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Vertical Gardening to witness

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ertical Gardening to Witness Huge Growth in Near Future. by creating vertical gardens. Also called living walls or green walls,
Vertical gardening is a technique of growing plants up a wall vertical gardens are self-contained gardens installed on the sides of
Vor out of a wall. This is a new Market that is expected to grow buildings to provide expanses of greenery in urban areas.
exponentially in the coming years, due to the increasing concerns
One of the biggest benefits of vertical gardens is their ability to
related to environment protection. The process of vertical garden
manage water. Vertical gardens make the need for watering very
construction requires skilled labor with knowledge about horticulture.
efficient, as the process is managed using a drip irrigation or
Market analysts forecast the global vertical garden construction hydroponic system. Waste water is collected at the bottom of the
market to grow at a CAGR of 11.10% during the period 2017-2021. garden and either drained away or reused.

Vertical gardens provide refreshing visual breaks from concentrations
of concrete and steel, and their benefits go far deeper. Vertical
gardens have a profound impact on air quality, especially in mitigating
humidity and controlling dust indoors and outdoors. Green walls
absorb noise pollution and create micro-climates that build heat
efficiency.

Experts in the emerging field of biophilic design are finding that that
people need regular contact with nature to be happy and whole. For
those who live and work in cities, the concrete, glass towers, smog,
and noise can drastically and negatively affect wellbeing. Urban areas
are projected to house 60 percent of people globally by 2030, and
one in three people will live in cities with at least a half million
inhabitants.
Building designers are responding to the biophilic design call to action

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