Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has announced early leadership gifts toward the institution’s new master site plan and future programming that will increase its green space by 50 percent and secure its scientific collection to protect it from future sea level rise, allowing for expanded educational outreach. The institution shared that more than $15 million in early leadership gifts have been raised in the six months since the conceptual master plan was unveiled. The three-phase, multi-year plan details how the botanical garden will grow to become a global model for horticultural display, botanical studies and green building technology, while also welcoming additional visitors to the more than 200,000 people that currently visit its property on Palm Avenue in downtown Sarasota each year. The first phase of the project (which entails nearly half of the work to be completed) includes the Jean Goldstein Welcome Center, which will be home to the Nathalie McCulloch Library, leading to the Steinwachs Family Plant Research Center. Notably, the Steinwachs Family Plant Research Center will house the Elaine Nicpon Marieb Herbarium and Laboratory, which will steward and display the institution's renowned preserved plant collection that is referenced by botanists worldwide. Leading contributors include Amicus Foundation, The Gardener Foundation, Dr. and Mrs. Carlyle A. Luer, The Stone Foundation and more. To learn more about the Selby Gardens new master site plan, follow the link below.

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Master Site Plan