Category: Florafelt Pockets

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Living Wall Dining Experience at Tacquila Palm Springs

Florafelt Pockets Living Wall by River Hudson of Horticultural Holiday for Tac/quila restaurant in Palm Springs.

Restaurant ambiance is nearly as crucial as the menu and kitchen. At Tac/Quila restaurant in Palm Springs, a living wall designed by River Hudson of Horticultural Holiday brings natural drama to an interior space. The region is noted for its dramatic mountain desert scenery, but diners flock to the tables nearest the living wall made from Florafelt Pockets with a simple drip irrigation system. Cascading ferns, grasses, and flowers provide guests with an unexpected and thrilling oasis, where a meal comes with the soothing sensation of dining in nature.

Horticultural Holiday is a landscape design group serving the Palm Springs area specializing in boutique gardens that offer relaxed intimate experiences. It’s a comfortable style that calms the senses with the inherent natural beauty that plants provide.

Florafelt Pockets Living Wall by River Hudson of Horticultural Holiday for Tac/quila restaurant in Palm Springs.

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Florafelt Pockets Restore Living Columns at the Perez Art Museum Miami

Florafelt Flex Pockets for Perez Museum Miami living columns by Patric Blanc new felt and replant by Brightview Landscape Miami.

The Perez Art Museum (PAMM) in Miami boasts the famous living columns created by Patric Blanc, which needed a solution for dripping and other maintenance issues. Brightview Landscaping Miami turned to Florafelt Pockets for the answer. These structures required a revolutionary idea, and we developed a flexible planting pocket for curved and other dimensional surfaces.

The artistic vision was instantly restored after planting the first column.Since changing plants is as easy as slipping them in and out of their pockets, the column is carefully refined into a precision design that can be used on the others. One year later, the superiority of the Florafelt system is apparent at a glance, and reveals the dramatic beauty to come.

Our flexible planting pockets vastly expand possibilities for any challenging project. We look forward to helping you create a living wall where nobody thought it was possible.

Florafelt Flex Pockets Living Columns Test Upgrade at the Perez Museum Of Modern Art in Miami.

The Newly Planted Florafelt Test Column is a Big Improvement

October 2018: A single column is planted using Florafelt pleated pockets to offer a solution to the original installation made with the cut-and-slit felt-planted columns. The tidy and organized black pockets are already an improvement.

Florafelt Flex Pockets Living Columns Test Upgrade at the Perez Museum Of Modern Art in Miami, October 2018. Photo: Jeffery Allis

A Year Later the Florafelt Pockets Column Fills In Beautifully

November 2019 (a year later): The Florafelt pleated pocket test column is fully filled and grown in beautifully. This is a perfect example of how Florafelt Pleated Pockets distribute moisture and allow for easier maintenance.

Florafelt Flex Pockets Living Columns Test Upgrade at the Perez Museum Of Modern Art in Miami, November 2019. Photo: Jeffery Allis

The Future for the Perez Museum Living Columns

As soon as new funding becomes available, the old cut-and-slit columns can be updated with the Florafelt Pockets. We are excited to be a part of a solution that can make the original vision not only easier to maintain but become the glorious beauty it was intended to be.

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Interior Plant Design Style by Living Walls Edmonton

A towering living wall for a private residence is the showstopper of three recent projects from Living Walls Edmonton. Interior Plantscape Designer Chris Myers makes a bold statement with his unbound design in a loft that soars to the second floor. Only Florafelt Pocket Panels make it possible to have such a dramatic home feature. It’s always necessary to change plants from time to time and Florafelt makes it easy. Simply remove the struggling plant by lifting if from the pocket and sliding the replacement inside, restoring the wall to full vibrancy in a matter of minutes.

The clean lines of crisp surrounds provide stylish frames for the planted units, including the show display seen here. Recessed stainless tanks for irrigation integrate seamlessly and collect runoff for maximum water conservation. Micro LED lights in the frames provide supplemental lighting but also create theatrical contrasts of greenery and shadow.

In the final new project from Chris Myers, an office project softens a casual meeting spot.The positive effects of plants in the workplace are well-known. A small living wall summons our innate human comfort with nature and inspires a spirit of collaboration and trust..

