Manel Jardineiro belongs to Manuel Silva. What started out as occupational therapy has become a full time job. Manel Jardineiro is a workshop and greenhouse. Its specialty is kokedama. What? It is better to be the expert to answer: “It is a Japanese ornamental technique, developed like bonsai, in which the roots of the plant are wrapped in a ball.” The outside is cleverly wrapped in moss or coconut shell, in which They then wrap the fishing net lines and attach a wire to place the suspended plant – although it can also be placed on a table. Olive trees, ferns, yuccas and cyclamen give life to Manel Jardineiro’s kokedamas. The best thing is to see them live.

Bonsai is a work of art that needs specialised care. More than being planted in a shallow and small pot, the plant is a miniature replica of a nature tree, which should stimulate the growth patterns. In December 2014, after 36 years of selling bonsai in Portugal, Florista Libânia ceased its activity due to the degradation of the building where it was located. Porto Bonsai appears in a new space, continuing all the experience gained at Florista Libânia. In addition to the sale of bonsai, vases, fertilisers, land, tools, wires and decorations, they also provide bonsai art workshops, where you can learn how to prune, transplant, wire, cut roots and prepare land.

Casa César Santos was originated in the 1940s. It began its activity with the marketing of fertilizers and seed potatoes. This activity later covered a wide range of agricultural products. However, it was in the seed business that he focused his energies most, giving rise to slow but solid and sustained growth. It currently produces seeds selected according to strict selection criteria, but also uses direct imports at the source, obeying the highest quality standards. It is based on your experience of more than half a century that you can surely affirm the high level of your seeds, qualified to please the most demanding customers.