Vertical Gardens
A Practical and Attractive Solution
In large cities, vertical gardens, also called green walls, can apply to part of a building covered with some vegetation. Since gardening space is limited, cities tend to make use of their vertical space which is plentiful. These vegetation covered walls can be quite spectacular in appearance, and in some cases, they even work to filter clean air into the building in which they are growing upon.There are many amazing examples around the world. Here two of the most creative and beautiful:
Las Vegas to Build World's First 30 Story Vertical Farm
Las Vegas the tourist mecca of the World is set to begin development of the
World’s first vertical farm.
The $200 million dollar project is designed to be a functional and profitable working farm growing enough food to feed 72,000 people for a year and provide another tourist attraction to the city that does everything in a larger than life way.
Residence Antilia, Mumbai, India
This new eco-building is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2008, and upon its completion will hold the world record for the
largest and tallest living wall,
not just in India, but on the planet. This 200 meter tall building, called
Residence Antilia,
will feature these gardens all the way up its exterior walls. Costing, $1 billion, the revolutionary design will make it not only the world’s greenest skyscraper, but also one of the most unique and beautiful structures in the world.
We can consider these living walls as the perfect win-win situation. The plants absorb light which they use for photosynthesis and use the rainwater for their growth and the buildings benefit from a natural cooling system during hot summer days.
Practical Benefits But for us, gardeners, this kind of gardens represent more practical uses, especially for some of us living in a city where our gardening area is often restricted. This is where they can prove most useful. We can create some up walls, or fences, or balconies. These gardens also make gardening more accessible for individuals with limited mobility, with none of the crouching that comes with conventional gardening or the reaching across that comes with using raised planters.
But vertical gardens aren't reserved for outdoor use. An indoor vertical garden can add a beautiful piece of living artwork to your home that will improve the quality of the air you breathe.
NASA has done studies proving that common household plants help greatly at removing pollutants; plants like such as pothos and spider plant. Besides, these plants look great in a vertical garden and are very tolerant and can even stand some degree of abuse. Now is the time to start your dream garden. To your success!
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