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Everything’s coming up… green

In growing urban landscapes, the famous phrase “Stop and smell the roses” is becoming more and more improbable, just because it seems like there are less and less parks and gardens around. Patrick Blanc, a botanist with the French National Centre for Scientific Research, came up with the idea of the vertical garden — a beautiful solution to our sometimes dull, grey surroundings. The vertical garden, also known in French as Le Mur Végétal, is planted on walls without soil. This interesting concept is unique, in that its maintenance (watering and fertilization) is completely automated, making it ideal for large spaces. This idea came from the knowledge that plants grow on cliffs... MORE