Urban Greening Ideas
Facades
Where space is limited, facades offer greening opportunities at all levels (not just ground floor) including windows boxes, green walls, hanging baskets, balconies and fencing. A cohesive approach to greening frontages on buildings can create unity along streets or within squares and be beneficial for wildlife by creating multi-levelled habitats for nesting and foraging.
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Hanging Baskets & Window Boxes
Hanging baskets and window boxes provide additional greenery to a building façade, consider native species that may require less maintenance and those that can bring vibrancy and colour. Maintenance access should be considered.
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Green Walls
Green walls can improve biodiversity and air quality. To reduce costs and maintenance requirements, a climbing species can be used. Walls also provide opportunities for habitat features such as bird boxes, bat boxes and invertebrate boxes like bug hotels.
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Planters
Placing planters on fencing is an effective way to green a façade when space is limited providing colour and interest at eye level for pedestrians. Balconies can also provide additional space to green using planters or draping plants along railings.
