Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA, can pat themselves on the back on Earth Day next year, even if they choose not to pull out the shovels and saplings. Without digging a single hole into the ground, they have added the equivalent of 90 fourteen foot-tall trees when they unveiled the largest living wall in North America on October 9th. The 4,072 sq. ft. vegetative surface is the heavy-weight champion in the living wall world, taking the title from the PNC Bank building in Pittsburgh, whose planted surfaces are 70% smaller than Longwood Gardens’.
Green facades have become a growing trend for urbanites looking to connect with nature; potted plants are just not enough anymore. Like any growing trend, this one opens the door for many adventurous and creative steps ranging from the artistic to the mammoth to the just plain weird.
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Author: Kadie Yale
