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Laguna Honda Hospital - Vertical Garden Panels installation

John Alexander, hired PlantsOnWalls to install two vertical garden panels in the newly constructed main lobby at Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco. The panels are located in the tall atrium of the 1st floor entry area. John will now complete the designs for planting for the vertical garden panels and architectural planters below.

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Starting Seeds in Florafelt Vertical Planters

Seeds were started in the pockets of our Florafelt Vertical Garden Planters. Root wrappers were filled with soil then placed in the pockets. Seeds were added to the soil and identified with plastic stakes.

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Aquaponic Vertical Vegetable Garden

PlantsOnWalls erected the Aquaponic Vertical Vegetable Garden at James Snidle Gallery. Water is recirculated through the panels from the tank below. Goldfish create the fertilizer needed by the vegetable garden. The balanced system produces oxygen as well as organic herbs and vegetables.

The tower is made from 9 - PlantsOnWalls Full 12-Pocket Vertical Garden Panels that were threaded together with picture wire to form a triangle. The panels were attached to galvanized pipe and placed over a 36" Stock Tank. A fountain pump recirculates the water through the felt panels. The water wicks into the roots of the plants. Drip trays at the base of the panels direct water back into the storage tank.

The Aquaponic Vertical Vegetable Garden is viewable from the street corner of 10th and Bryant, across from Costco, in SOMA San Francisco. Watch it's progress as we plant seeds and experiment with various types of garden plants throughout the summer.

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Succulent Installation - Gilman Residence

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SF Foliage Living Walls

PlantsOnWalls installed two living walls at SF Foliage. Each one measures 5'-4" wide by 8'-0" high. They each use 4 of the Full 24-Pocket panels filled with tropical plants. Root Wrappers were used to place the plants and automatic irrigation lines were installed for a drain-to-waste type system. Feel free to visit the installations at SF Foliage, at 1150 Phelps in San Francisco. Phone: (415) 648-4406.

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Raphael On Ventura

Raphael On Ventura, a Los Angeles restaurant, uses PlantsOnWalls Pleated Planters to create a living partition as part of their outdoor eating area.

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Tieing Up The Tomatoes

The Vegetable Wall has a head start on spring. The tomato plants need to be tied back as they grow. Blooms are a sure sign that fruit is on its way. The sun warms the roots which increases growth rate.

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Big Fruit Strawberry Walls

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Strawberry Walls Showing New Roots

The strawberries are showing young fruit and the roots are beginning grow into the felt where they receive moisture and nutrients. The top pockets are left open to place time-release food spikes. We are using Jobes Organics Fertelizer Spikes and allowing the drip irrigation lines to drip over the spikes. This creates a stream of nutrient water to wick through the felt and to the roots.

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Harvest Walls Growing In

A visit to the vegetable test gardens in Brentwood are fruitful. Small berries are starting to form on the strawberry wall and the tomatoes are flowering already. After 3 weeks the Harvest Walls are growing in. The roots emerge from the root wrappers to receive nutrients and water from the felt.

We have run irrigation lines across the top row of pockets. We are using 1/4" mini soaker hose connected to 1/4" irrigation tubing connecting it to the hose timer. Our hose timers are set to water for 1 minute every 6 hours.

Usually it is considered too early to start planting in this area because the ground is too cold. The pleated planters are warmed by the sun getting us off to an early start.

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Peperomia Wall

After 3 months the slow growing peperomia is filling in. Peperomia is a very low light succulent and used very little water. The drip irrigation is set for 10 minutes every 5 days. Overall it been very low maintenance and has been a delight to live with.

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Floating Vertical Garden

Floating Vertical Garden at James Snidle Gallery in San Francisco.

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Succulence Nursury - Pleated Planters

Succulence Nursury in San Francisco is selling planted and unplanted pleated planters. Ken Shelf has prepared delightful arrangements that are intended to grow in and become entire works of art.

Succulence Nursury: http://www.yelp.com/biz/succulence-san-francisco

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2010 Tropical Plant Industry Exhbition

PlantsOnWalls traveled to Fort Lauderdale to show at the 2010 TPIE Show. We were overwhelmed with interest in our Pleated Planter full wall display, the Small, Wide and Tall Pleated Planters, and a Stainless Steel Floraframe on display. We also demonstrated how to use Root Wrappers. Leaving portions of the full wall unplanted gave us the opportunity to demonstrate how to wrap the roots of plants and simply slide them into the pockets.

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2010 TPIE - Retailers Choice Award

We were also delighted and surprised to receive the Retailer's Choice Award. The recognition comes from retailers choosing booths having the top 10 innovative products. We also were asked to formally present our products to the group.

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Procrosmas Showing Red

2 Floraframe Panels with galvanized frames were installed on the south facing side of the house. Procrosmas were planted in the pockets. Procrosmas are woody like shrubs that show bright colors when given ample sun. They make a fantastic display.