Our choice of modern flower painting for December is a picture by Scottish artist Anne Cotterill (1933-2010). It’s a good selection for this time of year, as it shows a jug full of Christmas roses. Helleborus niger, to give it its botanical name, are one of the few flowers to bloom...
We can't believe it's been a whole year since we moved into our new headquarters in Hatfield Road. Sadly, due to the pandemic, this Christmas seems hardly more festive than it did last year. However, we'll do our best to enjoy our seasonal break, and we hope you do too. ...
You may believe that you know the answer to the question 'what is a green wall?'. And at Rosewood Living Walls we certainly ought to know! However, you might find it interesting to hear that, strictly speaking, even ivy growing up a fence could be called a green wall. Any...
The living wall in our photograph above is one that we installed in the summer. We took the photograph on our routine maintenance visit three months after installation. It was only a few days ago, so almost at the end of November. However, the wall looks remarkably similar now to...
It's time for us to share this month's art for garden lovers, and this time it's a painting of anemones by Geraldine Girvan. Girvan is a Scottish artist who was born in 1947. She is a well respected artist here in the UK, usually painting flowers or cats, or sometimes both...
When designing a planting scheme for a new living wall, there's are several things to consider. First, we have to think about the location, and whether the wall will be in full sun, partial shade or full shade. Next we find out the client's preferences so that we can ensure...
Living walls have so many benefits As we've discussed before, living walls don't just look amazing, they also bring countless other benefits. We all know they have a huge positive impact environmentally. Plants filter the air, dampen urban noise, and provide habitat for wildlife. They also remove carbon dioxide from the...
Every month we like to share some art for garden lovers. Our choice for October is, ironically a spring picture. We thought that due to the recent cold weather you might need a reminder of warmer seasons! So, this month's painting is some David Hockney spring flowers. It depicts flowers...
We brought you a post recently about the new trend in kitchen design for including interior living walls. Having just installed a green wall inside another domestic property, we feel this trend is an important one in interior design generally. We are absolutely delighted with this wall too, and wanted...
Amongst a host of other benefits, research points to the importance of living walls as a habitat and food source for urban wildlife. It goes without saying that nectar-rich flowers will attract insect pollinators like bees and butterflies. And of course the side-effect is that all those flowers smell great...