Archive for the ‘Vertical Garden’ Category

Our vertical garden is filling in.

Friday, May 7th, 2010

This is a recent picture of our Woolly Pocket vertical garden. This is the shady side. It is filling in beautifully.  Want to create your own? Get started here.

Do-It-Yourself Vertical Garden!

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
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Lower-light side of our indoor vertical garden at Flora Grubb Gardens


The Woolly Pocket system is  flexible, breathable, and modular. We have the components in stock at the store so you can check them out in person, and they are available in our web shop. They are inexpensive, lightweight, and can go indoors or out. Bonus: They are made out of recycled water bottles.

There is a short how-to video here. If you come in to the shop, we are ever so happy to help you select plants and teach you everything we’ve learned about caring for a wall garden.

Indoor vertical garden at Flora Grubb Gardens

Brighter-light side of our indoor vertical garden at Flora Grubb Gardens

A few more pictures of the garden for Shotwell

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Some great pictures of the Vertical Garden we did for the entrance of Shotwell in downtown SF. Want to create a garden like this for yourself? we’ve got the all the supplies and information you need right here. Photos  by Lance Shows

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Vertical Garden for Shotwell by Flora Grubb Gardens

Patrick Blanc’s visit

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Patrick Blanc and Flora Grubb

Patrick Blanc and Flora Grubb


Patrick Blanc dropped by the store the other day! Patrick  might be the closest thing the gardening world has to an international superstar. His vertical gardens have inspired the masses and created an eager parade of imitators (such as myself). Patrick is in town working on his fitst US project with Roma Design Group for the Drew School.

Patrick seemed to be leaning towards California natives for the garden. In the hands of a lesser plantsman, this might be a disaster. I had heard that Patrick was a really knowledgeable horticulturalist, and I can confirm this first hand. In fact, I am not sure if I have ever had anyone visit me store and be able to identify so much of what they saw. His horticultural knowledge was mind-boggling.  Patrick was a delight, and I cannot wait to see his project completed!

Join us December 5 for vertical garden how-to workshop

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Please Join us: Saturday December 5, 10:30am – 11:30am.

You can create your own vertical garden! We can teach you all you need to know. Woolly Pockets make it easy to create a spectacular vertical garden. Using a single pocket you can create a small display, or cover an entire wall by tiling the pockets together. The pockets work well both indoors and out.

Jim Kumiega created the vertical garden we have hanging here inside the store. This garden has been fantastically successful. Jim can give you all the tips and tricks you need to create your own vertical garden, inside or out, large or small.

Jim Kumiega with verticla garden at Flora Grubb Gardens

Jim Kumiega with vertical garden at Flora Grubb Gardens

Vertical Garden for Shotwell

Friday, September 18th, 2009

We designed and installed a vertical garden  for Shotwell, a boutique in on Grant Avenue near Sutter Street in Union Square. Go and check it out if you are downtown.

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The garden was installed by our own Liam Supple.

The garden was installed by our own Liam Supple.

Thigmotrope

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Kevin made a new vertical Tillandsia garden (we call it a thigmotrope) that is hanging at the Ritual Coffee Roasters on Valencia  Street here in San Francisco.ritual-thigmo-1

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This garden was the prototype for the installation we did for the Bardessono Hotel. You can read more about it here. Here is the installation at the Bardessono.

Bardessono Vertical Tillandsia Garden

Bardessono Hotel Vertical Tillandsia Garden

New Vertical Garden at The Plant Cafe

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Remember the vertical tillandsia garden that Seth, Kevin, and I did for the Bardessono Hotel in Yountville? Well, we recently completed another one for The Plant Cafe Organic on Pier 3 in San Francisco. We haven’t had a chance to take pictures yet, but I found this one on the menu pages. the-plant-cafe1More pictures soon.

Vertical Garden at Sunset Magazine Cottage

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

A little late, I am finally getting around to posting  some pictures of the vertical garden that we did with Kevin for Sunset’s Celebration Weekend.

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Kevin’s Newest Vertical Garden

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Here is the latest vertical succulent garden installation by my sweetie, Kevin Smith. Pretty, huh?

Vine Framed Verticla Garden

Vine Framed Garden

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