A great take on the vertical green garden architectural wall is the living facade of this home in Singapore. Brendan points us in the direction of this gem from our friends at Habitus . The house has been designed to provide the family who lives there, with maximum garden space. From the stunning green planted facade to the rooftop terrace, this is green urban living at its most creative. Designed by Formwerkz, it’s a real treat for those of you into sustainable living and eco design. Check out the rest of the article and more pics over at Habitus.

They irrigate the modules using Netafim in-line drip irrigation and a battery-powered timer/valve attached to a nearby hose bib.  In this case they run the irrigation along the top of the modules, and secure it in place using horticultural staples.  This makes it removable, and easy to inspect should there be a problem. All the plants are edible and able to be used on site which is fantastic.  Instead of covering up the sides of the panels with a screen or cover, they chose to grow in rosemary (in the sides), and lettuce and cabbage on the top. Nice.

Mario Batali’s Pizzeria Mozza restaurant in Los Angeles is located at 6602 Melrose Ave. in Los Angeles and worth checking out if you’re in the area. For those foodies among us, its sister restaurant Osteria Mozza [slightly more fancy pants and a little more hip] is quite possibly one of the best restaurants I’ve ever eaten in so worth a look next time you’re in LA.

And if you’re looking to explore the idea of vertical gardens a little closer to home, check out Lushe Gardens for some more inspiration.

Hotel in Paris

Bangkok Emporium

“I knew of Patrick Blanc’s work far before I knew of him.  I had happened across a few of his installations during various travels.  Every time, I was stopped in my tracks in recognition of something truly amazing.  His vertical garden walls get me every time. Many are in France, but his work spans the globe.  Each is a textural tapestry of plants that offer green lushness to what is typically a surrounding area in dire need of something soft, living and fresh. The walls provide biodiversity in urban areas, help buildings with heating and cooling, clean the air, and to me, are some of the most beautiful and inspiring arrangements of plants I know.  Patrick Blanc is one of my design heroes – please…enjoy some of his work…”

Re-posted from Studio ‘g’

Each week Studio G profiles a different garden and explores what makes it interesting or special or unique. Not all the gardens they profile are delightful but they’re certainly unique. As we all know, when it comes to inspiration for innovation, creative input needs no reason it just needs regularlity so here it is folks. Eat up and enjoy. For those of you not familiar with Studio ‘g‘ – it’s a design blog written by Rochelle Greayer who runs Greayer Design Associates LLC. (a Boutique Design Firm that specializes in creating luxurious outdoor environments for Spa and Hospitality properties and Private Residences worldwide) based in Harvard, MA. dedicated to sharing landscape ideas, hotel resort and spa gardens, outdoor art and design and the latest in landscape products and services.