Two days dedicated to quality plants, botanical collecting and the ecology of gardening. A garden made by the hard work and enthusiasm of numerous growers, collectors and producers of rare and special plants lives again for two days in the Castle’s historic park and rooms.Themes of the year: berries edible real primordial garden's food, ornamental hedges of native and naturalized plants who produce them and the recovery of biodiversity.
The ecology in the care of the green: the value of berries for biodiversity and for aesthetics in the contemporary garden in harmony with nature; plants for ecological gardens with a low impact with the surrounding; the food in the garden with berries and their nutritional properties; creativity and manual dexterity to create green ornaments.
Conferences Saturday and Sunday
International exhibition of orchids in the hall with frescoes of the XVI cenutry (private collections).
Bonsai exhibition in the stables of the XVIII century
Exemple of garden made with organic and synergistic berries with rare and ancient plants.
Botanical watercolors of Silvana Rava in the dining room of the castle.
Practical demonstrations of natural dyeing and EcoPrint with berries and leaves on natural fabrics.
WHAT WE WILL EAT
Saturday and Sunday:
"The food as nourishment of the body and spirit: the berries in the kitchen and pastry"
in the historical park of Castle organic restaurant and bar with bio expert chefs and pastry chefs.
Specialties prepared with edible berries .
ACTIVITIES
Botanical watercolor class: "The small fruits in the natural garden."
Sunday: Tree-climbing in the historic park.
We are planning a natural dyeing and EcoPrint class with leaves and berries;
a photography workshop with a botanist and naturalist photographer
FURTHER OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
The 12th and the 13th of September 2015 from 9 am to 7 pm
Individual ticket. € 5,00
0 - 13 years: € 0,50