London is entering its ‘plant based’ excitement season. This year London is doubly more exciting than in the past as it now has a CHELSEA FRINGE . If in London’s east end during May and June take a look at the Woolly Pockets in the Mojito bar. The bar is part of the Garden [...]
Vertical gardens are claimed by some to be a new planting trend. I suppose it all depends on your exposure to garden design. But Garden Beet is beginning to think that… maybe ….the vertical garden genre is a fairly well understood design concept. Today I saw faux living walls in a discount supermarket. Yes the plants above are [...]
If you want plants growing on a wall and you want them to grow well Garden Beet still gives a number one vote to the Wally Pocket. Unfortunately the Wally Pocket is expensive – and that is a problem for some. I have seen approximately 10 copies of the Wally Pockets and really I would [...]
This vertical garden is primarily made from ficus creeper. Its not a new generation living wall (ie made up of plants that do not normally creep up a wall such as ferns, grasses etc) but it certainly tricked me. The sharp edges of the creeper gave the appearance that it was a vertical garden made [...]
Its a rare day when I buy plants at the supermarket but I made an allowance as these plants were in perfect condition for an instant vertical garden . The trails were well over 2 metres and in full red-pea flower. For $60 aus I picked up three Trailing Lotus’ Lotus berthelotii at Woolworths [...]
Images by Janoel Liddy Here is a vertical garden along the bund in Shanghai China. The flowers are a great colour lift for the highly polluted city (photographer did not see the sun for 4 weeks due to the pollution haze – jeeps!) . The big round dishes are lights. Below is a shot [...]
Here is my new system to build a vertical garden – it is my next project. Please excuse the messy planting – this is concept stage only. I think the galvansied steel conventional hooded vents might be a cheap solution (approx £3.99UK or $4.00 Aus) to creating wall planters (and even a vertical [...]
Image: Martha Stewart website. Window Farms is a term used to describe hydroponic growing systems (made from recycled materials) that are sited within a buiding’s windows. A type of living wall – except that its a living window. The farms were developed as a technique to allow city folk who lived in [...]
When I met with designer Armando Raish from Treebox I began listening. He had tested his living wall systems for a couple of years. This guy has a horticultural and construction background and knows his stuff. Treebox are releasing a new version of their Easiwall Green Wall. Garden Beet shall be discussing the product in [...]
The toy shop in Cefalu, Sicily knows how to use its wall planters to benefit its shop image and the public realm. What fabulous product placement, streetscaping and use of walls. Perhaps this is living walls pre Patric blanc? These photos illustrate a great technique to blur the private and public domain. The [...]
