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2022

Jardins Abertos – Autumn Edition

In Autumn 2022, Jardins Abertos festival reached its 10th edition.

To celebrate, we opened 10 new gardens, rediscovered 10 others with brand new guided visits by specialists and, for the first time, our programme included the presentation of 10 artistic works in gardens.

Our Autumn Edition 2022 was attended by around 20,000 participants, of which 7,650 were in-person and 10,480 were virtual.
Jardins Abertos – Spring Edition

Self-guided Visits

Ajuda Botanical Garden • Barbadinhos Garden – Museu da Água • Lisbon’s Estufa Fria • Hotel Hotel Patio • Monsanto Biodiversity Space • Monteiro-Mor Botanical Park • Museum of Lisbon Gardens – Palácio Pimenta • Palácio da Mitra Garden • Palácio do Grilo • Quinta de Santa Clara Garden • Santos-o-Novo Convent Cloister • São Bento Mansion Garden • Valverde Hotel Patio

Escorted Visits

Alto da Eira Farm – Associação Regador
Raiz Farm

Guided Visits

The Green Jewel of Lisbon
The Garden of the Official Residence of the Prime Minister
The Gardens of Necessidades
100 Years of Ribeiro Telles — An Enduring Figure
Memories of Ajuda Botanical Garden
Three Living Laboratories at IST: Hortus, Green Wall, and Green Roofs
Refood Mother Farm
Hidden Biodiversity at the Museum
A Garden Full of History
A Hands-On Visit

Art

Naga, Ordem do O
Introduction to Cabbageism, Óscar Silva
Inverted Landscapes, André e. Teodósio / Teatro Praga
Echos from a Liquid Memory, Carincur
A person is sitting in a garden waiting for nature to tell them something, Cláudia Lucas Chéu
The Siesta, Miguel-Manso e Inês Jacques
But Where is the Sword?, Isadora Alves
Vostok & Calypso, Pietro Romani
Body of Liquid and Plastic 2.0, Mr.Lazy & Mme.Leisure
Open Letter, Filipa Matta

Other Activities

Jardins Abertos festival party in Palácio do Grilo

The 9th edition of Jardins Abertos festival took place, as usual, during two consecutive weekends, on May 21-22 and 28-29. In this edition, visits to the Procuradoria-Geral da República Gardens, Lisbon’s Estufa Fria, Palacete de São Bento Garden, NÃM Urban Farm, Tropical Botanical Garden, Italian Embassy’s Garden and other special gardens were possible. A new (…)

Jardins Abertos – Spring Edition

The 9th edition of Jardins Abertos festival took place, as usual, during two consecutive weekends, on May 21-22 and 28-29.

In this edition, visits to the Procuradoria-Geral da República Gardens, Lisbon’s Estufa Fria, Palacete de São Bento Garden, NÃM Urban Farm, Tropical Botanical Garden, Italian Embassy’s Garden and other special gardens were possible. A new garden was also added to the programme: Permalab, a space open to interdisciplinary and transformative research-innovation-action relating to permaculture in a community context.

The Spring Edition 2022 was attended by more than 48,000 participants, of which 24,149 were in-person and 23,917 were virtual.

Self-guided Visits

British Cemetery • Conde dos Arcos Farm • Lisbon’s Estufa Fria • Goethe-Institut’s Garden • Italian Embassy’s Garden • Lisbon Botanical Garden • Lisbon’s Ismaili Centre Gardens • Monsanto Forest Park • Monteiro-Mor Botanical Park • Museum of Lisbon Gardens – Palácio Pimenta • NÃM Urban Farm • Olivais Teaching Farm • Palácio Fronteira Gardens • Permalab • Procuradoria Geral da República – Palácio Palmela Gardens • São Bento Mansion Garden • Tribunal Constitucional Gardens • Tropical Botanical Garden

Guided Visits

Lisbon’s Ismaili Centre
A Sculpture Garden

Guided Tours

Between Gardens, Balconies and Avenues. ‘Between two brothers’
Between Gardens, Balconies and Avenues. ‘In public gardens’
Trails, Volcanos, and Quarries

Secret Gardens

Tropicalixboa

Exhibitions

On the lookout for…10 botanical rarities of Portugal

Families

Trees of the Farm
Seeds: Reward and Responsibility
Among Birds and Lizards

Other Activities

Jardins Abertos Party with Beca Beca

2021

Jardins Abertos – Summer Edition

The first ever Summer Edition of the Jardins Abertos festival took place over two consecutive weekends in September, 4/5 and 11/12.

