Call for submissions open Aug. 4–11, with virtual gallery on view Aug. 28–Sept. 30, 2025 SARASOTA, FL. | July 21, 2025 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens will present its 45th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition from August 28 through September 30. This year’s...
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Selby Gardens Board Elects Officers, New Members
SARASOTA, FL. | July 9, 2025 – The Board of Trustees of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has elected Katherine Martucci as Chair and Jeannie Russell as Vice Chair for its 2026 fiscal year. The Selby Gardens Board also elected executive Sherry Koski, businessman Kevin...
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Announces Virginia B. Toulmin Leadership Scholarship Recipient
Sarasota, FL.| July 2, 2025 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is excited to announce Amelia Swiecki of Sarasota as the award recipient of the 2025 Virginia B. Toulmin Leadership Scholarship. Ms. Swiecki is a rising junior at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida,...
Selby Gardens Summer Exhibition to Feature The High Life: Contemporary Photography and the Birds
SARASOTA, FL., June 16, 2025 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is pleased to announce its summer exhibition, The High Life: Contemporary Photography and the Birds, on view at Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus, July 19 through September 14, 2025. A press &...
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Unveils Botanical Discovery
Celebrating Leadership and Conservation: Four New Species of Air Plants from South America Named in Tribute to Visionary Individuals, Including Selby Gardens President & CEO Jennifer O. Rominiecki SARASOTA, FL (May 14, 2025) — Marie Selby Botanical Gardens proudly...
SELBY GARDENS ANNOUNCES CONTINUATION OF “VIRGINIA B. TOULMIN LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP”
Shaping the Next Generation of Leaders April 7, 2025 |Sarasota, FL. - Selby Gardens is honored to partner with the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation to announce the continuation of the Virginia B. Toulmin Leadership Scholarship, available for the 2025-2026 academic year....
SELBY GARDENS ADVANCES RESILIENCY EFFORTS AND ANNOUNCES 82% OF FUNDS RAISED FOR PHASE TWO OF MASTER PLAN; OVER $114 MILLION MILESTONE REACHED FOR ENTIRE PROJECT
March 24, 2025 | Sarasota, FL. – Selby Gardens is pleased to announce that Phase Two of its transformative three-phase master plan for the Downtown Sarasota campus has reached 82% of the necessary funding, with a grand total of over $114 million raised for the entire...
MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS SELECTED AS RECIPIENT OF TRAVEL + LEISURE “GLOBAL VISION AWARD”
March 19, 2025 | Sarasota, FL. – Today, Travel + Leisure Co. reveals its annual "Global Vision Awards", which announces their list of Global Vision Honorees, recognizing companies, individuals, destinations, and organizations that are making strides in sustainable and...
Fragrance Masterclass Brings “Florida Vibrations: A Parfumeur’s Journey to Create a Wild Florida Fragrance” to Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus
Anastasia Sokolow, Sulékó Fragrance Masterclass Brings “Florida Vibrations: A Parfumeur’s Journey to Create a Wild Florida Fragrance” to Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus March 5, 2025 | Sarasota, FL.- Selby Gardens is happy to collaborate with Anastasia...
Enchanted Garden Family Festival Returns to Selby Gardens’ Historic Spanish Point Campus
Event Takes Place Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 3, 2025 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Historic Spanish Point campus in Osprey will be transformed into a whimsical wonderland during the annual Enchanted Garden Family Festival....