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Living Walls, Vertical Gardens, Plant walls, Green Walls, Evergreen Garden Walls, Vertical Plant Walls. Call it whatever you like! They all mean the same thing when it comes to the new definitions of the soothing green interiors which are sought after in today’s office space. Who wants one?

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, sick building syndrome accounts for up to 61 billion dollars a year in health costs, productivity and absenteeism. It is an affliction that affects many employees who work indoors in office complexes. Find out how plants are helping overcome this sydnrome.

Moss walls are the latest in-thing when it comes to green styling. Moss walls are not a new trend altogether. Over a thousand years ago, Zen Buddhists used to grow moss in the interior walls to create a sensation of tranquillity and expansiveness. For most of the monks, it signified communion with nature, a break from reality and a meditation facilitator.

After more than 15 years of installing and maintaining Green Walls and Living Wall systems, we want to put an end to people thinking living walls are hard t install, problematic or high maintenance. We have not only built our own walls but experimented with many other vertical systems over this time and none have hit the mark until now.

We grow indoor plants for various reasons, the common reasons being for decorative purposes, positive psychological effects, or health reasons such as indoor air purification. In keeping with this, it is necessary that proper attention is paid to the correct size and type of planter pots in which these plants are planted.

Due to the variety of plants, the tree in the entry, stunning joinery plants, hanging plants, desk pots and floor plants, we thought this installation was deserving of an entry in the inaugural Interior Plantscape Industry awards. When it comes to the final product, we made this office feel like an urbane jungle!