Urban Greening Biennal 2026 – 31st October
Workshops
Workshops for Schools & Families (Garden)
10H30 – 12H30 | SERRALVES + PLANEAR
Home: The Vegetable Garden – Step into the ‘house’ of plants.
Stepping into the plants’ “home” — the Park’s greenhouses, where environmental conditions are carefully controlled to support their growth — gives us the opportunity to discover how this protected space works and to explore, in a practical and interactive way, some of the species found in the Vegetable Garden and the Aromatic Garden.
Location: Vegetable Garden and Aromatic Garden
Workshops for Professionals
9H30 – 11H00 | Matilde Jézéquel and Noel Kingsbury
Understanding shrubs: implications for design and long-term management
Academy of Landscape
11H30 – 13H00 | John Little
It’s not all about the plants – Driving biodiversity with structure, topography and dead stuff.
Grass Roof Company
AFTERNOON - Guided Tour to Serralves Park
A visit to Serralves Park offering an integrated insight into its history, identity and development as a historic garden. Throughout the visit, different areas and features that characterise the Park will be explored, addressing topics such as garden management and maintenance, the conservation of its plant heritage, water management, sustainable practices and the daily work of the teams responsible for its preservation. The visit will provide an opportunity to discover the challenges and strategies involved in managing a park of this scale and complexity, balancing the conservation of its historical and landscape value with public use and the programme of Serralves Foundation.
Ricardo Bravo
Landscape architect Ricardo Bravo possesses extensive experience in the management and maintenance of green spaces; he currently serves as Deputy Director of the Park Maintenance and Management Department at the Serralves Foundation, a role he has held since 2016. Throughout his career, he has taken on responsibilities involving team coordination, the organization of large-scale events, and the supervision of landscape architecture projects, combining technical expertise with a strong operational focus. His background includes notable international experience in the United Kingdom, with stints at the National Trust and English Heritage. He holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, complemented by studies in Agronomic Engineering at the same institution.