Am I off-the-wall?

[rick12]

hello, i'm new to the online form and this may be well discussed. i am interested in green walls. i want to find a DIY project to grow upwards. any help appreciated

[Eeyore]

What is a green wall? I assume you aren't talking about a tellis with vines?

[rick12]

yes i guess vines can be green walls. but green walls that i am talking about are like green roofs. they are actually containers attached to the wall and can be indoor or outdoor. and can be small or huge

[Eeyore]

Well, I know Liz was making a living planter and she used a wire frame lined with sphagnum moss and attched the plants into the moss. I suppose you could do something similar on a larger scale....

Here is a couple of links for you. It might help you get started.

http://livebuilding.queensu.ca/green_features/biowall

http://www.discoverychannel.ca/shows/ep ... 5&sid=7484

[rick12]

yes, yes, thankyou Eeyore for the links. that is exacty what i am looking for!

[DavidP]

That looks really lovely.

[seacat]

Ricki,

There was an exhibitor at Canada Blooms that was selling green indoor walls, and I know you want you make one yourself, but I thought that if you could look at their designs online, it might give you some ideas of how to improvise one yourself. I managed to find them by looking at exhibitors list for CBs 2008. Its GreenSpaceRoofing.com. For what its worth, they seem to sell kits for making green walls.

[rick12]

thanks seacat--i have seen their stuff--looks great. the reason i am going to make my own is the cost of shipping these goods to BC more than doubles the cost.
funny that here in BC i am unable to find suppliers of this product or similar.

come on BC get on the greenwall

[Lizcordysmum]

http://www.busby.ca/

And contact Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC

[rick12]

thanks Liz