The Institute will develop (through creating partnerships and grant applications) a research plan that will result in the covering of all the available walls of its facility in Oregon City with vertical gardens. Covering the walls of the facility is a requirement of the Institute’s lease.
:: images via Vertical Garden Institute
The facility has available over 3,600 square feet (339 square meters) of plantable exterior walls and a natural water source.* In conjunction with NW Hydroponics (a business next door to the VGI grounds), has available 830 square feet (78 square meters) of interior wall space.
During 2010, the VGI will use grants, donated materials and volunteer labor to populate these walls with gardens of various descriptions. The goal of the effort will be to (1) document what works and does not work (what combination of plants, construction materials, and irrigation works best; and for the various combinations, what are the costs in terms of materials, labor (design as well as installation), code compliance, etc; (2) determine strategies that will lower installed costs for the various combinations; (3) beautify the walls at the Institute’s facility; and, (4) create movable vertical gardens for resale.
:: images via Vertical Garden Institute
For more information contact Philip Yates, at phil@singerhill.com, or call him at 503-570-8000.
See more pics of some of Phil's experimental gardens below:
:: images via Vertical Garden Institute
Contact info and to visit the Institute:
Vertical Garden Institute
701 John Adams Street
Oregon City, Oregon 97045
503-570-8000
info@verticalgardeninstitute.org
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