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living wall

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[liv-ing wawl] / ˈlɪv ɪŋ ˈwɔl /

noun

living walls plural
  1. a wall covered in living plants, often supported by a system of hidden planters; vertical garden.


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“I would love to have a living wall someday,” Stewart says of the practice of allowing plants to climb the walls themselves.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2022

My husband and I wanted to create a living wall.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 8, 2021

The sides are what gardeners today call a living wall.

From Washington Post Apr. 11, 2018

Wearing a hard hat, Mr. Gagliardo dodged power cords and scaffolding, surveying an enormous mass of concrete where a five-story living wall — fabric pockets filled with plants — will eventually be installed.

From New York Times Jul. 10, 2016

The crowd of people in front of me becomes a living wall.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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