Green thumbs handpick plants at Selby Gardens

Residents and gardening enthusiasts found new plants for their personal gardens at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Garden to Plate: Plant & Garden Festival Saturday, Feb. 27.

The two-day festival brought gardening experts, food and plant vendors to the Great Lawn. Nan Basu took the opportunity to pick out several herbs to add to her edible garden at home. 

“I make my own pesto with the basil and I use a lot of mint in my salads,
 Basu said. “I’ll use the rosemary with lamb.”

While others like Annarita Scott purchased a milkweed plant with the hopes of attracting some butterflies to her garden. 

“This is like my starter kit for a butterfly garden,” Scott said. “There seems to be many around my neighbor but now they’ll have a reason to come to my house.”