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Whether it is a garden on the
ground, on the roof, or on the wall—
like this one—some commonalities
exist in every landscaping creation.
Choosing the right plants for a spe-
cific microclimate, and understand-
ing the amount of sunlight and shade
from surrounding elements are two
such considerations. "Our system is
light and flexible with our Aquafelt
layers," Hutcheon adds. "The textile
layers take the place of soil over time,
allowing the plants' roots to travel
throughout the entire expanse of the
green wall, which creates its own eco-
system on the wall. Felt layers wick
nutrient-rich water 100% throughout
the entire wall and they breathe oxy-
gen very well to the root zone. These
are the factors that literally pump the
plant up each day allowing for opti-
mal horticulture success on a vertical
facade."
Always wanting to bring a sense of
well being through his realizations,
Hutcheon has achieved exactly that
at Gardenhouse through what has al-
ready become an evolving art piece.
"The windows of the villas open up
onto the living green wall, giving
people the feeling that they are living
in the mountains, in a hillside vil-
lage, and not in a metropolitan city,"
notes architect Yansong. According
to Richard Riviere, founding princi-
pal at Rottet Studio, "Gardenhouse is
an expression of what we've always
known in California but is missing in
the modern world—a healthy, holistic
lifestyle." seasonslandscaping.com
"Our system is light and flexible with our Aquafelt layers"
