Back Orticolario 2025, scheduled from 2 to 5 October In the suggestive setting of Villa Erba in Cernobbio, on Lake Como.
The theme of the new edition unveiled: “Eden“. An evocative title for an edition, the fifteenth, which celebrates the ancestral wonder and the profound bond between the human being and nature. In the center, halimurgical plantsthat is, the spontaneous and edible species that are bringing foranging into vogue, understood as the rediscovery of ancient and precious knowledge. Roots, leaves, berries, sprouts and bark become symbols of a knowledge to be preserved, millenary base of the nutrition and ideal bridge with an idea of primordial garden, wild and free from logic of possession.
Orticolario, which is not a simple Garden Show but a cultural event with charitable purposes, will welcome over 250 exhibitors selected between Italian and international nurserymen, artisans and creatives. The thematic gardens selected through the creative spaces competition, the site-specific installations, the experiential workshops and the activities for children will help to create a multisensory path inspired by the original nature. The guest of honor will be the Chef Antonia Klugmanninterpreter of an ethical and poetic cuisine, linked to the conscious collection of spontaneous herbs.
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Among the main novelties of the 2025 edition stands out AREAa series of installations in the central corridors dedicated to culture, crafts and experimentation. Also begins the Horticultural marketconvivial space for organic food products and food and wine excellence. The Margherita Sartori’s Holistic Studio will take care of the holistic environment insteadwith proposals related to natural well -being, from yoga to hypnosis. Technical areaFinally, it will be dedicated to green enthusiasts, with professional consultancy and solutions for each type of garden.
Orticolario 2025 is thus confirmed as a crossroads of beauty, knowledge and awareness, where The landscape is at the center of a collective story which combines ethics, aesthetics and social responsibility. Part of the proceeds will in fact be donated to beneficial projects through the Orticolario friends background.
