living walls, living roofs

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Many who attended the recent MGS annual meeting in Monterey thought that the high-light of the event was the visit to Rana Creek nursery and listening to owner Paul Kephart talk about the living roofs that his firm is designing and installing. Here are some links to articles and pictures. We were excited by the possibilities for recycling waste water, producing energy, and saving energy made possible by this new type of “gardening”.

 

http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/25/interview-paul-kephart-of-rana-creek-part-ii/

 

http://www.ranacreek.com/

 

And this site has wonderful pictures of French designer Patrick Blanc’s wall gardens.

http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/

 

Susan Bouchez

Los Altos, California