Vertical gardens are free standing gardens which instead of being spread around an area can stand like a wall or be a part of the building structure. This can prove to be an extremely useful idea for homes in cities where a house with an attached garden may not only be rare but also beyond affordability of most people. Therefore vertical gardens are being welcomed into the urban households.The concept of vertical gardening is not new. In fact it is ancient. Remember the world famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Vertical gardening is an alteration of the same idea. The concept was first propagated by Professor Stanley Hart White of the University of Illinois during the Urbana-Champaign in 1938. The structure used in vertical gardening was then modernized in 1988 by Patrick Blanc, a botanist who is working at the French National Centre for Scientific Research.You may come across a wall covered with brightly colored plants in various commercial spaces. For so long vertical gardening had been limited to hotels or IT parks. But now the way vertical gardens can be used both for beautification as well as for environmental benefits is attracting many people to follow the trend. After all will it not be soothing to be staring at a wall covered with fauna in your own living room?However vertical gardening differs from conventional gardening in its requirements of plants, soil and irrigation. Instead of soil, substances like perlite, peat, coco-peat, organic fertilizers and manures are used. Mostly hydrophilic plants are used for vertical gardens. The choice of plants depends on the climate, availability of sunlight and the shade path of the certain place. The plants are watered with an inbuilt irrigation system.You can make your own vertical garden by using a simple wooden frame, soil, a hose that has holes and runs inside the wooden frame and indoor plants. However keeping such a garden indoors would be a challenge when it comes to cleanliness. It will demand time for maintenance and also it will not last long. On the other hand vertical gardens with hydrophilic plants and structure made of polypropylene or foam may last for decades and maintenance would be next to nothing. But do not let this discourage you from growing your own vegetable garden on your spare wall. If you have the time and the patience as well as the love for gardening, nothing can satisfy you better in your city apartment than a vertical garden.Besides adding to some much needed greenery, vertical gardens also supply oxygen to the surroundings, purify air particles and add humidity to centrally cooled offices. Vertical gardens can also help in keeping the overall temperature of the building low. Vertical garden on the outer wall of the building would mean that the walls absorb less sunlight and hence the inside remains cool.In India the idea is catching up fast. Apart from offices, many people want vertical gardens to be installed in their homes. After all, for now it is the most eco-friendly way of decorating the wall.займ на карту без отказов круглосуточновзять кредит онлайн