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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Selby Gardens is featured weekly on ABC7 News at Noon. Tune in Thursdays to see more informative segments like this one. While many of the plants and trees here at Selby Gardens are admired for their beauty, in their native lands, many are also appreciated for their...
Selby Gardens is featured weekly on ABC7 News at Noon. Tune in Thursdays to see more informative segments like this one. Something that sets Marie Selby Botanical Gardens apart from other botanical gardens is that we specialize in the research, culture and display of...
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?...
Pleopeltis polypodioides (Polypodiaceae) Resurrection fern (Polypody family) Origin: Subtropical Americas, including the SE United States; Africa Florida is home to dozens of species of epiphytic plants, mostly orchids, bromeliads, and ferns. The most common epiphytic...
The rare and exotic flower portraits of photographer David Leaser will be exhibited as part of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ “Lights in Bloom” holiday gala. The exhibit, organized by State of the Arts Gallery, will feature a selection of David’s large-scale...
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...
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has announced a new partnership with premier restaurateur and caterer, Michael’s On East. The partnership names Michael’s as the exclusive food service provider at Selby Gardens and is also the foundation for enhanced banquet and dining...
Saltmarsh cordgrass (grass family) Spartina alternifolia (Poaceae) Origin: Eastern shoreline of North America Back in 1997, the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens undertook a massive shoreline restoration project in front of the Christy Payne Mansion. When we acquired the...