Florafelt Pro System
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A Living Wall System for Professionals
The Florafelt Pro System is a high quality patented vertical garden solution that uses water wicking Florafelt Grow Strips woven into a galvanized (or stainless) wire grid to create a drip-free water distribution system for growing a high-density arrangement of plants on walls.
Make Huge Walls
Use 6-inch Grow Strip with custom 6 x 6 inch stainless steel 304 with 1/4" wire grids to create extremely robust vertical gardens. Or use the pre-assembled Florafelt Pro System Modular Unit to make any size living wall. Engineer mega-scale plant walls. Discover unlimited possibilities.
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Florafelt Pro System living wall by Planted Design San Francisco.
Florafelt Pro System Install
Planted Design used the Florafelt Pro System to create a breathtaking living wall installation for their client's private home in Pleasanton, California.
Handels Like a Real Garden so you can Explore and Play
16" root wrappers to accommodate larger sized plants that can simply be wrapped and inserted into the pockets. Root Wrapped plants done off-site also make for an extremely rapid and tidy installation on site. Plants can easily be changed by pulling out the wrapped plant cleanly.
Florafelt Pro System living wall by Alec Hawley Landscape Architect San Francisco.
Florafelt Pro System Irrigation
Use only one irrigation line at the top.
Water wicks down through the florafelt materials to irrigate each pocket.
The entire wall is typically irrigated from the top only with drip emitters that slowly add moisture to the wall.
Water wicks down to each root-wrapped plant where roots begin to grow from their original soil into the felt.
Water is efficiently absorbed throughout the wall to water each plant.
We typically recommend to use 2 1/2 gallon drip emitters per pocket column.
It’s best to leave the drip system visible to allow for visual inspection and replacement.
Florafelt Pro System Drip Irrigation
Use only a single drip irrigation line at the top
One of the greatest benefits of the Florafelt System is our use of our specially designed horticulture fabric. It’s incredible wicking properties move moisture efficiently through the wall. This means you only need a single irrigation drip line at the very top. We have projects that are 30’ high with a single line at the top.
Commercial Client Success
A 12' x 8' Fern Wall Vertical Garden designed by Chris Bribach of Plants On Walls. Using the Florafelt Pro System Stainless Steel Grid units mounted to a galvanized unistrut frame.
384 Root Wrapped Ferns were added by Arnulfo DelReal of The Plant People. The pre-wrapped ferns were inserted into the felted grids to create a design wave of green as requested by the client.
Plastic Water Barriers were inserted into the wire grid to direct water run-off to a gutter below.
Stainless Wire Grids were attached to a galvanized metal frame to support the vertical garden structure.
Fern Wall Vertical Garden for a startup in, Palo Alto, California by Chris Bribach of Plants On Walls using the Florafelt Pro System. Plants and design by Arnulfo DelReal of The Plant People, Palo Alto.
Weave In the Grow Strip to Create Water Wicking Pockets
6 inch grow strip is woven into a 6 inch by 6 inch metal grid. The patented system directs moisture inward and keeps the front dry and drip-free.
Florafelt Pro System - Felting & Wrapping
Chris Bribach demonstrates how to weave Florafelt Grow Strip and Root Wrap plants of various sizes for Alex Hawley's backyard succulent living wall in San Francisco.
Florafelt Pro System Wire Grid Installation Planted Design San Francisco.
Wire Grid Installation
Our wire grid system is easy to install and can be modified to fit any size wall. Made from high quality 304 stainless steel they offer a pre-engineered solution for architects and engineers.
Product Details
Grid Sizing
Each grid is 3 feet wide x 2 feet high x 4.25 inches deep. Grids can be cut down easily with bolt cutters for custom sizes. Grids can be overlapped and saddled on to the adjacent panels to fill in areas less than 3 feet wide.
Grow Strip
Florafelt Grow Strip is woven into each opening starting at the top and working downward. Form pockets that cover about 3/4 of the opening below. Plants should be seated firmly and deep within each pocket.
Coverage
Each 3ft x 2ft grid requires one 15 yard roll of 6 inch wide grow strip for adequate coverage. Openings are slightly less than 6" so the felt fits in snug.
Root Wrappers
There are 24 openings in each grid so order 24 root wrappers per grid unit.
Planting
Openings are sized to receive root wrapped plants. A full 6" potted plant will fit in nice and snug. Or you can use two of the 4 inch potted plants per pocket. But also you can add a cup of soil and use just one 4 inch plant per pocket. You can save a lot on cost if you start with seeds, cuttings, or bare-root.