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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
It's hard to miss the holiday Bromeliad Tree near Payne Mansion on our Downtown Sarasota campus! Rising over 20 feet tall, this beloved annual tradition has become a special part of our Lights in Bloom® light show, as well as a festive attraction for daytime...
Ready to purchase tickets to a Selby Gardens event as a member? You will need to create an online account to purchase event tickets at member pricing. Click HERE to review a guide on how to create an account in our web ticketing portal. Or, watch this...
Dear Selby Gardens Members, Volunteers, and Friends: As we all continue with recovery efforts from Hurricane Ian, it is our sincerest hope that you and your loved ones are safe and out of harm’s way. This is a difficult time for our region, and our thoughts are with...
Earlier this year, Selby Gardens’ botany team completed a botanical inventory of Myakka Headwaters Preserve, an ecologically important area in Manatee County where seven creeks converge into the Myakka River. Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast acquired...
Selby Gardens has promoted Walter Gilbert to the position of Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion. In his expanded role, Gilbert will guide Selby Gardens’ pursuit of diversity and inclusion goals, including further diversifying its workforce and improving...
The theme for our July-August EcoQuest is Convolvulaceae, otherwise known as the morning glory family! This family of plants has over 1,600 species spread across 59 genera that include trees, shrubs, and herbs as well as the vines that most of us are familiar with....
“Flowers, Poetry, and Light” Pairs Art of Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and Poet/Singer-Songwriter Patti Smith for First Time Ever in a Botanical Garden Setting An immersive, multisensory art exhibition that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Patti Smith...
People often think they don’t have the skills to grow orchids. But that’s not true, as Mike McLaughlin, Selby Gardens’ senior vice president for horticulture, explained during a March 23 segment on ABC7's Suncoast View. Mike was a featured guest during the program's...
Enchanted Garden Family Festival, March 26 and 27 Visitors will have the opportunity to see Selby Gardens’ Historic Spanish Point campus in a whole new way on March 26 and 27, 2022. During the Enchanted Garden Family Festival, the 30-acre campus will be...
Flowers have always held a special place in the history of Valentine’s Day. Roses and other flowers boast strong symbolism of love, loyalty…and passion! Every year on February 14, millions of people exchange flowers to express their love, and more than 250 million...