Today is International Green Wall Day and we are celebrating some of the amazing green walls that our members have installed over the years.

Biotecture installed the green wall in the high quality domestic appliance store SMEG on Regents Street/James Street. The green wall is visible through the store windows and has a striking impact.

Large Moss wall created by Urban Planters Cheshire for Astra Zenica along with other planting. Astra Zenica changed lighting to accommodate the planting. The moss wall and the planting were installed to improve the working lives of those who occupied the offices. 

Another award-winning scheme by Biotecture: Project: Regal House. Coinciding with the 500th anniversary of Covent Garden, this living wall was  installed on the corner of James Street with Long Acre. The wall is planted with over 8,000 plants of 21 varieties providing a stunning viual impact for commuters andtourissts arriving via the Covent Garden Tube exit. The living wall at Regal House covers twoelevations, the Long Acre facade has a North Westerly aspect and James Street, a south westerly aspect. Biotecture carried out shade studies to detemine how the living wall would be over-shadowd by the surrounding architecture and planting esigns were base on theresults of these studies.

Another Award-winning scheme by Urban Planters Reading; Project: SLG. SLG designs, develops and markets fashionable beauty brands to the global beauty market. UP Reading's brief was to complement thecompany's design and creative ethos.  

Another Award-winning scheme this time by Greenscene Interior Plant Display, Project: Marlin Hotel:

At 40 Conduit Street,  Biotecture installed a large green wall space. The room could be used as one large space or divided up into several spaces each with a green wall backdrop. The planting pattern on the wall is described as geometric curvilinear pattern in various tones of green with silver and white accents.

Another award-winning scheme this time by AmbiusUK for Reckitt Benckiser #GreenWallDay

Smarkets saw office plants as an important element of 'office wellness' so felt that 'bringing the outside in' along with regular visits from a masseur, a contemplation room and good quality healthy food was all good for employee health. As Smarkets is a high-pressure technology company, it needs to operate in an environment that encourages creativity to flourish. So this wall is not only a great focal point for the reception area but the wall also provides humidity, air purification, and sound absorption. Green wall installed by Enterprise Plants is now part of the Nurture Group.

Sky Gardens: Biotecture were tasked with creating an enriching environment for all Sky Gardens guests. This is the main arrival area for all who visit The Sky Pod Bar, Darwin Brasseries, City Garden, and Fenchurch Restaurant. It was important that the experience of the double-sided entrance matched the impressive decor and luxury experience.

On the submission form for Biotecture's award entry,, it says, 'The living wall has a planting design of organic ripples in shades of green. Low-growing plants were interspersed with taller more architectural plants to create subtly different areas of planting. Ferns, for example, were chosen for their interesting textures and lush appearance. The front face of the living wall also incorporates brushed stainless steel signage.

Urban Planters Derbyshire designed and installed a Bun Moss archway in Head Office Dransfield Building for Dransfield Properties. The building had exposed steel and structural work including brickwork and reclaimed timber. The Bun Moss archway was to tie-in with the nature of the building.

This scheme by Urban Planters Franchise has been designed to provide a link between internal and external planting. The green wall panels are supplied by GSky and are fixed to the wall. In total, they contain 6,800 plants including Epipremnum aurem, Philodendrum scandens, and Peperomia. The scheme was designed to link internal and external planting. The panels of the green wall were designed to have flowing swathes of different plants. The design continues around a curve to the external planting, where suitable external plants have been used. The largest internal panels are 8.6 meters in height and introduce life, colour, and texture on a grand scale to this modern building. 

Here is an Award winning green wall by Biotecture for Veolia RERF in Leeds. This is a Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility (RERF) in Leeds Integrated Waste Strategy. It's an ambitious project by Biotecture of 2 of 1,800m made up of 6,500 living wall panels providing a significant contribution to local biodiversity by focusing on the local landscape character. 110,000 plants were used to create these green walls.

Urban Planters South West received a commendation for this installation at West Elms London Store with GSKY Plant Systems in our 2004 Awards. GSKY Plant Systems have installed similar green walls in this company’s stores in America and the Middle East. The wall covers an area of 538 sq ft and contains 3,26 plants of seven different species.

A green wall on the roof of company’s premises on Carnaby Street to provide extra entertaining space on the roof in summer was installed by Enterprise Plants now part of The Nurture Group. The green walls had to cover some extremely ugly existing structures and provide colour and interest throughout the year as well as habitat and feed for birds and insects. The walls cover an area of 25m2 using six varieties in the total of 675 plants. Watering is automatically taken care of by a system housed in a room behind one of the walls.