Vertical Gardens - Living Walls


	Vertical Gardens - Living Walls

Nerfzilla

11-17-2007 11:57 AM

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gardening, architecture, lansdcape architecture

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11-18-2007 5:11 AM

syncopath

reminds me the visions of Hundredwasser

11-18-2007 9:13 AM

oldbogus

Pulling weeds must be a real challenge!

11-18-2007 12:04 PM

Nerfzilla

I wonder if you have to weed while rappeling. (Now there's an image)

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<DIV id="post_message_107131"><DIV>Here's an idea for gardening in a small space: go vertical! </DIV>
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<A target="_blank" href="http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/">Patrick Blanc</A> appears to be a pioneer in the field:</DIV>

<A target="_blank" href="http://www.pingmag.jp/2006/12/08/vertical-garden-the-art-of-organic-architecture/"><IMG border="0" alt="" src="http://www.thegrowspot.com/vertical-gardens/avignon.jpg" /></A><BR /><DIV>
<I><FONT size="1">Marché des Halles in Avignon</FONT></I></DIV>
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Patrick has also done all of these:</DIV>

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<A target="_blank" href="http://flickr.com/photos/robotar/486770427/"><IMG border="0" alt="" src="http://www.thegrowspot.com/vertical-gardens/blanc-wall1.jpg" /></A>

<A target="_blank" href="http://flickr.com/photos/robotar/486770413/"><IMG border="0" alt="" src="http://www.thegrowspot.com/vertical-gardens/blanc-wall2.jpg" /></A>
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Patrick Blanc also did the exterior garden walls (or mur végétal) at The <A target="_blank" href="http://www.quaibranly.fr/">Museé du Quai Branly</A>:</DIV>

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This company, <A target="_blank" href="http://www.eltlivingwalls.com/">ELT</A>, makes "Living Walls":</DIV>

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<A target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_wall">Wikipedia</A> basically says:</DIV>

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	<TABLE width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0"><TBODY><TR><TD class="alt2">[In vertical gardens,] plants are rooted in fibrous material anchored to a wall. Water trickles down between the sheets and feeds moss, vines and other plants. Bacteria on the roots of the plants metabolize air impurities such as volatile organic compounds.
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