Vertical Gardening: The Idea Behind Its Formation
It is not difficult to fathom the concept of having a home garden but in the current times where there are cramped living conditions, pollution and no space to breathe, the thought looks far-fetched. This however isn’t the case. Everything is possible and anybody and everybody can have their very own green space and can take part in the pleasure of growing and harvesting their own food infact becoming self-sufficient and having superior nutrition. It is simply a case of making the best out of the resources available.
1938 was the year when it was the vision of Stanly Hart White of the University of Illinois to create an uncommon idea, that link Kavista with Architecture, he presented the Vegetation-bearing Architectonic Structure and System, which is now known as the “Vertical Garden.” The credit of contemporary adaption and popularization of the idea goes to French botanist Patrick Blanc. He was able to fabricate green walls in various places particularly in Europe.
What is a Vertical Garden?
A vertical garden is a way of growing plants and flowers on a wall. It’s also called the green wall and involves plants’ growth on walls instead of the soil. A vertical garden is perfect for the people living in urban areas because of the lack of gardening space. They can be created outdoors or inside the building.
In order to grow plants vertically upwards, such gardens require walls backwards, otherwise there won’t be any support for the plants and wouldn’t encourage their life to flourish. In comparison to plants which grow in the green facades, plants in vertical gardens are not scattered across the ground but rather placed along the wall and receive water and nutrients through the vertical structural support.
Benefits of Vertical Gardening
Such urban communities can produce food in a limited space by using vertical gardening techniques. No soil or long space will be a hindrance as there are a number of vertical gardening techniques which are innovative and effective.
Food Security
In crowded cities, most of the people would like to make a garden outside too but due to a lack of space, they aren’t able to do that, just the vertical gardens can be a gamechanger in such instances. The nutrients supplied to the structural supports or water from the roof exits through the pipe into the pots and up grows the plants! It can also be an interior decor. Such vertical gardens provide so many intricate details to enhance one’s home.
Reduction of Air Pollution
What Vertical Gardens does to improve the atmospheric condition of the indoor and outdoor environment is to absorb and remove any VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds). So whether it’s a narrow space like a windowsill, a balcony, or even a front entrance, planting vegetation at those places vertically definitely changes the breathing air we consume for the better.
Reduces Energy Demand
Because of their insulation, green walls also help to bring lower energy costs by minimising the amount of energy needed to heat and cool buildings. Using a vertical garden in a building will cool it in the summer and warm it in the winter so that less electricity is used in the building.
Enhancing Space Usage
Vertical gardens enable one to make the most out of confined areas and create new zones which were previously deemed unattractive. When a green wall is added to a structure, it enhances the appearance and the creativity of that empty area.
Global and Local Developments
Vertical gardens are catching the fancy of builders all over the world. There are some projects that have already come up in Italy and Mexico. Renato Sarno, An Italian Architecture with Italian architectural firm Stefano Boeri Architetti is planning to put up a vertical garden in Nanjing, China. The Nanjing Green Towers comprise two towers that are fully geared towards planting thousands of trees and shrubs in and on them. These towers are expected to be completed in 2018 and will be able to absorb and clean carbon dioxide and dust particles in the air depending on how much they polluted the air.
A vertical garden has been established in Bangalore on the Hosur Road Electronic City Flyover in India, which has been constructed in two halves, and more than 3500 saplings of ten different species have already been planted. In the construction of the garden, each half has been designed differently in order to reduce the effect of Urban Heat Island, cut smog and purify the air, provide sound proof barrier, and offer a healthy environment for birds and insects.
Dream Location Property Group has plenty of outdoor space which allows for vertical gardens to be utilized for their projects. The projects designed suit very well for building tiered gardens, not only on the walls but also on window sills, on balconies, on terraces and many other creatively designed nooks and corners.
There is no doubt that with vertical gardening the future inclinations will be different; in fact they may become compulsory.
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