Monday, July 08, 2013

Vertical gardens in buildings


The vertical Gardens appeared a few years ago, and they started spreading all over the world; today, they have become really popular. Vertical gardens are the solution to many problems, since not only do they make the spaces more beautiful but they also take care of the environment, improve one’s health, and they are also a good solution to those who live in apartment buildings and don’t have space for a horizontal garden.

Even though a vertical garden may cost quite a lot of money, especially if you hire a specialized person who installs all the things that a complete vertical garden must have, there are some “home-made” ways of installing your own vertical garden. For example, there are some easy ways of installing your vertical garden if you buy a special material (like a special piece of cloth with pockets to grow plants there). This is just an example of an easy and cheap way of having your own vertical garden at home.

Still, there are some more elaborate methods and structures that are good to install a vertical garden in your whole building. This method means putting a special structure with a substrate that have many qualities, that include filtering the air (in a natural way), acclimatize the environment (and reduce the use of the conditioning systems), etc.

In many parts of the world, the vertical garden systems are being used since not only do they make a place look nicer, but they are also useful to take care of the environment and they also help reducing costs.

For those buildings in the city that don’t have enough space to have a regular (horizontal) garden, the vertical garden could be a tempting and nice way of having your own “green area”.

Before installing a vertical garden, remember to check which plants are good to grow in this type of garden, since not all types of plants may survive. And, if you don’t have enough space to grow your own garden, now you have a nice option with a vertical garden.