The chart above (click for larger size) is a first effort to analyze three types of vertical urban gardens: small business, corporate and residential. I am interested in plant selection, public access, design and construction, maintenance, temporal dimension, and green space benefits.
As I collect more images and thoughts about green urban space, I will post more of these photo analyses. Please let me know what you think.
Posted by Michael Janzen on May 21, 2009 at 4:29 am
Incredible and inspiring! I can’t wait to try it on my house… we’re thinking of covering out south facing wall somehow to reduce the heat exposure on the house.
Posted by Vertical Gardens and Urban Landscapes in Tokyo : Michael Janzen on May 21, 2009 at 4:42 am
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Posted by palmsundae on October 13, 2009 at 10:00 am
Thank you. Your website has some great information and images.
I post regularly about vertical gardens in Tokyo. Please check out my “vertical” tag: http://tokyogreenspace.wordpress.com/tag/vertical/
Posted by Vertical Garden Guru on October 13, 2009 at 9:55 am
Love your comparison of vertical gardens
I might refer to some on my website
Vertical Garden DIY
Posted by Living wall artist on January 30, 2010 at 2:39 pm
That’s a great comparison. The corporate ones do all seem to have a different look than the residential ones.
Posted by Different types of Vertical Gardens Analyzed « Living Walls and Vertical Gardens on February 5, 2010 at 2:32 pm
[...] Tokyo Green Space came out with an interesting chart comparing different types of vertical gardens to one another. It’s easy to see a bunch of different vertical gardens and get overwhelmed, but his chart does a good job of breaking the options and features down into three categories: Corporate, Small Business and Residential with different size systems for each. [...]