Botanica Urbana is an event organized in collaboration with the Società Toscana di Orticoltura, aimed at rediscovering and promoting the presence of greenery in urban environments through a day dedicated to both adults and children.

9.00 am – 7.00 pm
Plant and flower market exhibition featuring botanical varieties selected by experts in the field.

• Società agricola Rose Barni with a variety of roses, tea hybrids, floribundas, ancient roses, and climbing roses, both ancient and modern
• Le Vastità will feature special crepe paper flowers. Not replicas of natural flowers, but entirely new objects—delicate little works of art, drawing inspiration from nature and reinterpreting it in a modern and poetic way. There will also be hand-painted chalices, beautifully decorating glassware
• Azienda Agricola Il Piano di Erboli di Chisci Lorenzo with roses and irises
• NOP with the Paper Garden collection: each flower is a unique work of art, inspired by the beauty and delicacy of nature, for timeless gardens
• Invasate by Anna Legnani
• Ermini e Mangani with a selection of succulents
• Agricultural company Florovivaistica Campolungo with collections of salvias, ipomeas, and distinctive perennial herbaceous plants
• Flying Garden with kokedama
• Floriculture F.lli Susini with flowering and green outdoor plants
• Agricultural company La Penta with self-produced seeds and irises
• I Campi di Ninfa
• Campinoti Leonardo with Tillandsia plant species
• Circular Farm by Antonio di Giovanni
• Botanica Informale and Il Chiosco dei Ciompi with a Floral Creativity Break (from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm) – Take your time, immerse yourself in colors, shapes, and fragrances, and create a bouquet that tells your story. Following (from 2.00 pm to 7.00 pm), retail sale of local seasonal flowers and long-lasting flowers.

10.30 am – 1.00 pm
Botanical Cyanotype Workshop and exploration of Officina Botanica, the rooftop garden of Manifattura Tabacchi – for adults and children ages 5+
Learn and experiment with the Cyanotype printing technique with artists Susanna Stigler and Leonardo Pellegatta from the Onouka ets Association.
Discover the history of this magical white and blue analog world from a botanical perspective, exploring and creating prints using plants, flowers, and seeds.
To register: info@onouka.com or contact Susanna at +39 347 866 7705

11.00 am – 12.00 pm
Gardening Tips – Designing and maintaining a sustainable garden
With expert landscapers and gardeners from the Società Toscana di Orticoltura.
Registrations soon available on the Società Toscana di Orticoltura website

12.00 pm – 7.00 pm
Bioritmico DJ set by BioRitmo in the heart of the Factory at the Officina Botanica rooftop garden

3.00 pm -6.00 pm
Autumn Ikebana Workshop at Shake Cafè
Create a fresh flower arrangement following the Japanese Ikebana technique.
To register:
legnanianna93@gmail.com, 
+39 055 0108162 or +39 334 979 05 32

3.30 pm – 6.00 pm
Graphic/Photographic Cyanotype Workshop – for adults and children ages 5+
Learn and experiment with the Cyanotype printing technique with artists Susanna Stigler and Leonardo Pellegatta from the Onouka ets Association.
Discover the Cyanotype process together, creating prints with drawings, texts, and graphics that we can create on-site, as well as exploring the use of photographic prints.
To register: info@onouka.com or contact Susanna at +39 347 866 7705

4.30 pm – 5.30 pm
Ortolandia – From seed to garden, how to recognize and learn to cultivate in harmony with the environment
With Elia and Margherita from the Società Toscana di Orticoltura.
Registrations soon available on the Società Toscana di Orticoltura website

5.30 pm – 6.30 pm
Foglia – Botanical Art Workshop
With Marta Scalvi from the Società Toscana di Orticoltura.
Registrations soon available on the Società Toscana di Orticoltura website