Living Facade Vertical Garden
Amanda Goldberg of Planted Design worked with Brandon Pruett to create a living facade near 14th and Folsom Street in the Mission District of San Francisco using the Florafelt Pro System.
Brandon Pruett and Amanda Goldberg create a living facade for their client's industrial building near 14th and Folsom Street in San Francisco's Mission District.
This living facade is filled with drought tolerant California natives and contains thousands of plant starts.
The freshly planted vertical garden is already busrting with life and beginning to fill in.
Looking up from the street the industrial facade has been transformed into a lush countryside that offers a habitat for birds and bees.
Brandon leads a team of volunteers to wrap the plants in felt diapers. The root-wrapped plants are set aside and then inserted into the Florafelt System.
The rooftop was the perfect place to prepare the plants for the vertical garden.
Amanda of Planted Design hired Brandon Pruett of Living Green Design to map out the irrigation system that includes copper drain trays that directs runoff to landscape below.
Amanda Goldberg and Brandon Pruett worked together to create a dramatic design that includes a wide variety of color and interest highlighting California natives and drought tolerant species.
First a wire gird is assembled then the Florafelt Grow Strips are woven into it.
A scissor lift is used to place the root-wrapped plants according to the design grid.
This completed living facade is a landmark installation that will not only transform the neighborhood but soften the urban experience for all.
Chris and Gary's Vertical Garden
Chris and Gary used a 12-Pocket Florafelt Vertical Garden Planter to create an easy care succulent display for their San Francisco balcony. Succulents are great for saving water and can be hand watered weekly.
Chris and Gary in San Francisco. Florafelt 12-Pocket Vertical Garden Planter.
The design by Chris Bribach of Plants On Walls incorporated earthy tones to blend with the natural wood siding. Then incorporated a base of green on the edges to give definition. Use of trailers let it hang down wile other succulents will reach upward.
The Florafelt 12-Pocket Planter is 32 inches wide and 24 inches tall. The felt pockets are pre-stapled to a lightweight plastic board that has nylon tabs on the top corners. Simply hung from deck screws.
Succulents are a great way to learn vertical gardening if you have the right conditions. First you'll need lots of bright light and no frost conditions. Best for our more arid states and continents. Chris and Gary use a hand pumped pressure sprayer to water once a week and also rinse off the plants. Succulents like to go nearly dry between waterings. They are so easy you even place a cutting in soil and they will root and grow.
For their design each pocket receives a felt wrapped wrap grouping of plants. In this case two 4 inch potted plants are placed into each pocket. By arranging pairs or groupings a more detailed flow can be created.
Chris Bribach demonstrates how use Florafelt Root Wraps to create a succulent display.
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Exotic Species Vertical Garden
Brandon Pruett of Living Green Design created a design thick with exotic species for their San Francisco Showroom using the Florafelt Pro System.
Brandon Pruett, Living Green Design Showroom, San Francisco. Florafelt Pro System.
This unique water-saving vertical garden uses the urn (at the lower left) to collect and recirculate water and nutrients.
Brandon Pruett, Living Green Design Showroom, San Francisco. Florafelt Pro System.
Brandon Pruett, Living Green Design Showroom, San Francisco. Florafelt Pro System.
Brandon Pruett, Living Green Design Showroom, San Francisco. Florafelt Pro System.
Dalai Lama Vertical Garden
Anita Bohrnerud of Green Roof Specialists created a vibrant vertical garden display for the Dalai Lama's 80th Birthday Celebration at the Bren Theater at the University of Irvine using Florafelt Recirc free-standing living wall units.
