I love to look at beautiful gardens, but I never thought I’d see something as spectacular as this. Botanist Patrick Blanc creates some of the most profound vertical gardens in the world. His inspiration came from a trip to India, where he learned that as long as plants get enough water and sunshine, they can grow anywhere. So he took his inspiration, and built his first vertical garden in Paris.. and the rest, as they say, is history. I am in awe every-time I see one of his creations. Art, within a garden. Click above to view more. Enjoy
Vertical Wonder
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#1 by ceciliag on June 28, 2012 - 11:02 AM
amazing aren’t they, I saw one of these in islington in London, in fact i lived around the corner, I doubt whether it was this guy though, as it seemed to be all ferns.. lovely shots thank you kay!
#2 by Just A Smidgen on June 28, 2012 - 11:07 AM
The curved lines and textures are amazing! I’ll never stop being fascinated and in awe of the creativity in our world!!
#3 by ChgoJohn on June 28, 2012 - 12:34 PM
How incredible! I would love to be able to see one of these in person.
#4 by Norma Chang on June 28, 2012 - 1:14 PM
AMAZING!!!!! As a gardener, the first thought that came to mind is how are the lines and curves maintained? Someone specializing in pruning and maintenance?
#5 by eva626 on June 28, 2012 - 6:30 PM
those are so lovely!!! just beautiful!
#6 by Lisa at fLVE on June 28, 2012 - 8:34 PM
And this is why I need to go to Paris to visit and sight see. Absolutely stunning. I am hoping to see this in San Francisco. I think we have really good climate here to do this kind of vertical gardening.
#7 by cravesadventure on June 28, 2012 - 11:45 PM
Taking Go Green to a Whole New Level:) Have a Great Day!
#8 by Empowered Results on June 29, 2012 - 1:03 AM
Awesome photos and what wonderful work! Thanks for sharing!
#9 by Empowered Results on June 29, 2012 - 1:04 AM
Reblogged this on EMPOWERED RESULTS ~ Creating A Difference In Our Communities… and commented:
Enjoy!
#10 by aFrankAngle on June 29, 2012 - 7:18 AM
Great find Kay (as usual), His site is fun to see. Keep smiling!
#11 by glutenfreezen on June 29, 2012 - 9:10 AM
Very cool! And so cozy for such modern architecture. Love it!
#12 by I HAVE A VOICE on June 29, 2012 - 11:15 PM
So very inviting to the senses! Thanks Kay
#13 by Alicia on July 1, 2012 - 12:22 PM
Wow! Those are incredible!
#14 by Kristy on July 2, 2012 - 9:21 AM
Beautiful! Another reason to get to Paris (as if I needed more!).
#15 by Carolyn Chan on July 3, 2012 - 8:02 AM
I’ve seen a couple of these (Changi airport in Singapore has an indoor wall covered in plants !) and it just makes me smile. Perfect way to bring greenery where there is no land to grow them
#16 by spiderpaw on July 14, 2012 - 10:03 PM
This is pretty awesome.
#17 by Lisa at fLVE on July 21, 2012 - 4:21 AM
Reblogged this on ft. // la vie éclectique and commented:
This is the 15th of a 51 series of posts on my reblog or linkback project. I am featuring Pure Complex this week because the site is absolutely gorgeous. Also, Kay, the owner of the blog has been one of my earliest blog friend and the site is currently going through rebranding. So if you like it now, expect to see it become more amazing… p.s. I am featuring this post because it’s about gardens and Paris…something that I think a lot of you will enjoy, if you haven’t already seen it.