Marie Selby Gardens in Sarasota Florida is not to be missed! These fabulous gardens and green houses bring to mind Como Park Conservatory in St. Paul. Come to find out, a membership at Selby Gardens comes with
reciprocity at hundreds of other gardens nationwide including the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and the Munsinger Garden to name a few! A big thank you to Trish for introducing me to these wonderful gardens and to Mary G for suggesting them before I left home!
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Entry to Selby Gardens
Sidewalk outside Selby Gardens
Selby Gardens is known for its amazing collection of orchids and bromeliads
Take a good camera. A phone camera just doesn't cut it!!
Lady slipper type orchids. There are 22,000 orchid varieties world wide!
Click on the image for a closer view of these curly orchids
Sitting Buddha tucked into the foliage
Love the Fu Manchu mustache of this specimen!
The colors of the fabulous orchids are just amazing
Air roots hang from the base of the plant
Koi pond and Buddha!
A new children's area with tree houses and bridges brought out the child in me!
Love the cactus gardens!
Amazing tree lined walkway
Outstretched limbs of a majestic live oak hung with Spanish moss
More orchids in amazing colors!
We were also lucky enough to visit during the Clyde Butcher exhibit of Florida photos entitled Preserving Eden. If you love Ansel Adams, you will love Clyde Butcher! Check out his work at
http://www.clydebutcher.com/
Please share your photos of travels to spots of interest to the club and I will post them!!
