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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011Whole Foods Market VertiGreen Hybrid system, Phase II
Monday, November 1st, 2010
photos courtesy of Blondies Treehouse
You may recall the post that we featured here, about this Whole Foods store located in Lake Grove, NY. As we mentioned in that post, the installation of the initial 128 sq. ft. of living wall went so well that the owner decided to expand the wall to the entire area. Blondies Treehouse of Mamaroneck, NY, was the contractor that did both the intial as well as the subsequent installation. They’ve been extremely pleased with the way the VertiGreen Hybrid it has been growing in. We’re hoping to get installation images from another, much larger installation that they’ve recently done soon.
Building a TerraScreen Interior Living Wall with Evergreen Environments
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
Interior Living Wall at 555 Long Wharf, New Haven, CT
John Kruzshak and his crew at Evergreen Environments in Sandy Hook, CT, just completed the installation of this fantastic living wall in a building in New Haven, CT. They were kind enough to share photos of the process of how they did it – more after the jump…
First Look: VGM Grow-in for the Beverly Hills Hotel Living Wall
Friday, October 1st, 2010
Grow-in for the VGM wall going into the Bevery Hills Hotel
We were excited to be chosen as the manufacturer for the living wall going into the Beverly Hills Hotel, the prestigious private hotel in the heart of Beverly Hills. SWA Group of Los Angeles specified the wall, made up predominantly of sedum plantings. More after the jump…
The Beverly Hills Hotel is considered one of the finest in the world!
First Look: Collwood St. VertiGreen Hybrid project, San Diego, CA
Friday, September 17th, 2010
VertiGreen Hybrid at Collwood St.
We just got in pictures of our second installation of the VertiGreen Hybrid product, along this wall in San Diego. The project, specified by Gillespie Moody Patterson and installed by Valleycrest Landscape, was originally supposed to be a conventional 3D trellis.
More images after the break…
Thoughts on temporary living walls – Yokohama Tire and the Transbay Groundbreaking
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Yokohama Living Wall at the Pebble Beach Concourse d'Elegance
I was down in Pebble Beach going by the Concourse d’Elegance (the most prestigious vintage automobile show in the country), and I happened to notice this display by Yokohama Tires. After googling Yokohama, I discovered that they’ve been using different living wall displays in exhibits and shows around the country, and that it’s gotten them a lot of publicity.
More after the break…
Pizzeria Mozza Update – Expanded VGM edible living wall!
Friday, July 30th, 2010
Expanded VGM Living Wall at Mario Batali's Pizzeria Mozza
We’ve received far more press and kudos for the living wall installed by Greenscaped Buildings at Pizzeria Mozza than any other project we’ve done. Even though the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s living wall is substantially larger, it lacks the cache of a celebrity like owner Mario Batali. The folks at Pizzeria Mozza like their wall so much that they asked to expand the wall higher. More pictures after the break…
A little inspiration, a little analysis… Patrick Blanc’s CaixaForum Living Wall in Madrid
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
CaixaForum Living Wall by Patrick Blanc
I just got back from a vacation with the family to Spain. While there, I had the opportunity to see the amazing living wall by Patrick Blanc at the Herzog & de Meuron-designed CaixaForum project on the Paseo de Prado in Madrid. This was my first “up-close and personal” with one of his projects, and it really made an impression. More after the break…
First Look – VertiGreen Hybrid Living Wall at Whole Foods, Lake Grove, NY
Friday, June 25th, 2010
All photos courtesy of Blondie's Treehouse
We’d been working on a living wall project for this new Whole Foods grocery store on Long Island for the past few months with Blondie’s Treehouse of Mamaroneck, NY. The building had been approved with a living wall element as an integral part of the facade, so the store couldn’t open without it.
More after the break…
Garden Design magazine features the Atlanta Botanical Garden
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
image courtesy of Erica George Dines/Atlanta Botanical Garden, via Garden Design magazine
Erica George Dines/Atlanta Botanical Garden, via Garden Design magazine
I just returned from a relatively lackluster AIA conference in Miami. It was as hot and humid as you would expect June to be in South Florida, and it gave a lot of architects an excuse for not going to the conference. When I was leafing through the mail that had arrived while I was down there, I picked up Garden Design magazine, which in turn picked up my spirits.
There, in the first section of the magazine (they call it “fresh”), there was a complete article about the new Edible Garden section of the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, featuring a full-size image of the living wall.
The article featured Bravo Top Chef star Kevin Gillespie (left), a local Atlanta chef preparing food at the outdoor kitchen, and related why the ABG went for an edible wall in the first place. I wasn’t aware until I read the article that the entire edible garden was built in the place of a former parking lot.
The walls appear to be growing in nicely, and are even being harvested for the cooking demonstrations held there. While not the only star of the show (check out the pictures to see all the different edible garden features), it makes for a spectacular backdrop to the edible garden section.