Bayan Palace Vertical Garden
Nawaf Al-Bash of Terra Garden created a spectacular living wall for the Botanical Garden at Bayan Palace in Kuwait using Florafelt Vertical Garden Planters. http://www.terragarden.net
Nawaf Al-Bash, Terra Garden, Bayan Palace Vertical Garden, Florafelt System
Nawaf Al-Bash, Terra Garden, Bayan Palace Vertical Garden, Florafelt System
Video: Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad opens Botanical Garden at Bayan Palace
Nawaf Al-Bash, Terra Garden, Bayan Palace Vertical Garden, Florafelt System
Tropical Luxury Vertical Garden
Mike and Anne McCall enjoy a cascading tropical vertical garden featured for a Toll Brothers model home in San Ramon, California. The living wall was designed and installed by Mike McCall Landscape Inc using the Florafelt Vertical Garden Planter System.
Living Wall by Mike McCall Landscape Inc for Toll Brothers Model Homes in San Ramon, California. Florafelt Vertical Garden System.
San Francisco Orchid Show 2015 Vertical Garden
San Francisco Orchid Expo 2015, Florafelt Pro System
For the Pacific Orchid Expo 2015 a Fabergé style cascade of pink orchids on a curved vertical garden welcome visitors at the entrance of the Fort Mason Hall in San Francisco where the show was held.
San Francisco Orchid Expo 2015, Florafelt Pro System
Plants were kept in their original pots for the 3-day show then sold on the final day to raise money for the San Francisco Orchid Society. Special thanks goes to Casper Curto and all the volunteers who helped to create this incredible display.
San Francisco Orchid Expo 2015, Florafelt Pro System
The Florafelt Pro System was donated by Chris Bribach, inventor of the Florafelt system.
Aquatic Paradise Vertical Garden
MAS-WAS Biotechnology created a glorious Florafelt vertical garden above a massive fish aquarium for their showroom in Barcelona, Spain.
Mas-Was Biotechnology, Barcelona, Florafelt Vertical Garden System
Mas-Was Biotechnology, Barcelona, Florafelt Vertical Garden System
Mas-Was Biotechnology, Barcelona, Florafelt Vertical Garden System
Mas-Was Biotechnology, Barcelona, Florafelt Vertical Garden System
Miami Style Vertical Garden
Jeff Allis of Tru Vine Design created an exuberant vertical garden for the Chrome Hearts cafe and boutique in Miami's bustling design district. More than a thousand tropical plants in a towering design transformed the inner courtyard into an ultra-hip tropical oasis. It features a sophisticated composition of exotic bromeliads.
Jeff Allis, Tru Vine Design, Chrome Hearts Miami, Florafelt System, photo: wwd.com
Jeff Allis, Tru Vine Design, Chrome Hearts Miami, Florafelt System, photo: wwd.com
Vertical Herb Garden for Bartenders
Brandon Pruett of Living Green Design created a bartender's herb vertical garden for Anchor Brewing Company's exclusive San Francisco rooftop cocktail tasting lounge. Working with team members Rachel Farinelli and Lindsey Graves they created a delightful mix of herbs ideal for a bartender's garnish to a glass.
Brandon Pruett, Living Green Design, Anchor Brewing Company, Florafelt System
Brandon Pruett, Living Green Design, Anchor Brewing Company, Florafelt System
Brandon Pruett, Living Green Design, Anchor Brewing Company, Florafelt System
VIDEO: Vertical Herb Garden for Bartenders. A mix of herbs served fresh for the perfect garnish for glass. Brandon Pruett, Rachel Farinelli and Lindsey Graves from Living Green Design created a custom vertical plant wall for Anchor Brewing Company's cocktail tasting rooftop lounge.
Jessica Alba's Eco-Friendly Vertical Garden
Jessica Alba created a super cool vertical garden with Florafelt vertical garden planters in her eco-friendly home makeover.
Jessica Alba's Eco-Friendly Vertical Garden. Florafelt System. photo: Brit.co
Living Light Well Vertical Garden
Brandon Pruett of Living Green Design created a living light well for a modern San Francisco custom home using the Florafelt System.
Brandon Pruett, Living Green Design, Florafelt System
Succulent Spa Vertical Garden
Kerry Bauer of Greenscaped Buildings San Diego used Florafelt Vertical Garden Planters to create a delightfully green succulent spa garden.
