December 19, 2024 |Sarasota, FL. – More than 1,500 local children, families, teachers, and school staff enjoyed complimentary access to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Lights in Bloom® holiday light show this season thanks to a partnership between Selby Gardens and the...
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL RECOGNIZES PHASE ONE OF MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS’ MASTER PLAN AMONG THE BEST ARCHITECTURE OF 2024
December 9, 2024 | Sarasota, FL. – The Wall Street Journal released its selection of “Best of Architecture of 2024” round-up, revealing their annual picks of outstanding architecture projects throughout the country. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens was one of only five...
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens President & CEO Named to Florida Trend Magazine’s Florida 500 List for Second Consecutive Year
Jennifer Rominiecki Amongst Florida’s Most Influential Business Leaders October 28, 2024 | Sarasota, FL – For a second consecutive year, Florida Trend Magazine has named president and CEO Jennifer Rominiecki to the Florida 500, a list of Florida’s most influential...

SELBY GARDENS ANNOUNCES 2025 JEAN & ALFRED GOLDSTEIN EXHIBITION
George Harrison: A Gardener’s Life On view February 9 through June 29, 2025 © Barry Feinstein Photography Inc. All rights reserved. September 16, 2024 | Sarasota, FL ─ Marie Selby Botanical Gardens will present George Harrison: A Gardener’s Life as the...
Selby Gardens Announces Winners of Virtual 44th Annual Juried Photo Exhibition
August 29, 2024 | Sarasota, FL – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ 44th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition, presented in partnership with the Observer Media Group, is now on view in a virtual gallery that can be accessed at selby.org. The show includes...
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Selected for TIME’s Annual List of The World’s Greatest Places
July 25, 2024 | Sarasota, FL., - Today, TIME reveals the annual list of the World's Greatest Places, which highlights 100 extraordinary destinations around the globe. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens was one of only eight places to visit in the United States that made...
Selby Gardens Announces 44th Annual Juried Photo Exhibition
Call for submissions to open Aug. 5–12, with virtual gallery on view Aug. 29–Sept. 30 SARASOTA, FL. | July 22, 2024 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens will present its 44th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition from August 29 through September 30. This year’s...
Selby Gardens Elects Three New Trustees
The Board of Trustees of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has elected three new members to their governing Board of Trustees. Businessman Ali Bahaj, executive Hosana Fieber, and entrepreneur and economist, Richard Sandor, will each serve a three-year term on the Board...
World’s First Net Positive Energy Botanical Garden Complex Powers Up with 57,000 Square Feet of Solar Arrays
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...
Selby Gardens to Feature “Florida Highwaymen” in 2024 Summer Exhibition
SARASOTA, FL., June 13, 2024 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is pleased to announce its summer exhibition, The Florida Highwaymen: Interstate Connections, on view inside the Museum of Botany & the Arts at Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus, July 20, 2024,...