PlantBox has recently been used as part of the Warwickshire Living Walls project, a greening initiative to install 100 linear metres of living walls at hospitals and public access sites across Warwickshire.
Forest of Hearts was set up to create ‘gardens for good’ to improve wellbeing, boost biodiversity and enhance employability. Tom from Forest of Hearts told us more about the project:
“The PlantBox living wall has been a lovely addition to the entrance of the car park at Stratford-Upon-Avon hospital, right next to the Garden of Wellbeing we created. People regularly stop to compliment our eye-catching, vibrant and ever-growing living wall when we are working on it.
“We created and continue to maintain the living walls with help from our Green Therapy group, which is a horticultural therapy group that we run twice a week for people with learning difficulties and mental health issues, people who are socially isolated, and general volunteers who want to give back to the community. Local companies within the community have also helped us construct and plant up PlantBoxes ready to be installed.”
You can tell just by looking that the living walls have been well cared for and lovingly looked after. Meet the volunteers who have helped assemble, plant up, install, water and maintain the living walls at Stratford-Upon-Avon hospital.
About the Warwickshire Living Walls project
The Warwickshire Living Walls project will see the Forest of Hearts team design and install 100 linear metres of living walls at hospitals and public access sites across Warwickshire. The project aims to:
- Create greener spaces in urban environments.
- Improve air purification with species rich plants that absorb Particulate Matter and Nitrogen Dioxide to reduce harmful effects of traffic pollution in the atmosphere.
- Contribute to tackling global warming by reducing urban temperatures.
- Boost biodiversity by offering vital nesting space, shelter and food for bees, butterflies and other insects.
- Create opportunities in design, installation and maintenance for our Green Therapy group and volunteers.
- Improve sense of wellbeing by creating sustainable vertical gardens for the public to enjoy.
- Help local community spaces thrive.
Find out more about the project and how you can get involved
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