British kind of "living plant wall" Flood Control

AUTHOR： DATE：2016/9/3 14:32:19 VISITS：

  According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on August 20, in London recently at the nearby Victoria Station wall planted a giant "living wall" (living wall), the walls are covered with 16 tons of soil, including more than 10,000 kinds of ferns and herbs. The wall will not only attract more tourists, but also the green flood control function.

  According to reports, live side wall includes 20 kinds of seasonal plants, planted flowers on the wall carefully selected to ensure that each season are vibrant to attract birds, butterflies and bees and other animals, improve biodiversity. Living Wall will collect rainwater on the roof to keep the growth of the wall can store up to 10,000 liters of water.

  Living Green Wall project by London Mayor Boris Johnson (Boris Johnson) support, intended to respond to the environmental challenges facing London. According to UNEP data, due to the low absorptive capacity of urban land, in the industrial area of the Thames flood a quarter of the danger faced by flooding. Mayor Johnson encourage more like "living wall" so creative, so that London has become the highest level of green cities in Europe and even the world's best cities.

  2005 UK Ealing Houston City has grown over the side wall of the living body, due to the failure of irrigation systems walls all the dead plants. The living wall near Victoria Station will be Britain's largest living wall.