Newsletter
2012-01-26: Casa B Restaurant Grows Tropical
Plant Connection has been fortunate to incorporate G-O2™ Living Walls at three restaurants within New England in the last year. We are excited to announce that a fourth wall was recently installed at a new restaurant just outside of Boston!
Casa B’s décor creates a very intimate and comfortable atmosphere of being in someone’s living room, while the added green wall sets it apart from other restaurants with the beautiful dining ambiance. Measuring 16’ long, diners have a stunning and inviting atmosphere surrounding them of lush low-light tropicals.
2011-12-21: G-O2™ Living Wall of Hope
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Plant Connection had the wonderful privilege and honor to create a living wall at the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge, Jerome L. Greene Family Center in Manhattan. There are many amenities for guests including a meditation space, lounge, library, and an outdoor terrace.
Hope Lodge wanted to expand on the outdoor space and provide its guests the opportunity to connect with nature for therapeutic benefits. Hope Lodge felt that the addition of a living wall would enhance the space and further aid in creating a peaceful communal area.
2011-11-29: G-O2™ Living Wall Enhances Biophilic Design
Many of our living walls are used in environments to either aid in contributing to sustainable building solutions, or to create esthetical living works of art. At the Herrick’s Community Center Sensory Garden, a green wall was specially designed into the space to produce healing benefits for Alzheimer’s patients.
Known as biophilic design, this practice incorporates elements derived from nature in order to maximize human function and health. Scientific studies have shown that including gardens in health care design has a restorative effect for both faculty and patients.
2011-10-12: NYU Law Goes Green with G-O2™
22 Washington Square North is now the home of one of the University’s greenest buildings, which received LEED Silver Certification from the US Green Building Council. A 5-story green wall of cascading plants provides the Law School with an innovative office environment.
Set within a very small outdoor courtyard of less than 15 feet between the buildings, the green wall was designed to be enjoyed from inside. Instead of looking out to a blank brick wall, the offices on each of the floors now have a growing, green view mirroring their window. A glass elevator within the space offers an even greater vertical view, capturing each wall at different levels.
2011-09-07: Banking With A Different Green
There's a lot more green at this Manhattan bank than the money! Banco do Brasil provides its customers with a unique banking atmosphere. While sitting in the lounge area, patrons can comfortably manage their banking needs and view a living wall comprised of flourishing indoor tropical plants.
As a contemporary retail banking space offering an interactive experience rich in culture, these green walls extend such qualities and bring a soothing living element.
2011-08-11: Vertical Veggies Add Interesting Addition
On what was the hottest day of the year on record, a dedicated group of people joined together to install a vertical living wall within a community's already flourishing garden in downtown Riverhead.
The green wall reads within its foliage ‘RRCG’, the garden's initials for River & Roots Community Garden. It was installed by Anthony Caggiano, Melissa Daniels, and Sabrina Buttitta of Plant Connection, Inc.
2011-07-07: Boston's First Exterior G-O2TM Living Wall
This G-O2TM Living Wall illustrates the transformation of Battery Park Bar & Lounge’s outdoor patio into a beautiful dining ambiance. What was once a blank space surrounded by building walls, Bayberry Nurseries designed and enlivened with green walls and a rich and colorful façade.
A lunchtime oasis awaits!
2011-06-14: 3 Ways Green Walls Create Greener Health for Hospitals
We already know how green walls can contribute to improving our health within offices and homes. New studies now show that green walls incorporated into hospitals can create a greener health for its patients.
A G-O2TM Living Wall was installed at the Clarian Health/Indiana University Health to camouflage an air conditioning unit outside the NICU Unit for new mothers and babies.
2011-05-12: 5 Ways Green Walls Improve Your Health
Do you know how mighty the houseplant is? Aside from the obvious aesthetical quality of incorporating a green wall within an interior space, the benefits go beyond and can actually improve your health!
Spanning three floors, this G-O2TM Living Wall provides multiple levels of texture, color, and a more appealing and healthier environment within this NYC office building’s glass stairway.
2011-04-07: Showtime Studios Displays G-O2TM Living Wall
Representing Showtime's "The Big C" show, KokoBo Plantscapes beautifully installed a G-O2TM Living Wall to complete the effect. A lush verdant wall, accented with artistic lighting and a large white rabbit sculpture, creates an interesting living canvas for an HD LCD flat panel 3D TV showing scenes depicting the healing and calming powers of nature.