Here is a series of connections that research has found that justifies the claim that living walls increase your sex life: Watching or being in nature increases ones self body image. Living walls are nature. A better self body image means you feel sexier. The sexier you feel the more likely you’ll have sex. These […]
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As a living wall installer we install two types of decorative living walls: indoor walls and outdoor walls. Indoor walls have tropical plants. Outdoor walls have plants that look good in the harsh NY winter. A third kind of wall we install, both indoor and outdoor, is an edible wall. Edible walls can have
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A lot of living wall installers in their zeal to sell living walls will tell you there is no maintenance once the living wall is installed. I’m guilty of this myself. And it has been true on some walls. But for the most part living walls need maintenance, and sometimes they need a lot of
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Brutalism is an architectural style using a lot of concrete to make buildings that appear, well, brutal. I find them depressingly beautiful. They also sometimes replicate natural shapes, like crystals or a bunch of square stones piled on each other or whatever that shape is in the photo above. That biomimicry is beautiful. But that’s
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One of the largest issues in a house is indoor air quality. Up until recently most people usually don’t pay any attention to it and subsequently the amount of headaches, foggy headedness, breathing problems and body aches are much higher than need be. Not coincidentally the above body symptoms are also what happens to you
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Lately, the idea of green walls has become very fashionable. Either part of a building or free standing, this sustainable innovation is healthy and great to look at. Also known as living walls, these vertical gardens are packed with flora that benefits everything from our lungs to our ears! Let’s have a detailed look into the
As a green wall installer I’m always reading up on the latest developments in living wall technologies. I recently read a book called Wall Planters and Wall Plants, Practical guide to vertical gardening, by Nicholas Jenkins. The tag line is Wall planters indoor and outdoor, vertical planting systems, DIY, planting, pots and plants, decor and
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There is something awe inspiring about staring up at a majestic green wall. The size and beauty of a living wall reminds us of our immortality and brings us back to what is important in life. It turns out the benefits of awe inspiring nature is scientifically proven. Researchers at the University of California at
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New York green wall installers are working in the most developed place on the planet, the birthplace of the term “concrete jungle”. That’s why a NY living wall installer can make such a difference. There is so much wall to cover in the big apple. This is important work given the health benefits of greenery
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We install Living Walls. But the lay person might call them green walls. That’s fine. Most people don’t sweat the difference and use the two interchangeably. Technically a living wall and green wall are different though. A living wall has the plants rooted on the wall whereas a green wall also can have the plants rooted
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