STOCKWELL STREET CASCADE GARDEN
LIVING WALL
We are very happy to announce the installation of the first Very Large Internal Living Wall at the University of Greenwich. This is just in time for the opening of the Architecture and Landscape and CPDA exhibitions on Wednesday 15th of June. The living wall has kindly been donated and installed by NEMEC, a company from the Czech Republic and will be used for research purposes. It is well documented that indoor plants improve air quality and the wellbeing of people especially in the work place. Amongst other things we will be testing a variety of plants for suitability and their effects on air quality, noise as well as people’s attitudes to living walls. The planting design was done by Shelley Mosco (an A&L staff member who has designed numerous living walls across the UK, as well as America, Europe, and UAE) and many landscape and architecture students helped with the installation, for which we are very grateful. A special thanks to Nic Clear, Greg Sporton, Neil Spiller and FM for their support. Any questions please contact Benz Kotzen b.kotzen@gre.ac.uk and/or Shelley Mosco at s.mosco@gre.ac.uk
Green Roofs and Living Walls Centre: https://greenroofslivingwalls.org
NEMEC
Cascade Garden: http://www.cascadegarden.eu
Size: 20m2 (4 metres tall x 5 metres wide.)
System Type: Modular, regular horticultural compost with added vermiculite.
Irrigation: Automatic top up system. Approximate daily water usage 0.1 litre / per square meter, thus 2 litres per day
Lighting: Horticultural halogen / red & green spectrum.
Plants: There are approximately 700 plants; 16 different plant species.
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Aglaonema ‘Butterfly’ | Chinese evergreen ‘Butterfly’ |
| Alocasia ‘Polly’ | Elephant’s ear / African mask |
| Anthurium andraeanum ‘Almera Rood’ | Flamingo flower |
| Asplenium nidus | Bird’s nest fern |
| Chamaedorea elegans | Dwarf mountain palm |
| Chlorophytum capense ‘Green’ | Bracket plant |
| Cissus alata ‘Ellen Danica’ | Grape ivy ‘Ellen Danica’ |
| Coffea arabica | Arabica coffee |
| Peperomia caperata ‘Rosso’ | Radiator plant ‘Rosso’ |
| Peperomia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia | Radiator plant |
| Philodendron scandens | Heart leaf |
| Polystichum tsussimense | Korean rock fern |
| Spathiphyllum ‘Alana’ | Peace lily |
| Stromanthe ‘Horticolor’ | Prayer plant |
| Tradescantia zebrina | Silver inch plant |
| Zamioculcas zamiifolia | Fern arum |
