G reen Walls, Living Walls, Vertical Gardens, call it what you may, they have arrived, and are here to stay! It is not surprising to see these living walls dominate the internet searches on modern contemporary garden design ideas. Modern, contemporary – yeah right!! Vertical gardens began as an experiment in 1988 by Patrick Blanc, a French botanist intent on creating a garden without soil. An experiment which might have altered the way we think about urban or domestic space as a whole. In theory, these green walls started off twenty three years ago, yet have taken years to make an appearance. Not just that, but has become so popular, that they now globally dominate landscape design as we see it. This is evident when you see most recent photos of the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show It makes sense that designer Patrick Blanc intended to make use of the limited space there was in the city of Paris, and therefore turned the average wall into something vibrant, yet living. The exact same