plants

Green Facades

Author
Corrie Zoll & Chris Wegscheid
Minnesota Green Roofs Council

Green walls use living plant material on walls to beautify buildings, improve air quality and reduce energy costs.

Ivy covering a building blocks direct summer sunlight, but admits winter sunlight after the leaves have fallen. Modern green walls can provide the same benefit, but avoid the problems associated with having plants growing directly on the building by supporting them on a second, lightweight structure.

Resources

Web Resources

Green Walls Supplies
www.greenscreen.com/home.html

Living Walls Supplies
www.eltlivingwalls.com

Green Walls, www.g-sky.com

Minnesota Green Roofs Council
www.mngreenroofs.org

Print Resources

Vertical and verdant, living wall systems sprout on two buildings, in Paris and Vancouver, Joann Gonchar.
www.archrecord.construction.com/features/digital/archives/0702dignews-1.asp

Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls, Nigel Dunnett and Noel Kingsbury, Timber Press, 2004.

 

 

Herbal First Aid

Author
Lise Wolff
Herb In Renewal Medicines

-- Using plants for life's little accidents is simple. Listed below are a few common, easy to find herbal plants to include in your first aid kit.

Resources

Walker Farms Traditional Herbal Medicine

American Herbalists Guild

 


Herbal Wisdom, Matthew Wood


North Country Herbalist Guild
612-827-2570

Blue Flower Herbs
612-822-7648

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