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Vertical Gardens Grant Initiative
2008
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Inspiration? Blank Walls
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Inspiration? Parking Structures
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The Whole Environment
The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts
All Façades, good or bad, effect their surroundings
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Houston Climate & Plant Species
Best Climbers:
•Fig Ivy
•Carolina Jessamine
•Star Jasmine
•Evergreen Wisteria
•Mermaid Rose
Houston’s Hot &
Humid Climate
supports a variety of
plant life
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Architecture
”A doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.”
- Frank Lloyd Wright
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Parking Garages
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Parking Garages
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Direct Growth
•Simply Planting a Climbing
Species at the base of a structure
•Fear of damage due to root
penetration
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Structure/ Trellis/ Panel System
www.greenscreen.com
•Rigid Panels attached to
Structure
•Structural concerns at
greater heights
•Greater Expense
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Cable Systems
Carl Stahl www.decorcable.com
Hayn Lines www.hayn.com
•Plants grow on
tensioned cables
•Attractive before
plant growth
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Potted Irrigated Structures/ Trellis
www.eltlivingwalls.com
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Potted Irrigated Structures
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Living Wall Structures
Planted Gabion Walls- Asakura Robinson Co. www.asakurarobinson.com
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Living Walls / Vertical Gardens
Patrick Blanc www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com
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Living Walls / Vertical Gardens
Patrick Blanc www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com
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Living Walls / Vertical Gardens
Patrick Blanc www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com
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Living Walls / Vertical Gardens
Patrick Blanc www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com
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Vertical Gardens Grant
The Houston Downtown Management District (HDMD) VerticalGardens Matching Grant initiative is intended to assist in the
facilitation of wall cover plantings and exceptional landscaping onblank walls, parking garages, and sidewalks in Downtown;
Improving overall aesthetics, pedestrian comfort, air quality andreducing heat island effect
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Vertical Gardens Grant Applicants
HDMD Grants are available to downtown based companies ororganizations which fit the following descriptions:
• Property Owner
• Tenant
• Registered Non-Profit Organization
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Vertical Gardens Grant Size
No Grant may exceed 50% of the total project cost up to $20,000
The Match may include in-kind contributions such as:
•Professional Services
•Materials
•Labor Costs
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Vertical Gardens Grant Timeline
•Optimal Growing season begins in mid-February and ends mid-October.
•Optimal Planting (Dormant) Season is from mid October to mid-February
•Applications should be submitted before the end of growing season totake advantage of the optimal planting season
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Projects in Houston
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Projects in Houston
Greenscreen Panels w/ Star Jasmine on Garage Facade
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Projects in Houston
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Projects in Houston
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Projects in Houston
Tree Planting and exceptional landscaping on sidewalk & building Facade
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Projects in Houston
Christ Church Cathedral Outreach Center
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Public Right of Way Design
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Public Right of Way Design
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Public Right of Way Design
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Public Right of Way Design
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Central Houston Environmental Stewardship Initiative
•Heat Island Task Force
•Energy Task Force
•Vehicle Miles Traveled
(VMT)
•VMT Bikes
•Recycling Task Force
•Education/ Marketing
Task Force
http://centralhouston.org/Home/Programs/EnvironmentalStewardsh/
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Vertical Gardens Grant Initiative
2008
Anton Sinkewich
Planning & Urban Design Coordinator
Central Houston Inc.