Living wall progress photos (part 2)
 

Things are starting to move forward on the living wall these days! We have finished all the 'hard' hardscape (Cement/steel) and have been working on the 'medium' hardscape (mesh/capillary mat/piping) this week. Hope that things will be ready to start plugging in the plants next week (though a week of testing out the mist system/automatic controller/etc would probably be a good idea first!)

Here's a few shots of things progressing;

Last week;
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...c/IMG_2148.jpg

Prepping the anchor bolts;
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j..._2IMG_2747.jpg

1st layer of capillary mat up;
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j..._2IMG_2756.jpg

from above;
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j..._2IMG_2763.jpg

first layer of mesh going up;
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j..._2IMG_2771.jpg

mesh layer up;
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j..._2IMG_2775.jpg


another layer of cap mat and a little more lighting going up;
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j..._2IMG_2781.jpg

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j..._2IMG_2783.jpg

My friends says it looks like a giant speaker!;
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j..._2IMG_2787.jpg

Ok, hopefully we will get the garden irrigation emitters in next week it'll start looking greener/prettier!
:biggrin:

Re: Living wall progress photos (part 2)
 

What a huge project! What are you going to plant on the wall? It will be a great view through the windows.

Re: Living wall progress photos (part 2)
 

Hi JK, Yeah, it's not really a 'weekend' project! We have been at this since sometime in early January! The hardest part is going to be trying NOT to over-do it with the plants! I plan on using a lot of ferns (some pretty exotic), hoyas (for scent), neps (of course!),. a few orchids here and there and a mixture of various epiphytes I've been growing. Hopefully by December of this year you won't be seeing the black of the capillary mat anymore! I really need to put in a lot of very small things that can then root themselves firmly into place. It will take some time but I think it'll be worth it! :biggrin:

Re: Living wall progress photos (part 2)
 

Wow... vertical garden.. hope to see your final result soon :D
Where you install the watering system? on top of the wall?

Re: Living wall progress photos (part 2)
 

Hi boonleng, I've had a little 'slow-down' as this is a long holiday weekend in Thailand and the relay switches and the transformers for the pump power supplies have to be assembled in Bangkok and then shipped down to me. :sweating: I want to run the water systems for at least a few days before I start putting in/on the plants. The emitters for the wall system are on a pipe running along the top edge of the wall, wrapped in between layers of the capillary mat material. I'm thinking of changing my filtertank/water resevior to a much larger size so I don't have to worry about it pumping itself dry.

Re: Living wall progress photos (part 2)
 

This project is amazing.
Thanks for sharing.

Re: Living wall progress photos (part 2)
 

Oh! Really forgotten abt this project and the picts too. Now I remember each location and placements. Thanks for reviving ths thread again.:biggrin:

Re: Living wall progress photos (part 2)
 

wow:eek:
I am waiting breathless to see the results

Re: Living wall progress photos (part 2)
 

Well, we got a few days work in on the wall after a looooong break! I've only just started setting in the 'under-story' planting (kind of like ground covers) to let it get a bit of a head start on growing before starting to but in larger plants. I'm afraid it's going to have to go through a grow-in period before it'll look like much. I'll take some new pictures next week!
~Shawn

Re: Living wall progress photos (part 2)
 

Update;
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...p_IMG_1578.jpg

Sorry, better pictures will follow soon!