Urban Plantscapes

Europe’s largest ‘living wall’ unveiled by Graeme Brown, Birmingham Post Apr 9 2013 The living wall at Two Snowhill The largest ‘living wall’ in Europe has been unveiled in Birmingham – garlanded with over 600 square metres of plants. The 220 metre long wall forms an eye-catching feature of Two Snowhill – the latest addition… Continue Reading

Sky is the limit! Written by  Robin Stone An increasing number of airports are investing in vertical gardens and living walls to create a unique setting, make themselves more environmentally friendly and, even grow their own food, writes Robin Stone. It could be a scene from The Lost World. Octopus trees from Papau New Guinea… Continue Reading

Walk the green carpet – a Spring green event preview Spring Green Events March 26, 2013 By: Robert Stricklin Subscribe Credits:   goinggreendc.net Get ready for these green Spring events. Spring has sprung, but the best is yet to come in events of special interest to local green business owners. Here’s a preview of several upcoming… Continue Reading

In March 2003, exactly 10 years ago, we started Urban Plantscapes.  Most people thought we were crazy to start a landscaping company servicing New York City.  However, within those 10 years, Urban Plantscapes was featured on HGTV twice, The Today Show, NBC Open House NYC, LXTV, CBS 2, ABC 7, MTV, VH1, MSNBC and Fox… Continue Reading

10 Gorgeously Inspiring Rooftop Terraces by rachel Rooftop terraces have always been a great way for urban dwellers to get the most out of their upper levels. But the popularity and appeal of these rooftop terraces has grown tremendously and now there are so many inspiring spaces out there that it’s easy to create a… Continue Reading

Top 10 Most Talked About Interior Design Trends for 2013 Urban loves #10.  (that’s our specialty) We are looking forward to fascinating interior design projects in 2013 and by the looks of things, our expectations will be met. Even though we can not anticipate how most of the projects will look, we ran across some interesting trends… Continue Reading

We do not fully understand how this wide world web works, but we thought a recent breakdown of our Facebook likes was very interesting.  Both in countries as well as cities.  Thank you so much for your continued support of a sincerely GREEN global company. by country 1,670  United States of America 417 Turkey 338 Australia 185… Continue Reading

We just completed a brand new green roof for a LEED certified building.  A safe estimate is that we will save the client $40,000 a year in energy costs. Our goal was to not only save the client money, but create a useful space that is both functional and visually pleasing.  Giving the illusion that you are not… Continue Reading

  First microalgae facades set for production 17 September, 2012   Source: Arup Latest News Renowned architect Moshe Safdie to design School of Music at Monash University Dramatic digital art wall features in new QT Sydney hotel Metricon Stadium wins at Qld Engineering Excellence Awards Explosive idea wins People’s Choice Award at 2012 Saturday in… Continue Reading

Plants can help us eliminate our use of fossil fuels in ways beyond providing us with local food. By incorporating vegetation into our landscape through the use of green roofs, we can greatly diminish the supplemental energy our homes require by reducing the amount of excess heat and cold that enters in the first place…. Continue Reading