#vertical gardens

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'One River North' Colorado that includes a descending nature trail on its façade.

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Courtesy: Celeste Architecture

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Urban Tangle, Batam, Indonesia,

Redefining Apartment Living Through Innovative Integration

Architecture firm: oxo_arc

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Hannah creates simple relocatable vertical arbours for climbing plants. Climbing plants are useful in the garden to make the most of vertical space.

Hannah gets growing on some simple, relocatable growing structures, using concrete reinforcing mesh - known as reo. This steel product can be joined, bent, cut or attached for all kinds of situations and uses.

It comes in a range of sizes and thicknesses but, if cutting, you need some personal protection equipment such as safety glasses, gloves and ear muffs.

To create an arch you need a solid base - Hannah uses star pickets hammered in deeply, placing one in each corner of her new arbour. Because she’s working between terraces, she puts the upper pickets in at an angle to provide more support for her structure.

Hannah uses a thicker mesh with a 9mm bar for stability; the length will depend on how high you want your arch. Hannah recommends a minimum height of 180cm for an arbour; because her family is tall she will go higher - to 2.4m.

For heavy-duty reo it can be hard to bend sheets on your own so get a friend to help.

Secure the mesh to the star pickets with wire; Hannah cuts pieces about 40cm long.

The finished arches are very functional and can support grapes, beans, peas, heavy pumpkins or ornamental climbers such as a climbing rose.

Hannah plants a mixture of deciduous grapes and evergreen native climbers.

Filmed in Hobart, Tasmania.

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Antilia 'Vertiscape' Tower Concept

James Wines, SITE (2003)

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What are some tips for a first-timer to create a balcony garden?

Alessio Gardens's answer: Pay attention to the available space and select flowering plants accordingly. For instance, you can plant shrubs i

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This kinda looks like concept art for some sort of fallen world video game, but it’s not! These are the living walls of Sydney! These vertical gardens are watered by the waste water from the apartments, and in turn the plants decrease pollutants and the carbon footprint! What’s more, if it’s strategically placed it acts as a natural air conditioner during the summer. Save on your utilities!

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