Vertical Gardening
06Apr07
Patrick Blanc overgrows the vertical surfaces of buildings in the most beautiful way. What he creates is far away from any fancy horticultural show, his Vertical Garden could rather be called eco-art, or greener architecture consisting of a variety of plants trailing gently up any interior or outside wall. Imagine the Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon but this time on modern concrete buildings.
Read the rest of the article at Ping. I’d love to see some of these on campus. Beats the pants off ivy. Nothing is more infuriating than ivy wearing pants…
Any good how-to books for creating a vertical garden? Outdoors, I am in NY, so something that can withstand our winters. Inside vertical gardening sounds very interesting also; I am thinking more on the lines of turning them into paintings. An indoor vertical garden opainting, I would like to have it help keep moisture in the air if possib;e for thw winter. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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