Florafelt Pockets living wall by Living Walls Edmonton.
Florafelt Pockets living wall by Living Walls Edmonton.
Florafelt Pockets living wall by Living Walls Edmonton.
Florafelt Pockets living wall by Living Walls Edmonton.
Florafelt Pockets living walls by Living Walls Edmonton.
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Stylish Jungle Living Wall at Population Hair Salon

Florafelt Pocket Panel Living Wall at Population Hair Salon Mission San Francisco.

Good styling comes in all forms, including hair and atmosphere! The inventive staff at Population Hair Salon in San Francisco’s Mission district create a singular experience for clients using lots of plants, one of the best methods to remove toxins from the air and soothe the spirit, naturally.

After years of growth, a sprawling jungle effect has emerged, behind the washing station which creates more of a spa-like environment. Salon owner, Brian installed a similar living wall in his first location and customers found it so exciting he planted another in his second location even before it opened.

The system is simple. An automatic irrigation drip line waters the Florafelt Pockets living wall from the top. Excess water collects in the bottom gutter that directs it to a drain.

This Salon, with its proliferation of plants, has become a San Francisco landmark (at least for locals) elevating the prestige of a superior salon with an eco-friendly embrace of the city’s history and ethic.

A living wall softens the hair washing experience at Population Hair Salon in San Francisco. Florafelt Pockets living wall.
Population Hair Salon Living Wall in San Francisco Mission District grown in Florafelt Pockets.
The salon’s prep station is incorporated into the living wall where irrigation connections are also made. Population Hair Salon in San Francisco. Florafelt Pockets living wall.

Aerial Roots of the Philodendron Monstera add mystery to the living wall. Population Hair Salon in San Francisco. Florafelt Pockets living wall.
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Floating Home Living Walls Help Build Community in Amsterdam

Living walls designed for a Schoonschip floating home by Joris Bunschoten of the The Vertical Planting Specialist using Florafelt Pockets. Photo dw.com

This spring Joris Bunschoten, The Vertical Planting Specialist, Amsterdam installed three living walls with Florafelt Pocket Panels for a floating house in Amsterdam. The project is called Schoonschip or ‘Clean Ship’. There are thirty floating houses in a canal in Amsterdam to create more new living space for this sustainable floating community.

A future vision for green sustainable communities. Living on the water lets you feel a more immediate connection to nature. Thirty homes float on concrete rafts at Schoonschip in Amsterdam. Architect Jorrit Houwert of +31 Architects is just one of the architects involved who engineers structures according to weight and green materials to work with the constraints of a floating structure. Learn more from this fascinating DW Euromaxx video.

Living walls designed for a Schoonschip floating home by Joris Bunschoten of the The Vertical Planting Specialist using Florafelt Pockets.
Architect Jorrit Houwert of +31 Architects interviewed at Schoonschip Floating Homes in Amsterdam. Photo dw.com
Architect Jorrit Houwert of +31 Architects interviewed at Schoonschip Floating Homes in Amsterdam. Photo dw.com

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Jane’s Simply Succulent Florafelt Living Wall

Florafelt Pocket Panels Succulent Vertical Garden Jane Surich

On her patio where she spends most of her time, Jane displays her favorite exotic species on her hand-watered succulent vertical garden. Succulents thrive in dry conditions. Just steps from her kitchen, Jane’s exotic garden adds a cheerful dash to her favorite spot.

Florafelt Pocket Panels hang from their mounting tabs on a 1/2″ pipe, allowing the vertical garden to float.

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Horticulture Therapist’s Healing Vertical Garden at Cleveland Clinic

When a previous vertical garden system proved too difficult to maintain, Horticulture Therapist Alison McKim turned to the Florafelt Pockets system for a family healing vertical garden at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.

Florafelt Pockets Living Wall for Angie’s Garden Living Wall at Cleveland Clinic
Florafelt Pockets Living Wall for Angie’s Garden Living Wall at Cleveland Clinic.

Florafelt Pockets allow Alison to experiment with colors, textures and patterns, helping to lift the spirits of both patients and caregivers. The pocket system provides countless seasonal opportunities to enliven this crucial, enchanted garden refuge in the heart of the city.

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Florafelt Pockets Living Wall for Angie’s Garden Living Wall at Cleveland Clinic.

Alison McKim describes her delight in using Florafelt Pockets to create a vertical garden that provides an interactive healing experience for hospital visitors.

Florafelt Pockets Living Wall for Angie's Garden Living Wall at Cleveland Clinic
Florafelt Pockets Living Wall for Angie’s Garden Living Wall at Cleveland Clinic

Angie’s Garden Living Wall at Cleveland Clinic

Alison McKim describes her delight in using Florafelt Pockets to create a vertical garden that provides an interactive healing experience for hospital visitors.

