{"id":93378,"date":"2018-01-28T21:50:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T20:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=93378"},"modified":"2018-01-06T23:47:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T22:47:11","slug":"vertical-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/vertical-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertical Gardens in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Vertical gardens<\/strong> are a recent trend in <strong>going green<\/strong> and promoting the environment within an urban setting. In the mid-80s, the <strong>Barcelona City Council<\/strong> launched the<strong> Party Wall Recovery Program<\/strong>\u00a0which has transformed more than 700 of the city\u2019s walls left exposed after neighboring buildings were demolished.\u00a0Most of these walls have been covered with artwork or modern windows, but in 2010, the <strong>City Council\u2019s Institute of Urban Landscape<\/strong> allowed <strong>\u201cVegitecture,\u201d<\/strong> vegetation\u00a0on the\u00a0building, to bring walls to life in a new and creative way. <strong>Here are a few places you can find vertical gardens in Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/urban-gardens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Urban gardens in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/vertical-gardens\/#Fabrica_Moritz\" title=\"Fabrica Moritz\">Fabrica Moritz<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/vertical-gardens\/#Jardi_Tarradellas\" title=\"Jard\u00ed Tarradellas\">Jard\u00ed Tarradellas<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/vertical-gardens\/#Raval_Theatre\" title=\"Raval Theatre\">Raval Theatre<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"page-title\" class=\"title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fabrica_Moritz\"><\/span>Fabrica Moritz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_93465\" style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93465\" class=\" wp-image-93465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tree-1706648_1920-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"157\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Outside of the well-known Fabrica Moritz, a <strong>vertical garden<\/strong> blends in with the colors and decor along their exterior patio. The <strong>garden<\/strong> goes up and across the outside wall about three stories high, surrounding the staircase and the glass-covered tanks that produce and store their beer. Those visiting the restaurant can step outside to look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-green-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>greenery<\/strong><\/a> that gives their terrace a special touch of <strong>nature.<\/strong> You can visit their\u00a0<strong>vertical garden<\/strong> while enjoying a cold glass of beer for a special experience.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jardi_Tarradellas\"><\/span>Jard\u00ed Tarradellas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_93379\" style=\"width: 151px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93379\" class=\" wp-image-93379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/7710445190_20cfc37050_z-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"188\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by ernestt1219 via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The<strong> Tarradellas Garden<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0a massive modular vertical wall with a free-standing facade\u00a0covering one side of a residential building in the\u00a0<strong>Les Corts\u00a0<\/strong>neighborhood of the city. The garden is located in a private <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/buildings-eixample\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">building<\/a> that stands up 69 feet high. Inside, it&#8217;s a complete sensory experience\u00a0with the strong, sweet fragrances of\u00a0<em>Trachelospermum jasminoides, <\/em>the<em>\u00a0<\/em>white star-shaped\u00a0flowers, and the shrubby purple <em>solanium jasminoide<\/em>s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/montjuic-gardens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why you should visit the gardens in Montju\u00efc<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Raval_Theatre\"><\/span>Raval Theatre<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_93417\" style=\"width: 248px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93417\" class=\" wp-image-93417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Raval-Barcelona-Vertical-Garden-Urbanarbolismo-lead-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"178\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Inhabitat<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A flourishing wall of plants now covers the facade of the <strong>Raval Theatre<\/strong> in Barcelona. The <strong>vertical garden,\u00a0<\/strong>built in 2013, utilizes a complex planting and watering system, self-sufficient with water storage integrated into the facade and solar panels that power the pump on the plants. The water itself is collected rainwater that&#8217;s stored in a reservoir below and behind the unplanted cell walls until it&#8217;s pumped out. With\u00a0<em>Chlorophytum comosum\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Plectranthus sp.\u00a0<\/em>growing along the walls, the theatre is a wonderful sight that stands out among the rest of the buildings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona has been promoting the growth of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-gardens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plants<\/a><\/strong> in various places in the city as an art form, completely transforming old buildings and plain areas into eye-popping sights with lush <strong>vertical gardens.<\/strong> They turn unattractive corners of the city into pieces of urban beauty by combining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/architecture-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>architecture<\/strong><\/a> and nature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in the city? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> can help you find the perfect one.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"93378\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vertical gardens are a recent trend in going green and promoting the environment within an urban setting. 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