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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
A renowned orchid expert recently showed a group of Selby Gardens staff, volunteers and guests examples of how advances in genetics have expanded our understanding of orchids—their origin, their specialization and relationships between various orchid species. Dr....
Dear Selby Gardens Members & Friends: While there are still several months to experience Marc Chagall, Flowers, and the French Riviera: The Color of Dreams (open through July 31), I wanted to take a moment to share exciting news with you about the success Selby...
By Liz Gandy In early December 2016, Selby Gardens' Director of Botany, Bruce Holst, led a team for a two-day trip through the mud, water and raw beauty of Fakahatchee Strand State Park to continue a critical conservation project in Southwest Florida. With staff from...
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...
For three weeks in March 2016, botanists, professors, ecologists and horticulturalists are exploring a remote region of Belize that has been described as a “botanical black hole” that is largely undocumented by scientists. The expedition team of 11 men and women...