A living wall, also referred to as a green wall, vertical garden, or sky farm, is usually part of a building and consists of some sort of vegetation and are rapidly becoming an art form and creative expression for many people. These types of gardens are growing in popularity in urban environments where space on the ground is very limited but vertical space is plentiful. But they are just as compelling and charming in small spaces, in the home, or adorning walls of restaurants, businesses, or parks. These vertical gardens can be quite spectacular in appearance, and in some cases, they even work to filter clean air into the building in which they are growing upon.

One of the pioneering vertical garden artists is Patrick Blanc. He observed how plants could grow vertically without the need for soil in the wild, and developed a way to create artistic looking vegetation walls that were both lightweight and required little maintenance. Since these living walls only weighed approximately 66 lbs. or less per 11 sq. feet, he noticed that just about any type of wall would be able to support the weight of a vertical garden. There are many amazing examples of vertical gardens around the world, from the grandiose to the intimate. Here are some of our favorites …

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