In addition to the usual virtual and physical format, the Summer Edition of the festival had both daytime and night-time programmes, allowing participants to see Lisbon’s gardens in a different light. Gardens like Procuradoria Geral da República, Estufa Fria, and Estrela Garden were open later than usual, the latter with a guided tour in the evening. In the warmth of the night, flowers that only open in darkness perfume the air and signal their presence to nocturnal pollinators.

The Summer Edition 2021 was attended by more than 33,000 participants — 10,557 in person and 22,254 virtually.

Self-guided Visits

British Cemetery • Lisbon’s Estufa Fria • Procuradoria Geral da República — Palácio Palmela Gardens • Monteiro-Mor Botanical Park • Palácio Pimenta Gardens – Museum of Lisbon • Palacete de São Bento Garden • Olivais Teaching Farm • Gulbenkian Garden • Príncipe Real Garden • Estrela Garden • CCB Gardens

Guided Visits

Procuradoria Geral da República — Palácio Palmela Gardens

Guided Tours

A garden in the evening
What’s new in Praça de Espanha?

Secret Gardens

Tropicalixboa

Exhibitions

On the lookout for… 10 curious botanical facts about Fruits and Vegetables
Watering the Past

Families

How to make Oak Gall Ink
Trees of the Farm
With Fruits and Vegetables
Imagine, Squash and Paint
Biodiversity in the City

Other Activities

Adopt a Plant at Espaço Prisma
Varandas Verdes
Jardins Abertos Market

Virtual

Green Perspectives – Bela Flor Agroforest
Jardins Abertos Handbook

2021

Jardins Abertos – Spring Edition

Another flower-filled edition that took place over the last two weekends of May, on 22/23 and 29/30, with in-person and virtual formats.

The programme included more than 27 gardens spread across the city of Lisbon, and saw the launch of a new type of visit, Secret Gardens, where participants had the opportunity to visit private gardens in Lisbon and get to know their owners. As is customary, the festival closed with the Jardins Abertos Market in Príncipe Real Garden, where partners, brands and artists had the opportunity to exhibit and share their work and sell their products.

More than 54 thousand members of the public attended the Spring Edition 2021, 17,300 in person and 36,811 virtually.

Self-guided Visits

Lisbon’s Estufa Fria • Monteiro-Mor Botanical Park • Conde dos Arcos Farm • Palácio Pimenta Gardens – Museum of Lisbon • Olivais Teaching Farm • British Cemetery • Palacete de São Bento Garden • Palácio Fronteira Gardens • Tribunal Constitucional Gardens • Lisbon’s Ismaili Centre Gardens • Procuradoria Geral da República — Palácio Palmela Gardens • Chelas Convent Cloisters • Gulbenkian Garden • Gardens of EDP Foundation Campus • Monsanto Forest Park • Príncipe Real Garden • Praça da Alegria — Alfredo Keil • Garden Dom Luís Garden

Escorted Visits

Bela Flor Agroforest
The Green Roof of the Alcântara Water Plant
Italian Embassy’s Garden
NÃM Urban Farm
CCB Gardens

Guided Visits

Lisbon’s Ismaili Centre Gardens
Gardens as the Landscape writ small
Procuradoria Geral da República — Palácio Palmela Gardens
Landscape: Art and Nature
Marsh — Tejo Estuary
Monsanto Biodiversity Space at Sunrise
Fito-ETAR

Guided Tours

Between Gardens, Avenues and Balconies. “Between two brothers” w/ Ivo Meco
Between Gardens, Avenues and Balconies. “In public gardens” w/ Ivo Meco

Secret Gardens

Casa Mir Garden
Tropicalixboa

Exhibitions

Sounds and Materials of the Landscape — Landscape Museum at Lisbon’s Estufa Fria
On the lookout for… 10 botanical curiosities – Jardins Abertos
#gardenbenches – Jardins Abertos and Arquivo Municipal de Lisboa

Talks

A talk with the makers of the exhibition Sounds and Materials of the Landscape

Workshops

Plant Propagation
Planting Herbs in Flower Pots
Organic Cosmetics w/ Organii

Families

Future Fossils
Eco Warriors
How to make Oak Gall Ink
Why do we need insects?
Biodiversity in the City
Imagine, Squash and Paint
A Garden View
So Many Animals and Plants
A Bouquet of Broccoli
Trees of the Farm
Rural Pharmacy
With Fruits and Vegetables

Other Activities

Varandas Verdes
Plant Surgery — Limbo
Jardins Abertos Market

YouTube Collections

Secret Gardens
Gardens and Ambassadors
Virtual Workshops

2020

Jardins Abertos – Autumn Edition

As in the previous year, 2020’s festival was split across two editions: Spring and Autumn. In response to the pandemic, both editions involved both in-person and virtual activities and took place over two consecutive weekends. The Autumn Edition took place on 17/18 and 24/25 October. Both editions formed part of the programme for Lisbon’s year as European Green Capital.

