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Gavin Walsh replied to the topic Vertical Garden in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS 14 years, 10 months ago
I am hoping I could get your permission to write a post about your work on my site.. would that be okay with you?
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Gavin Walsh replied to the topic Vertical Garden in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS 14 years, 10 months ago
Very nice! I went to the Middle East Magazine and looked at the article. The wall was very well done. That’s interesting that you used a stucco net. Is that working well for you?
I think choosing what to do with your plants over winter is a matter of taste. Some will go into hibernation and change color only to come back in the spring. Others may…[Read more] -
Gavin Walsh posted an update in the group Veg.itecture 14 years, 10 months ago
Hey Charles.. what do you mean by nonwoven material for a base? Are you referring to the waterproof backing or the felt?
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Gavin Walsh replied to the topic green walls in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION 14 years, 10 months ago
Well there’s a bunch of different systems out there. The famous Patrick Blanc system uses PVC sheets with felt stapled to them. Slits are cut in the first layer of felt but not the second. Each plant is placed into the slit and then staples are put around the plant roots to form a pocket.
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Gavin Walsh replied to the topic green walls in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION 14 years, 10 months ago
Sure can! What do you need to know?
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Gavin Walsh replied to the topic Vertical Garden in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS 14 years, 10 months ago
It looks like you started this post back in May ’09, but I checked out your folio and didn’t see any pictures of the vertical garden yet.. so I thought I’d maybe weigh in. As far as the water needed for a pipe goes, you’d need a horizontal irrigation pipe for every 10 ft of vertical surface if you’re using Patrick Blanc’s method… that’d be a…[Read more]