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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
For 364 days of the year, the yard in front of the Botany building on Palm Avenue goes practically unnoticed. However, for one Friday evening in June, the building was the stage for a stunning presentation. Selby Gardens’ Selenicereus, the “Queen of the Night” cactus,...
The Carriage House located near the historic Payne Mansion will soon become our dedicated space for all education programs and related events. As part of ongoing improvements to Selby Gardens, the classroom will move from the Great Room to a redesigned space in the...
In late April 2016, a group of international botanists specializing in orchids gathered at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens to discuss the institution’s strategic plan and how it will influence the future of orchid research undertaken by the Gardens’ scientific team. The...
Selby Gardens has been honored with multiple “Best of SRQ Local” accolades thanks to the readers of SRQ Magazine for the publication’s 2016 awards. In the April 2016 issue of the magazine, look for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens receiving top billing as “Best...
Selby Gardens is featured weekly on ABC7 News at Noon. Tune in Thursdays to see more informative segments like this one. At Selby Gardens, we appreciate plants on a variety of different planes - from admiring, growing and caring for them, to the careful...
Selby Gardens is featured weekly on ABC7 News at Noon. Tune in Thursdays to see more informative segments like this one. Learn about Selby Gardens' international orchid collection.
Selby Gardens was recently invited to consult with a plant preserve in Eleuthera, Bahamas, the first national park on the island of Eleuthera. The Winter Botanical Retreat at the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve on Eleuthera was held in early December 2015. During...
Selby Gardens is featured weekly on ABC7 News at Noon. Tune in Thursdays to see more informative segments like this one. Marie Selby was an avid gardener who was passionate about roses. How then did Selby Gardens become a world-renowned center for orchid research?...
A Message from the President & CEO: Dear Friends: I am extremely excited to let you know about this new exhibit coming to Selby Gardens. In February 2017, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens will open the first in the Jean & Alfred Goldstein Exhibition Series of...
Each year the rising of the Bromeliad Tree at Selby Gardens marks the start of the holidays in Sarasota. The pattern of the lights and the plants used changes year-to-year, but always present is the excitement the tree brings to the Sarasota Bayfront. Here are a few...