Posts Tagged ‘garden’

Verticle Garden Design

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Vertical gardens are a relatively new field of work, and as such it has room for a lot of development. Since 2004, Vertical Garden Design has focused on the design aspect of these type of gardens – to offer projects that stand out from the average range. This involves a continuous effort to increase the knowledge about suitable plants in order to create gardens for a wide range of locations and climates.

Growing plants on a vertical surface has been possible after studies of natural vertical locations — places without soil where in nature there may be a great abundance of plant species. The technique imitates these locations, so it also function without soil, having the benefits of making the surface very light and easy to tailor to any geometry.

Each vertical garden is given a unique design and selection of species. The composition of plants takes in consideration the specific environment where it will be built, such as the local- and micro climate, sun exposure and the surrounding context. The aim is to create a one of a kind and site-specific garden that stands beautiful through all the seasons of the year.

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Instant Organic Garden

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Name: Instant Organic Garden
Phone:(704) 910-6498
Contact: Don Rosenberg
Website: www.instantorganicgarden.com
Description: Instant Organic Garden build organic vegetable garden for backyards. Instant Organic Garden offer their service throughout the entire greater Charlotte area, all year around. They make gardening so easy that everyone in Charlotte can and should have one.

DIRT! The Movie

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

DIRT! The Movie takes you inside the wonders of the soil. It tells the story of Earth’s most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility–from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation.

The opening scenes of the film dive into the wonderment of the soil. Made from the same elements as the stars, plants and animals, and us, “dirt is very much alive.” Though, in modern industrial pursuits and clamor for both profit and natural resources, our human connection to and respect for soil has been disrupted. “Drought, climate change, even war are all directly related to the way we are treating dirt.” (more…)