Explore further horticultural innovations with an exclusive programme of professional visits to key nurseries in the Tuscany region.
For interested delegates, AIPH and ANVE have arranged additional tours in Pistoia, in the Tuscany region of Italy. These tours offer first-hand insight into the innovative practices these companies employ to adapt to the changing climate and fluctuating market.
Friday 18th September
Tesi Federico & Fabio
Founded in 1980 in the heart of the Pistoia, Tesi Federico & Fabio is a family-run nursery now led by the second generation. The company specialises in high-quality ornamental plants grown across 25 hectares, supplying both Italian and international markets. They have a strong focus on quality, sustainability, and traditional nursery expertise.
VivAgriLab
VivAgriLab is an innovative agricultural cooperative, recognised for its commitment to circular agriculture, sustainability, and research-driven nursery production. Developed as a model for collaboration between horticulture, innovation, and environmental responsibility, the organisation supports the evolution of modern nursery systems.
Innocenti & Mangoni
Innocenti & Mangoni is a long-established nursery business, specialising in the production of ornamental trees and shrubs for the Italian and international landscape market. Combining traditional nursery expertise with modern cultivation techniques, the company is recognised for the quality and diversity of its plant production.
Giorgio Tesi Group
Giorgio Tesi Group is one of Europe’s leading producers of ornamental plants, with more than 50 years of experience in nursery production. The company cultivates a vast range of trees, shrubs, topiary, roses, olives, citrus, and Mediterranean plants for markets across Europe and beyond.
Saturday 19th September
Vivai Rosellini Riccardo
Vivai Rosellini Riccardo is a third-generation family nursery, Tuscany, with roots dating back to the 1960s. The company combines traditional production methods with ongoing research and innovation, specialising in Mediterranean plants, olive trees, ornamentals, and the distinctive Bougainvillea Sanderiana.
Luca Maffucci
Luca Maffucci is one of Italy’s leading producers of flowering potted plants. The company cultivates around five million plants annually across more than 540,000 square metres of greenhouse and outdoor production, combining advanced growing technology with decades of floricultural expertise.
