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Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

  • December 04, 2025
  • 9:45 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Marie Selby Gardens, 1534 Mound St., Sarasota 34236
  • 30

Registration

  • Selby Gardens members can enjoy this event for FREE. Members registering for this event need to email your Member ID # to CCSM.events@gmail.com immediately after registering for this event.
  • Rare Behind-the-Scenes Opportunity at Selby Gardens


Join us for a rare behind-the-scenes opportunity at Selby Gardens.


Learn about the cutting-edge scientific work at the Plant Research Center. Discover  Selby Gardens’ outstanding preserved plant collections. Tour the Research Library, with its thousands of holdings on plant sciences and ecology, horticulture, and ecology, including rare books and botanical prints dating back to the 1700s. Hear about Selby’s DNA and molecular biology research and the green technology and sustainability features that make Selby Gardens an innovative net-positive complex.

After the tour, you may choose to enjoy the annual Orchid Show and explore the public areas of the Gardens.  Or, join us for an optional self-funded lunch nearby at PF Chang’s.  

Notes: 

  • Free to Selby Gardens Members.  You will need to email your Memberhip ID # to ccsm.events@gmail.com immediately after you register for this event.
  • $25  discounted admission fee for non-members who register.
  • Arrive at 9:45 a.m. to check in for our 10 a.m. tour.
  • Email ccsm.events@gmail.com to notify us if you plan to join us for lunch at PF Chang's, at noon, on December 4th.




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