Marie Selby Botanical Gardens announced that Phase One of its three-phase Master Plan for its Downtown Sarasota campus will open to the public on January 11, 2024.
The project adds 188,030 square feet of new facilities and amenities to Selby Gardens’ iconic campus on Sarasota Bay, which is uniquely dedicated to the display and study of epiphytic orchids, bromeliads, gesneriads, ferns, and other tropical plants.
Phase One features the following three buildings that together create the first net-positive energy botanical complex in the world, generating more energy than consumed.
Attracting over 300,000 visitors a year, Selby Gardens is celebrating its 50th anniversary and looking toward the future with this ambitious expansion for its Downtown Sarasota campus, which is one of the most biodiverse botanical gardens in the world. The Master Plan has been guided by the international landscape architecture studio OLIN, building architecture firm Overland Partners, and civil engineer Kimley-Horn. Willis Smith Construction serves as the construction manager.
For more information visit www.selby.org
