How to make a green wall with window-type planting boxes
Green walls made with trickle-down irrigation systems are becoming popular – but they electricity and require piped water to function. A simpler way of making a green wall is with traditional planting boxes. You have to water them but, hey, that’s a daily pleasure. The dark green foliage sets off the Chinese Red paint and copper fittings, to make a good outdoor colour scheme.
Sao Paulo, designed by landscape architect Celia Alves (photo courtesy Fernando Stankuns )