Precast Concrete Vertical Garden Prototype

DECOMPOSING PAVER - SAWDUST FORM

DECOMPOSING PAVER - MORE TEST SEED MIX

DECOMPOSING PAVER - GINKGO FORM

DECOMPOSING PAVER - CAST FOR A CAST

DECOMPOSING PAVER - TEST CONCRETE WATER

This is test to see how much water the test concrete would hold. After allowing the concrete to absorb the water, it proved to hold a significant amount.

DECOMPOSING PAVER - TEST STACK FORM

DECOMPOSING PAVER - TEST CAST STACK WOOD FORM

This attempt was to create a form from piling it the two types of concrete and turning it over. However, after finishing the form, I abandoned the process due to the liquid quality of the concrete texture.

DECOMPOSING PAVER - TEST CAST STACK PAINT

I created three of these templates. This time consuming process required 4 laser cut birch plywood cutouts to be glued together (per form; total of 12 cutouts) and sanded carefully to remove any ridges. I then painted the surface and coated it with oil. After two trials this process proved futile due to the paint creating ridges that would catch the finished concrete.

Planted Verticle Garden!

The installed garden utilizes 3 tiered grow sites and was tied into the sprinkler irrigation at the Courthouse Garden.

The three layer mesh system holds the substrate and also promotes vertical plant growth!

Mounted directly to the wall the precast garden offers a one of a kind garden site that can be expanded horizontally!

Proud craftsmanship beside the four by five foot garden.

The real test is to see how the plants respond to their new growing environment.