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  chris nangle November 4, 2011 at 6:54pm

  give thease dudes a shout they are very good http://www.biotecture.uk.com/
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  Felicity Waters November 5, 2011 at 10:58am

  Hi Roger- what type of system are you thinking of? They dont need to be complicated .. we sell fab DIY systems and they look great  http://www.gardenbeet.com/vertical-garden.html - plus very robust
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  Gillian Bond November 6, 2011 at 10:11am

  HI, at Treebox we have experience in installing everything from  pregrown ivy screens to 4 storeys of high impact greenwall to vertical allotments. We have worked for Crossrail, Skanska, the Waldorf Astoria and  private gardens. We also run workshops. Check us out at www.treebox.co.uk
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  Jennifer Mitchell November 8, 2011 at 7:41pm

  Hi Roger

  I'm a big fan of green walls! I'd be interested to hear more about the project...

  Here is another link for a green wall product:

  http://www.vertigarden.co.uk/
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  Matthew Joseph Botana November 10, 2011 at 11:50pm

  Hi Roger ,

  Have you had any luck with finding an installer?  If not I can put you in touch with a man who can.  He is responsible for Some of the Uks finest walls in my opinion.  Drop me a message if your still looking.

   

   
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  Roger Webster November 11, 2011 at 10:41am

  Thank you very much all who have responded to my query about green walls - convincing proof that the networking businesses really produces results!  I have taken note of the various leads you have all provided and bookmarked some interesting websites - very useful and thank you all again.  I made the enquiry after receiving a phone call from a potential client; I haven't heard back so it may be that this all goes nowhere. If it does take off I'll certainly let  you see the results.

  A final thought: I have to say that I am sceptical about green walls - it seems like a very complicated and expensive way of growing plants, fine perhaps for attention-grabbing show gardens or top-end commercial developments where space is limited and expensive (to be fair, my client enquiry related to a commercial site) but with limited applications elsewhere, especially outside  high-value city centre enclaves (and we don't have many of them here in Devon!). I think it was Russell Page who warned about the need to respect the dignity of plants and some of the green wall examples I have seen make me uncomfortable in the same way that chimpanzees or pet dogs dressed up in human clothes do - innocent creatures being manipulated for human entertainment.   If that potential client calls back i may have to change my tune!  I'd be interested to hear your views - maybe I'm just a narrow-minded  provincial?
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  Jennifer Mitchell November 12, 2011 at 10:05am

  Hi Roger

  Actually, I have had similar nagging doubts about green walls. I love the idea of the technology, but sometimes it does seem like forcing nature to do something unnatural. The conclusion that I've come to (I'm still learning about the tech though!) is that it comes down to plant choice... namely epiphytes that are already adapted to living on vertical structures with little soil: types of bromeliads, orchids, ferns, mosses etc. (Bromeliads seem particularly successful.)

   

   

   
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  Roger Webster November 15, 2011 at 4:52pm

  Hi Matthew

  Still looking at feasibility - including costs - so if you have good lead I'd be keen to hear more.  Many thanks, Roger

  
  
  Matthew Joseph Botana said:

  Hi Roger ,

  Have you had any luck with finding an installer?  If not I can put you in touch with a man who can.  He is responsible for Some of the Uks finest walls in my opinion.  Drop me a message if your still looking.

   

   
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  Gillian Bond November 15, 2011 at 8:33pm

  
  
  Jennifer Mitchell said:

  Hi Roger

  Actually, I have had similar nagging doubts about green walls. I love the idea of the technology, but sometimes it does seem like forcing nature to do something unnatural. The conclusion that I've come to (I'm still learning about the tech though!) is that it comes down to plant choice... namely epiphytes that are already adapted to living on vertical structures with little soil: types of bromeliads, orchids, ferns, mosses etc. (Bromeliads seem particularly successful.)

   

   

   
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  Gillian Bond November 15, 2011 at 8:39pm

  Hi, jennifer

  Just to say that our Easiwall system is really  like a series of troughs arranged vertically, so the plants can grow upwards as well as spilling over as they would from any trough. We have a list of tried and tested evergreen compact perennials that do really well, and as we plant up on site, we can design as we go with the flow, producing swathes.