Reforma de JARDIM VERTICAL

Vertical gardens, green walls, or vertical panels—it doesn't matter how you know this practical and beautiful way to decorate your walls with plants. You've probably seen some videos and images with step-by-step instructions for building a vertical garden, but what about maintenance? Our gardener Carol Costa created this video for just that purpose. Follow along step-by-step through the renovation of a vertical garden. The vertical panel being maintained in the video was created by our plant-loving friend, Flop, and Juliana, dear friends and longtime acquaintances of those who watched the series "50 Days of Green." The entire green wall process was photographed, and the step-by-step guide is in the book "Minhas Plantas - Paisagismo para Todos (Até os Sem Quintal)" (My Plants - Landscaping for Everyone (Even Those Without a Yard). The green wall project was designed to have plants that thrive in the amount of sunlight the wall receives. There are snake plants, American ferns, pincushion plants, lambari plants, ivy, variegated ivy, Brazilian philodendron, spiderwort, maidenhair fern, angel's wing, and even staghorn fern. Over time, the plants in the vertical panel grow and develop, and a few may wither and even die. This can happen in any garden, even when cared for by experienced hands and with species suited to the location, sun, and climate. Therefore, maintenance is important to keep the plants beautiful, well-behaved (pruning), and even to replace them. A very common scenario is for the top plant to grow and shade the one below. Therefore, it's important to understand that, even if the vertical panel receives full sun, this sunlight only reaches the plants at the top and at the edges, as is the case with the wall in the video. The lower the plant is on the green wall, the more shade it will receive from the species above. For maintenance, Carol identifies plants that are truly in no condition to thrive (read: dead) and replaces them. One interesting case is a maidenhair fern, which suffered from a lack of water soon after the vertical garden was completed. A little vermiculite in the substrate to retain more moisture and more intense watering solved the problem. Furthermore, our gardening teacher noticed that one species was receiving less sunlight, so she swapped the plant with its neighbor, moving the pot to a sunnier spot. Here are three ninja tips that can be applied when maintaining the vertical garden: Tip #1 – Use wire staples to hold some newly planted plants. Tip #2 – Reuse species removed from the vertical panel to make cuttings. Tip #3 – If you notice that a branch is too long and reaching the ground, rearrange it within the frame itself; the plant will find a way to wrap itself around and continue filling in the empty spaces of the green wall. There's no set time limit for maintaining a vertical garden. If you notice plants growing out of control, you can prune them. If any species are dry, you can replace them. There are no rules, except to be careful with watering and regular fertilization. Carol Costa used Forth Jardim's Green Wall fertilizer, diluted according to the package instructions and sprayed on the leaves. If there were automated irrigation, it would be enough to dilute the fertilizer in the watering water, but in this case, our gardening teacher uses a backpack sprayer (STIHL). To avoid burning the plants, it's a good idea to use a lower dose than recommended, just to be safe. Oh, and water before fertilizing; it works best when the substrate is moist! Links My Plants - Landscaping for Everyone (Even Those Without a Yard): https://amzn.to/38VBXNV 50 Days of Green - https://minhasplantas.com.br/tv/50-di...