{"id":111736,"date":"2019-10-20T14:15:48","date_gmt":"2019-10-20T07:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dont-bother-with-a-living-wall-plant-some-ivy\/"},"modified":"2019-10-20T15:24:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T08:24:53","slug":"dont-bother-with-a-living-wall-plant-some-ivy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dont-bother-with-a-living-wall-plant-some-ivy\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t bother with a living wall \u2013 plant some ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIvy is a far simpler and more cost-effective way of cloaking buildings in greenThe concept of the living wall has enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity in recent years. What was once a design novelty at fancy flower shows has gone mainstream, and most major urban developments now seem to have at least part of their surface coated in a matrix of panels filled with growing substrate, allowing plants to colonise their surface. But, much as I love these technological marvels, there\u2019s a far simpler, more cost-effective way to clothe buildings in a living cloak of green: plant some ivy.Every time I walk past an incredibly complex watering system being installed and scores of workers on cranes hauling huge panels, I think to myself: \u201cNone of this is necessary!\u201d Ivy is a cheaper, easier and far less risky option, and provides many of the same environmental and economic benefits as newfangled substrate-filled panels. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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