As well as reopening several gardens from the Spring Edition, the Autumn Edition saw the arrival of three new partners: Bela Flor Agroforest, Olivais Pedagogical Farm and HortasLX at Village Underground. Another first this year was the participation of all of Lisbon’s botanical gardens: the Ajuda Botanical Garden, the Tropical Botanical Garden, the Lisbon Botanical Garden and the Monteiro-Mor Botanical Park (the latter also took part in the virtual programme).

The 2020 Autumn Edition was attended by more than 48.000 people. Of these, 12.141 were in person and 35.987 were virtual.

Self-guided Visits Subject to Capacity Limit

British Cemetery • Lisbon’s Estufa Fria • Green Street Lisbon • Ajuda Botanical Garden • Lisbon Botanical Garden • Tropical Botanical Garden • Palacete de São Bento Garden • Palácio Fronteira Gardens • Gulbenkian Garden • CCB Gardens • Palácio Pimenta Gardens – Museum of Lisbon • Monteiro-Mor Botanical Park

Escorted Visits

Bela Flor Agroforest
HortasLx at Village Underground
Pintoras Estate
NÃM Urban Farm

Guided Visits

The History of the Monteiro-Mor Botanical Park w/ Rui Costa
Marsh — Tejo Estuary
Monsanto Biodiversity Space
EDP Foundation MAAT and Central Gardens
São Bento Palace Garden w/ Teresa Andresen
Exhibition SPECERE w/ Fernando Serralheiro
Exhibition Plants and Peoples w/ Raquel Barata

Guided Tours

Between Gardens, Avenues and Balconies. “Between two brothers” w/ Ivo Meco
Between Gardens, Avenues and Balconies. “In public gardens” w/ Ivo Meco
Between Gardens, Avenues and Balconies. “Among plant toponymies” w/ André Laurins
A Pharmacy in the Garden w/ Fernanda Botelho

Exhibitions

On the lookout for… 10 botanical curiosities
#lostpalms – Jardins Abertos and Arquivo Municipal de Lisboa

Workshops

Nursery
Organic Cosmetics with Organii
Hydroponics with EcoCenter
NÃM’s Mushrooms with Li

Families

Nursery
Imagine, Squash and Paint
So Many Animals and Plants – a Garden for Me
A Bouquet of Broccoli
Biodiversity in the City
With Fruits and Vegetables
(Re)cycling at the Farm
Rural Pharmacy
Insect Hotel
The Hidden Side of Nature

Other Activities

Varandas Verdes
Plant Donation in Rua Cidade de Manchester
Plant Surgery — Limbo
Jardins Abertos Market

YouTube Collections

Green Perspectives
Gardens and Ambassadors
Virtual Workshops

2020

Jardins Abertos – Spring Edition

In 2020 the circumstances have changed, but Spring has not been cancelled. The Spring Edition of Jardins Abertos [Open Gardens] was included in the programming of the European Green Capital and happened over two consecutive weekends — June 18/19 and 25/26, in a physical and virtual format.

From this editions programme we would like to highlight gardens that were unprecedented in the festival like the CCB Gardens, Palacete de São Bento Garden, Eastern Riverside Park, NÃM Urban Farm, Gardens of EDP Foundation Campus, and the Tropical Botanical Garden — the last one was only available on the virtual edition.

The Spring Edition had over 176.000 participations — 170.262 in the virtual edition and 6.503 in the physical one.

