Vertical gardens showcase homes & buildings
by grmeyers
Innovative new ways of including lush and visually intoxicating gardens in homes or buildings are surfacing – no longer on plots of land but on sections of vertical walls.
Vertical garden on French building from Patrick Blanc Photo: Blanc
Credit for inventing the vertical wall goes to French botanist and inventor, Patrick Blanc, shown in this building photo. According to Blanc’s website, the vertical garden was conceived from watching natural environments – many in jungle locations – and watching how plants can grow without soil. The vertical wall can also functions as an air purification system.
