New Tools to Test Out in the Lab

Yesterday, while I was in Los Angeles/Hollywood doing a site analysis for a potential vegetable and herb living wall at a high end restaurant, I visited with a new manufacturer of an inexpensive product ideal for green walls. It's probably not something I would use on the Hollywood project, but has great potential for homeowners and small applications.

Essentially, it's a "pocket" made of UV protected recycled plastic fabric. Not all that attractive on its own, but from the images I have seen of a completed green wall, a fantastic solution. I got some samples and will be planting them up shortly. There are two versions, one that goes inside and another for outdoors. They are very conscientious about their impact on the environment in their manufacturing process, making them a nice alternative to green wall systems that are made of plastic.

Yet another addition to our "living lab!"