Anatomy of a green façade
10/26/2009
For more than 40 years, botanist Patrick Blanc has been developing the "mur végétal". It seems that the time has come to pay tribute to his wide-ranging work.
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The vertical garden at the Athenaeum, which is eight stories tall, has 260 plant species and more than 12,000 plants. Eighty percent of the plants at the Athenaeum are evergreen; 20 percent are seasonal. They are planted according to environmental dema
nds - those that need more sun, for example, go up top. Ferns go below, where there's more shade.
All pictures: Hotel Athanaeum, London, Great Britain
Designer: Patrick Blanc