The Vertical Garden: From Nature to the City by Patrick Blanc

The Vertical Garden: From Nature to the City



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The Vertical Garden: From Nature to the City Patrick Blanc ebook
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780393733792
Page: 208
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With vast populations shifting from rural to urban environments, it is important to find a way to incorporate the wonders of nature into the big city. Nov 2, 2011 - And on my list of books to add to my gardening library is green thumb artist and French botanist Patrick Blanc's tome The Vertical Garden: From Nature to the City, available here. Keep a spray bottle handy in case the sun is particularly bright and dries up your plants. May 17, 2013 - If you are lucky enough to have a balcony, you can grow an impressive vertical garden on the railing with virtually anything you want. As humans (self narcissists) we think we must have an explanation for everything we don't understand just to make us feel 'up to par' with the nearly perfect natural world that we have absolutely no clue about. Want to see some spectacular living walls? Sep 21, 2012 - Vertical gardens can be utilized both indoors or outdoors. Mar 2, 2014 - The modern idea of vertical farming uses techniques similar to glass houses, where natural sunlight can be augmented with artificial lighting. Nov 21, 2011 - Blanc was inspired to create vertical gardens after seeing plants in nature growing everywhere – on rocks, walls and in tiny crevices – seemingly without the need to be rooted in soil. Apr 22, 2013 - For beautiful photos and a history of the evolution of Patrick Blanc's vertical garden concept, read this book: The Vertical Garden, From Nature to the City by Patrick Blanc (W.W. Aug 5, 2011 - He conceived the Vertical Garden, aiming at recreating a permanent living plant cover on walls. May 15, 2014 - "The creation of a number of vertical forests in the city will be able to create a network of environmental corridors which will give life to the main parks in the city, bringing the green space of avenues and gardens and connecting various spaces of spontaneous . His patented structure – the Mur Végétal – involves a layer of rot-proof It typifies his aim to bring nature into cities and to revive forgotten spaces, 'creating a destination, a spectacle and a statement that these spaces are not beyond saving'.*. These would require minimum maintenance as in a natural environment and bring nature back into the midst of the city.





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