarded in honor of and in partnership with Selby Gardens President and CEO, Jennifer O. Rominiecki,...
Exclusive Branding of the Retail Store’s Outdoor Area Recognizes Better-Gro® for their Significant Contributions as Philanthropic Supporter and Plant Supplier for Major Exhibitions January 23, 2024 | Sarasota, FL. - Visitors to the popular Garden Shop at Marie Selby...
“An Encore with Patti Smith Dedicated to Georgia O’Keeffe” Scheduled for February 15, 2024 January 3, 2024 | Sarasota, FL. – Global icon and Artist in Residence at Selby Gardens, Patti Smith returns with a special encore performance at the Downtown Sarasota...
Hundreds of Hand-Carved and Painted Balsa-Wood Masks by the Indigenous Boruca Tribe Will Be on Display and Available for Purchase in the Museum of Botany & the Arts December 20, 2023 | Sarasota, FL – The popular Rainforest Masks of Costa Rica exhibition will...