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November 14, 2011 Vertical Gardens

Looks a lot better than an ugly concrete wall.

Ch-ch-ch-chia tunnel

Is the grass greener on the other side, though?

No way that's America. We don't believe in unnecessary beauty.

The most important part, for me, is how they do it:

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The Vertical Garden is composed of three parts: a metal frame, a PVC layer and a layer of felt. The metal frame is hung on a wall or can be self-standing. It provides an air layer acting as a very efficient thermic and phonic isolation system.

A 1 cm-thick PVC sheet is riveted to the metal frame. This layer brings rigidity to the whole structure and makes it waterproof. A felt layer, made of polyamide, is stapled on the PVC. This felt is rotproof and its high capillarity allow an homogeneous water distribution. The roots grow on this felt.

Plants are installed on this felt layer as seeds, cuttings or already grown plants. The density is about thirty plants per square meter.

The watering is provided from the top. Tap water must be supplemented with nutrients. Watering and fertilisation are automated.

The whole weight of the Vertical Garden , including plants and metal frame, is lower than 30 kg per square meter. Thus, the Vertical Garden can be implemented on any wall, without any size or height limitation.

Beats hell out of the inevitable graffiti.

Wonderful and it got Lil'Pete thinking this morning.

I love it. It might only have a small impact on air quality, but it would also have a big impact on noise, and would help reduce heat in summer.

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 772761)

No way that's America. We don't believe in unnecessary beauty.

No worries. It is in France.

This is the way we do it in California.

http://cellar.org/2011/ivy iii.jpg

This is how it's done in Oregon...naturally
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very nice pic, lamp.

In this political environment, people would ask "How will we pay for the water? How can we afford someone to water it?" :mad2:

I was thinking that too, Spexx. THE COST THE COST...are these shovel-ready jobs? Who's paying for it. Huh? Who?

Sigh...

I'm thinking of the trail trestle turned bike path in my town. This sure would pretty up that area.