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Living Walls: Great Ideas for Transforming Spaces

Over the past three to four years, there’s been a surge in the use of living walls, also known as plant walls or green walls. These modern applications cultivate a feeling of well-being in any space. While popular, most versions of these walls need care and maintenance, requiring real soils, air, light and water. FASTSIGNS walks us through some of the types of these walls seen today.

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Over the past three to four years, there’s been a surge in the use of living walls, also known as plant walls or green walls. These modern applications cultivate a feeling of well-being in any space. While popular, most versions of these walls need care and maintenance, requiring real soils, air, light and water. Here are some of the types of these walls seen today.

While succulents require less water than most plants, they still require some maintenance. Overall, the succulent walls are a popular choice today, especially with decorative styles such as desert-boho. With the use of a variety of succulents, colorful wallscapes can be aesthetically pleasing installations.

Moss walls are the next easiest to maintain as they don’t need air, soil and light. They can be misted regularly to keep them fresh, and they are both customizable and can be used in any shape or wall size. Moss creations can also be combined with sign fabrications for a contrasted look.


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