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Vertical Gardens Make Us Happy

A wall of plants is more than a beautiful home feature. It’s an entire community of living things. Together they have a life of their own and create a distinct personality. The leaves grow and move every day, creating a subtle but distinct change. It’a living ecosystem that’s complex and rich, and that’s why they draw our attention.

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The deep green of the living wall with burlwood table and lighting created with seed pods enhance the organic feel to this space.

Getting to Know Your Vertical Garden

Touching your plants lets you know your living wall better. You can feel the raw power of life in each leaf. Interacting with plants reminds of the miracle of living things. Getting to know your living wall will also make the plants healthier and happier. For example, wiping leaves removes dust so they can breath easier. The surface of leaves absorb carbon dioxide from our breath and converts it to oxygen, which helps us breathe easier too.

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Landscape Designer Lindsey Graves of Living Green Design provides extra love and care to his living wall creations.
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Like a window into a forest, this living wall melts into the design of this architectural home.

Plants Give Back

Plants bring huge joy. We love potted plants in our homes and offices, but it’s magnified with an entire wall. We spend most of our time indoors, so a vertical garden is a reminder of how important nature is for our well-being. It feels like an open window and lets us experience nature every day.

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Philodendron Congo Green loves bright light, and pairs nicely with Philodendron Xanadu Neon to provide striking color contrast.

Inspiring Green Design

This living wall is designed by the architect and owners of this Noe Valley San Francisco home. With their construction team, they created a waterproof alcove with floor drains. An inset plywood surface was waterproofed with rubber pond liner, and Florafelt Pocket Panels were mounted using deck screws. Irrigation tubing was added at the top, and water slowly drips to each plant. Full-spectrum LED lighting provides perfect light levels. A mix of philodendrons and others are were added to create dramatic green sweeps with subtle textures. Over the years, the plants were rearranged, and new species introduced. The Florafelt Pockets and Wraps system makes it easy to sculpt this well-loved living wall.

Florafelt Pockets Make it Easy

Affordable and elegantly designed synthetic felt pockets are mounted easily to walls. Once irrigation and drainage is in place they are quickly planted to provide you with an instant living experience.

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Botanical Living Wall for a Miami Courtyard

Christine Johnston designed and installed this lush botanical masterpiece at her Miami home. Inspired by Jeff Allis of Truvine Design, Christine used a Florafelt 24-Pocket Vertical Garden Planter and artfully filled it with an amazing tropical medley of ferns, begonias, ginger, anthuriums, bromeliads, heather, irises, aralias, ficus, coreopsis, jade, wax lily, bougainvillea, syngonium, medinilla, and orchids.

Botanical Vertical Masterpiece for a Miami Courtyard. Created with a Florafelt 24-Pocket Vertical Garden Planter.
Botanical Vertical Masterpiece for a Miami Courtyard. Created with a Florafelt 24-Pocket Vertical Garden Planter.

Botanical Vertical Masterpiece for a Miami Courtyard. Created with a Florafelt 24-Pocket Vertical Garden Planter.
Botanical Vertical Masterpiece for a Miami Courtyard. Created with a Florafelt 24-Pocket Vertical Garden Planter.
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Accent Living Wall by Emma Lam of A Small Green Space in Jersey City

This colorful accent living wall for an intimate urban patio is crafted by Emma Lam of A Small Green Space, a fun urban garden design/build firm based in Jersey City.

Florafelt Living Wall by Emma Lam of A Small Green Space, Jersey City. (photo meganmaloy.com)
Florafelt Living Wall by Emma Lam of A Small Green Space, Jersey City. (photo meganmaloy.com)

Adjacent to the dining area, this small vertical garden (5′ x 6′) uses a beautiful mix of foliage to visually soften the neighbor’s wall and define the lounge and fire pit area.

Florafelt Living Wall by Emma Lam of A Small Green Space, Jersey City. (photo meganmaloy.com)
Florafelt Living Wall by Emma Lam of A Small Green Space, Jersey City. (photo meganmaloy.com)
Florafelt Living Wall by Emma Lam of A Small Green Space, Jersey City. (photo meganmaloy.com)
Florafelt Living Wall by Emma Lam of A Small Green Space, Jersey City. (photo meganmaloy.com)