Marie Selby Botanical Gardens - Sarasota, Florida

http://www.yctv.tv/sarasota/ - The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida is a not-for-profit institution fostering understanding and appreciation of tropical plants. Selby Gardens is perhaps best known for its living collection of more than 6,000 orchids. The 9.5-acre bayfront property is an open-air and under-glass museum of more than 20,000 colorful plants, many collected in the wild on over 150 scientific expeditions to tropical rain forests by Selby Gardens' research staff. Children will delight in the indoor "rainforest," brilliant dart frog collection, and the gardens abundant with tropical flora and fauna. The Selby Gardens are located on South Palm Avenue in Sarasota Florida. Open every day from 10 am to 5pm except Christmas. Admission begins at $17 for Adults and $6 for children 6 through 11. Be sure to check back for more information as prices and hours are subject to change.

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[poetryman69]

lovely garden

[Pimporly]

Looks like pretty nice place to fid subtropical/tropical landscapes. But I suggest you visit Fairchild gardens, or Flamingo Gardens! Both have amazing colections of unusual, endangered, exotic, and native plants, trees, shrubs, and groundcover fom all over the world.

[InnOfChicago]

This looks like a very nice place!