Self-guided Visits

British Cemetery • Lisbon’s Estufa Fria • Goethe-Institut’s Garden • Palacete de São Bento Garden • Palácio Fronteira Garden • Príncipe Real Garden • Tribunal Constitucional Gardens • Gulbenkian Garden • Palácio Pimenta Gardens – Museum of Lisbon • National Library of Portugal Gardens • Gardens of EDP Foundation Campus • Cultural Centre of Belém’s Gardens • Monteiro-Mor Botanical Park • Monsanto Forest Park • Eastern Riverside Park • Conde dos Arcos Farm • NÃM Urban Farm • The Green Roof of the Alcântara Water Plant

Guided Visits

An Exhibition of Historical Gardens: Memory and Future w/ Teresa Andresen
The Marshland of the Tagus Estuary w/ Francisco Raposo
Night Walk at the Centre of Biodiversity in Monsanto Forest
Fito – the Wastewater Treatment Plant at Monsanto Park and Forest
Botanic Visit to Palácio Pimenta’s Garden
Historical Visit to Palácio Pimenta’s Garden
Cultural Centre of Belém’s Gardens w/ Francisco Caldeira Cabral
Cultural Centre of Belém’s Gardens w/ JA volunteers
Gardens of EDP Foundation Campus w/ Ricardo Santos
Goethe-Institut’s Garden w/ Ivo Meco
Master of the Landscape w/ Margarida Cancela d´Abreu
28 Trees at Quinta Conde dos Arcos w/ Nuno Serra
Backstage at Gulbenkian Garden w/ António Graça

Guided Tours

Between Gardens, Avenues and Balconies w/ Ivo Meco
Eastern Riverside Park w/ Catarina Pacheco e Filipa Menezes
Gardens for Wild Plants w/ Fernanda Botelho

Exhibitions

#theresnosuchthingasweeds – Fernanda Botelho and Nuno Antunes
Historical Gardens: Memory and Future
Earthkeeping / Earthshaking: Art, Feminism and Ecology
An Itinerary for Botanic Iconography

Workshops

Planting Herbs in Flower Pots w/ João Paulo do Carmo
Forest Bathing w/ Pedro Trindade
A Day at the Nursery

Children

Tannin – Printing Leaves on Fabric
Bird Feeder
Thinking Green
Imagine, Squash and Paint
So Many Animals and Plants – a Garden for Me

Other Activities

Conversation on Urban Environmental Justice – How to build a greener Lisbon for all?
Plant Medical Office at Limbo
The Plant Market
Varandas Verdes

YouTube Collections

Conversations in the Gardens
Gardening Kit
Urban Jungle
Gardens and Ambassadors
CCB Gardens
Cinema (CineEco)

2019

Jardins Abertos – Autumn Edition

In 2019, for the first time, Jardins Abertos festival had two editions: one in spring and one in autumn.

In October, participants were invited into greenhouses and winter gardens, as temperatures drop, leaves fall, and colours change with the new season.

Growing naturally like a forest, the festival had over 25.000 participations in both editions.

Free Visits

Cemitério Britânico • Mercado de Ofícios do Bairro Alto • Jardim do Palácio de Belém • Quinta Conde dos Arcos • Estufa Fria de Lisboa • Parque Botânico Monteiro-Mor • Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Lisboa • Pátio dos Caldeireiros • Pátio do João e da Teresa • Jardim das Ondas • Jardim da Água • Jardim do Centro Ismaili de Lisboa

Limited Visits

Quinta dos Azulejos • Quinta das Pintoras • Jardim do Grémio Literário • Telhado Verde da Fábrica de Água de Alcântara • Jardim do Último Andar • Biblioteca Botânica e Herbário • Jardim das Exóticas Tropicais • Jardim da Casa da Nossa Senhora da Vitória • Jardim do Tribunal Constitucional • Jardim do Beco do Monte

Guided Walks

Art and Botany w/ André Laurins
Water – Space, Biodiversity w/ Helena Ramos
Among Gardens, Avenues and Balconies w/ Ivo Meco

Guided Tours

Parque Urbano Vale de Chelas
Jardim do Centro Ismaili de Lisboa
Jardim Gulbenkian w/ Aurora Carapinha
Jardim das Ondas w/ Fernanda Fragateiro
Parque Botânico Monteiro-Mor w/ Rui Costa
Estufa Fria de Lisboa w/ Alexandra Canha
Jardim do Palácio de Belém

Workshops

Propagation
Pruning
Water in the Garden
Composting

Exhibitions

Orchid
Photos of Gardens and Gardeners
Children Books

2019

Jardins Abertos – Spring Edition

In 2019, the project received the Alto Patrocínio do Presidente da República (Grand Patronage of the President of the Republic) which, added to the support of the Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (Lisbon City Council), allowed our Spring Edition to incorporate a variety of displays, workshops and activities, as well as giving access to yet more unique gardens around the city.

Over 12.000 participants were welcomed by a team of more than 70 volunteers.

