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"Mike....." wrote ...
I saw one of these in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, didnt know what it was
at the time but its in the FT today:-

"http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com"

look in the "walls" section, the Madrid one is impressive, they have a
gutter at the bottom and a water feed at the top, light enough for
normal walls. If my house wasn't terraced......

Yes, I read about them some years ago. Like green roofs it might catch on in
the UK eventually. I'm thinking it might be a good way to grow plants on the
walls of a leanto greenhouse to make more plant space. :-)
Wonder what backing he uses, filter type foam perhaps....


I have this happening in my mist unit - unintentionally! I have some
synthetic cloth that hangs down and acts as a wick to allow surplus water
to syphon from the bed to a bucket, ferns grow on it in great profusion,
it looks great but is very heavy when removed for de-ferning from time to
time, so I would be interested in how the weight would be distributed and
supported
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea