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POLL: Living walls - hit or miss?

8 years ago

Having plants in the home can make a big difference - not only do they add some green, but they can breathe life into a home! One trend I've noticed crop up more and more is the living wall - a feature wall made up of some kind of plant.

A little bit unorthodox but something that can look fantastic, is it a hit or a miss for you?

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Louise Richardson-Vine

8 years ago

Outside yes, inside... not so sure.

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Najeebah
8 years ago
so so. looks fine but its asking for insect trouble in most cases
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ANS Global
8 years ago
Good to see slightly more 'hits' than 'misses' so far! ...check out some of our projects before voting and you might decide living walls are a hit after all! www.ansgroupglobal.com/gallery/
Emmeline Westin
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Definitely a hit! But difficult to kill...?
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ANS Global
8 years ago
Do you mean to kill the plants @Emmeline? We normally try to keep them alive as a permanent feature, however we have done some temporary living walls at exhibitions (e.g. Jaguar Land Rover) and our modules are easy to remove from the wall.
Emmeline Westin
8 years ago
I can't keep any plants alive, so I was more concerned that I would kill a living wall as swiftly as I kill the rest :) Good to know that the modules are easy to remove!
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ANS Global
8 years ago
Oh I see Emmeline, well with our maintenance team and built in irrigation to help I'm sure the living wall would stay living!
Frank
8 years ago
Am hearing the "oh how about the insects indoors?" comment very often in threads about living walls.
Is that really such a huge issue? Has someone had an indoors living wall and ditched it due to "fauna not flora"?
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ANS Global
8 years ago
@fch42 we've supplied in the region of 50 indoor living walls (plus many many more exterior ones) and not had complaints about insects... check out our ideabook of interior living walls on our profile.
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Why not? And so creative too. Ferns and stone are always going to be a winner with me
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Alexandra Froggatt Design
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Indoor living walls are surely a hit! In addition to looking fabulous, certain plants are great at removing pollution from the air and living walls provide insulation. I have installed many living walls and work directly with Treebox (who supply and install their own green wall system around the country) and we have not yet heard any issues with insects. Irrigation systems and regular maintenance from a professional should keep the living wall healthy and looking good.
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Boxgreen landscapes Ltd
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A fab way of having herbs & strawberries & tumbling tom tomatoes growing inside in a hot sunny spot!
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Avalon Landscapes & Design Ltd
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A really innovative and green way to disguise an unsightly wall
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Landtec Landscapes Ltd
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A great way to great vertical gardens
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Exubia Ltd
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Definitely a hit. Living walls are definitely a must for interiors.There are so many positive factors to consider. Even if they did get insects, take out a maintenance programme and let us sort it out! As many have already said on this blog, we haven't had any insect problems with the numerous interior walls that we maintain.

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