In the gardens that opened their gates during the last weekend of May, there were free visits and guided visits led by volunteers, owners or specialists who talked about the botanical species, landscaping, history, identity, and curiosities of each garden.

Free Visits

Estufa Fria de Lisboa • Parque Botânico do Monteiro-Mor • Jardim Botânico da Ajuda • Jardim do Palácio de Belém • Pátio dos Caldeireiros • Pátio do João e da Teresa

Limited Visits

Residência Oficial dos Embaixadores dos EUA • Casa Nossa Senhora da Vitória • Embaixada de Itália • Lapa Pestana Palace • Jardim Beco do Monte • Jardim do Grémio Literário • Jardim do Último Andar • Jardim de Exóticas Tropicais • Jardim do Palácio Fronteira • Quinta das Pintoras • Parque Hortícola da Graça

Guided Tours

Jardim do Palácio de Belém led by the Museum’s team
Jardim Gulbenkian w/ Aurora Carapinha
Centro Ismaili de Lisboa led by the Centre’s team

Activities

Sustainable Design Exhibition
Cinema (CineEco)
Waste Reduction Workshop
Natural Dyeing Workshop
Flower Arrangement Workshop
Pedagogical Workshops
Talks
Closing party

2018

Jardins Abertos

In 2018, a partnership with the Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (Lisbon City Council) project expanded. The number of gardens taking part grew to 23, and activities, both educational and cultural, were organised to suit all generations.

This second edition had yet again a large public turnout and received excellent feedback from the participants, guides, garden owners, institutional partners, and the media.

More than 8.000 members of the public were welcomed by a team of 30 volunteers.

Free Visits

Estufa Fria de Lisboa • Jardim Botânico da Ajuda • Jardim das Marias • Jardim do Palácio de Belém • Palácio Beau Séjour • Pátio dos Prazeres

Limited Visits

Casa Nossa Senhora da Vitória • Jardim Beco do Monte • Jardim do Grémio Literário • Jardim do Palácio da Independência • Jardim do Palácio dos Marqueses de Fronteira • Parque Hortícola da Graça • Pátio/Horta do João e da Maria • Parque Vinícola de Lisboa • Quinta das Pintoras • Quinta de São Sebastião • Parque Hortícola da Graça

Guided Tours

Estufa Fria de Lisboa w/ Eng. Alexandra Canha
Museu da Cidade / Palácio Pimenta w/ Anthropologist Rui Coelho
Palácio da Independência w/ Dra. Ana Maria Prosérpio and Dr. João Reis Gomes
Parque Hortícola da Quinta da Granja w/ Dra. Graça Ribeiro
Jardim do Palácio de Belém led by the Museum’s team
Jardim Gulbenkian w/ Architect Aurora Carapinha
Centro Ismaili de Lisboa

Activities

Sustainable Design Exhibition
Sustainable Cinema
Eco Picnic
Yoga
Recycling Workshop
Waste Reduction Workshop
Natural Dyeing Workshop
Kokedamas and Seedbombing Workshop
Healthy Eating Workshop
Pedagogical Workshops
Talks
Closing party

2017

Jardins Abertos

Jardins Abertos started on May 20th 2017 as a guided walk organised by a small but very passionate team. With only 80 places available, over 3.000 people had applied within the first 48 hours after launch.

Visits to ten gardens were led by eight volunteer guides in a walk through different areas of the city, starting in Graça, following through Mouraria, Rossio, Avenida da Liberdade, Rua de O Século, and finishing in Praça das Flores, in Príncipe Real. The festival ended with a closing party with a DJ at Praça das Flores, where participants from different groups were able to share their experiences and exchange ideas about the initiative.

Jardins Abertos 2017 was a moment of undeniable sharing (especially of private gardens), encouraging greater social inclusion and a sense of belonging within an urban context, fostering community spirit around the gardens and strengthening the connection between residents, visitors, and the city.

Tour Points

• Rua Josefa Maria n.º15
• Casa Nossa Senhora da Vitória
• Graça’s Community Vegetable Garden
• Agricultura Biológica
• Beco do Alegrete — Winner of the “Rua Mais Florida” contest of 1998
• Jardins do Teatro Eden
• Avenida da Liberdade
• Gioia Food Lab
• Jardins Verticais
• Carpe Diem / Convento do Cardeais
• Rua do Século
• Pátio da Dona Maria
• Rua dos Prazeres — “Pátio Mais Florido” of Lisbon in 1999
• Praça das Flores — Closing Party with DJ Bernardo