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Call me naive, but I always thought the bank was my friend. In 2012 I started Hanging Gardens when I ran out of garden space. I looked around for a larger property and found a cross lease property three houses away [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Hanging Gardens are remarkably easy to install and plant up. Our vertical hanging gardens are ideal for hanging over fences, walls and balconies to create instant vertical gardens. Each garden has three removable felt pockets for your plants. The felt pockets [...]

Did you know that the human brain has a receptor for cannabis? According to Michael Pollan, in his delightful book "The Botany of Desire", cannabinoid receptors are found in vast numbers in the brain, immune and reproductive systems. The body produces [...]

Year End for Plants All around, the plants are now preparing for the winter. This is their version of a year-end stock take and balance sheet. It has been a long summer, with periods of high temperatures and dry soils. Resources [...]