Kerry Bauer, Greenscaped Buildings San Diego. Florafelt System
Green Wave Vertical Garden
Julie Duvivier of Duviv Gardens built a vertical garden masterpiece using the Florafelt System for Montage Services Downtown San Francisco.
Julie Duvivier, Duviv Gardens, Florafelt System
Julie Duvivier, Duviv Gardens, Florafelt System
Julie Duvivier, Duviv Gardens, Florafelt System
Julie Duvivier, Duviv Gardens, Florafelt System
Frank Lloyd Wright Marin Center Vertical Garden
Fani Hansen Architects used the Florafelt System to create a curved vertical garden to 'bring the outdoors in' at Frank Lloyd Wright's Marin Center in San Rafael, California.
Fani Hansen Architects, Frank Lloyd Wright Marin Center, Florafelt System
Fani Hansen Architects, Marin Center, Florafelt System
Fani Hansen Architects, Marin Center, Florafelt System
Floating Ferns Vertical Garden
Chris Bribach, Plants On Walls used Florafelt Vertical Garden Planters to fill a wall with varieties of maidenhair ferns topped with blue star ferns for an Artthaus Design/Build private residence in Pacific Heights, San Francisco.
Chris Bribach, Plants On Walls, Artthaus, Florafelt System
Chris Bribach, Plants On Walls, Artthaus, Florafelt System
Venice Beach Vertical Garden
Dany Rojany of Bella Casa Design in Venice Beach, California created graphic designs that mimic the architecture with living succulents. The designs were created using Florafelt planters attached to a chain link support. The design was continued on both sides of this living fence above the interior courtyard water feature.
Bella Casa Design, Los Angeles 310 890-9300
Dany Rojany of Bella Casa in Venice Beach, California. Florafelt System
Dany Rojany of Bella Casa in Venice Beach, California. Florafelt System
Dany Rojany of Bella Casa in Venice Beach, California. Florafelt System
Dany Rojany of Bella Casa in Venice Beach, California. Florafelt System
Living Architecture Vertical Garden
Inspired by the lush tropical lava formed earthworks of Hawaiian cliffsides landscape designer Brandon Pruett of Living Green Design envisioned a living architectural form to be presented at Sunset Magazine Celebration Weekend 2014. He began with a futuristic crystalized brutalist form then filled it with vividly colorful botanical plant species. Like Hawaiian caves, water dripped from the living structural cantilever that arched over a stone vessel below. Visitors moved through the exhibit as if transported into another world.
This wildly colorful living wall installation was created using the Florafelt Pro System designed by Chris Bribach of Plants On Walls. This patented living wall system uses a 6 by 6 inch metal grid frame to support Florafelt Grow Strip that is woven into the grid to create pleats to support the plants.
The Florafelt Pro System is a very robust and versatile planting system that can be customized for almost any vertical gardening application.
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Twin Peaks Vertical Garden
Living walls inspire people the world over! Here's another great review:
Living walls inspire people the world over! Here's another great review:
"You'd be surprised at the number of positive comments and questions I get regarding the wall. We live at the top of Twin Peaks in a heavily touristed area due to the dramatic views of the city. There’s not a week that goes by where a few people don’t stop and ask how the garden works, many of them from foreign countries. I installed the automatic watering and feeding systems just as explained from the web site, so I’m able to say it is the easiest part of the garden for upkeep. Thanks again for the great product."
- R. K. of San Francisco.
Florafelt Vertical Garden Planters
Florafelt Vertical Garden Planters
A Lively Reception Vertical Garden
Designer Michael Stephan of Rainforest Plants uses two double-sided free-standing Florafelt Recirc units to create a lively reception area for a Trifacta San Francisco.
Michael Stephan, Rainforest Plants, Trifacta San Francisco, Florafelt Recirc Systems