Where Nature, Art, Science and Alchemy meet

Boboli Gardens

Il Diario popolare a Boboli - il trailer

Video in Italian | On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, Valentina Conticelli invites us to discover the Porcelain Museum inside Boboli Gardens

Between public and private court life: a Palace for three dynasties

Pitti Palace

The Porcelain Museum

Video in Italian | Gabriele Morandi invites us to guess a mysterious writer of the past who wrote about the Boboli Gardens 

Guess who...

Video in Italian | The evil and poisonous plant, the symbol of crime and sin

Digitalis Purpurea

Video in Italian | A colossal face awaits the visitors at the top of the Boboli Gardens, on the Chestnut Meadow

Tyndareus Cracked by Igor Mitoraj

Video in Italian | Bees are a precious resource for the Boboli Gardens and are to be protected

The bees of the Boboli Gardens

Video in Italian | When visiting a new place, instead of being guided around, it is better to get lost...

The little fishes of Hermann Hesse

Citri et Aurea - Seminario

Video in Italian | The large basin with around 50 species of water plants

The Boboli Gardens' Aquarium

Video in Italian | A wonderful flowering of water lilies in the Boboli Garden's Aquarium

The water lily

Video in Italian | The different varieties of tomato still cultivated in the Medicean Gardens

Tomato time in the Boboli Gardens!

Video in Italian | The oldest varieties of tomatoes from the 16th century in Tuscany, Liguria, Emilia Romagna and Latin America

The Grand Duke's tomato

Video in Italian | The domed ice houses and the avantgarde cooling system

The ice houses of the Boboli Gardens

Video in Italian | Enter with us inside the old ice houses of the Boboli Gardens

The ice houses of the Boboli Gardens - the interior

Video in Italian | A journey through the collection of old roses in the Boboli Gardens

The Lord of the Roses - i

Video in Italian | Another lesson about roses by the Gardener of the Boboli Gardens

The Lord of the Roses - ii

Video in Italian | The roses of the Adam and Eve Grotto

The Lord of the Roses - iii

Video in Italian | Roses, roses and more roses...let's talk about Bourbonian roses!

The Lord of the Roses - iv

Video in Italian | A lush island of roses and orange blossoms around the Fountain by Giambologna

The Lord of the Roses - v

Video in Italian | Peony looks like a large thornless rose. In this flower, nature really seems to have surpassed itself

Peonies

Video in Italian | The Lemon House of the Boboli Gardens and its treasure

The Lemons of the Grand Duke

Video in Italian | The collection of camellias in the Boboli Gardens

Architecture and Landscape

The "Gentleman" of the Camellias

Video in Italian | A fruit concealing its true identity 

The Deceitful Pear of the Boboli Gardens

Video in Italian | Strolling across an area of the Boboli Gardens where grape vines have been cultivated since the 16th century

The Grand Dukes' Wine

Video in Italian | The "flowers of the wind" growing spontaneously (video in Italian)

The anemones on the Boboli Gardens' meadows

Video in Italian | Follow the whole process of pot making step by step (English subtitles)

New pots for the citrus trees of the Boboli Gardens

Video in Italian | A fascinating stroll across the collection of old and modern roses together with our gardener. Unveiling the secrets of the Boboli Gardens and its ancient collection of flowers (English subtitles)

Old and modern roses of the Boboli Gardens

Video in Italian | Tony Cragg 's monumental sculptures offer an unexpected dialogue, between associations and dissonances, with the orderly nature of the Boboli Gardens and the panorama of Florence.

Tony Cragg in Boboli Gardens

Video in Italian | The relocation of the old citrus trees from the Lemon House of the Boboli Gardens to their outdoor summer locations (English subtitles)

The Boboli Gardens' historical collection of citrus

Video in Italian | Ivo Matteuzzi, historical gardener of Boboli, illustrates the first stages of pruning

The pruning of roses - i

Video in Italian | Ivo Matteuzzi, historical gardener of Boboli, illustrates the first stages of pruningSecond episode of the series curated by the Boboli Gardens' gardeners (English subtitles)

The pruning of roses - ii

Video in Italian | Third episode of the series curated by our gardeners (English subtitles)

The pruning of roses - iii

Video in english | Workshop about Historical Gardens - 9th September 2020 (streaming)

Citri et Aurea - Workshop

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Natural treasures, architectural beauty and daily activities within a garden that always renews its seasonal cycles in keeping with tradition

Art & Nature in the Boboli Gardens

Natural treasures, architectural beauty and daily activities within a garden that always renews its seasonal cycles in keeping with tradition

The Newsletter of the Uffizi Galleries