The Age Of Nature
The Industrial Age and Information Age are finally being replaced with a last call to humanity, the Age of Nature. Whether we chose to act swiftly or delay, will determine the fate of our history. Some say it is too [...]
Deep Ecology for the 21st Century – the need for a new school of ethics
Having just read Deep Ecology for the 21st Century - edited by George Sessions, I thought I would share a couple of items that jumped out at me. "To achieve a viable human-earth community, a new legal system must take as [...]
Worlds largest soil based vertical garden goes up on Auckland waterfront
Hanging Gardens of New Zealand was awarded the Ports of Auckland contract for the installation of the largest vertical garden of its kind in the world, on the new car-handling building on Auckland’s waterfront. Ports of Auckland Chief Executive Tony Gibson [...]
Hanging Gardens – Helping the planet and the people
From our very beginning 8 years ago, Hanging Gardens has focused on how we can create sustainable and beautiful environments for the benefit of people and the planet. We hope we can inspire you to do things differently! Hanging Gardens started [...]
Future proof your building for the anthropogenic era
In this time of climate change and increasing urban challenges, governments around the world are increasing the legislation regarding the addition of greenery in urban areas. Biophilic design is a concept used within the building industry to increase human connectivity to [...]
Soil requirements for plants
Vertical gardens can get a bad name when they do not work for the plants. I have seen DIY vertical garden products being sold in local garden centres where the soil depth is 100- 150mm. It is not surprising that these [...]
What makes Hanging Gardens unique
Many people ask us how we manage to grow such wonderful walls and the answer is simple. We designed our products around the plant! Many of NZ plants are natural epiphytes, meaning they can grow in trees, and many of our [...]
Why vertical gardens fail
Plants are somewhat like dogs, they ask for very little and they reward you with endless enjoyment. Plants only need the smallest amount of attention if you give them the right amounts of water, light and food. But if you deprive [...]