RE: vertical gardens/living walls

I would strongly advise against putting either Bergenia or Heuchera in full sun in summer.  They will bake!

Karrie Reid

 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of Chantal Guiraud
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:35 PM
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Re: vertical gardens/living walls

 

Hi Gill,

 

You should come and have a look on the 'mur végétal' made by the owner of Chateau des Hospitaliers, a friend of Patrick Blanc the famous botanist who has breveted his process and has made green walls everywhere in the world. This man is the owner of a wine cellar and is located in Saint-Christol (34). He opened his garden to the public the first week-end of june and this visit was very attractive. You can see also the wall of the 'serre amazonienne' in the zoo of Montpellier. That one is another process created by an architect of Montpellier and provided by Jérome Botella (Arc en Fleurs).

Which process do you choose? I want to make a tiny green wall in a patio close to my bathroom and I'm wondering too which plants to choose because this wall is shaded in winter and full sun in summer.

I was thinking of bergenias and geranium macrorrhizum. Heucheras are good too. It depends on the situation of your wall of course.

 

Chantal Guiraud

 

Le 9 juil. 07 à 18:28, gill.cei a écrit :



I and a couple of associates want to make a living wall/vertical garden/mur vegetal that is appropriate to our local climate - Mesditerranean, zone d'olivier, approx = USDA zone 7/8  Our plan is to make a sample, experimental panel this autumn and, all being well, to construct a large version next year.  Most of the references I have found so far use plants which aren't very "Med" in character - does anyone have any experience of living walls in Med climates that they would be prepared to share?  Ideas for appropriate plants (I already have some but would be interested in others)?  All comments & suggestions gratefully received.

 

Gill Pound

Nr Carcassonne,

Languedoc

France

 



 

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