October is meadow sowing time! I'm pleased to have curated a diverse, all-native seed blend for City of North Vancouver:
🌿 1400sf #meadow at West Keith and Bewicke
☘️ seeded Oct. 17 on prepared soil
🌸 curated for extended bloom
🌻 species from the rain shadow of Van Isle
💙 no irrigation needed

I’m pleased to share that I’ve obtained my Pollinator Steward Certification from Pollinator Partnership. It shows that I have a science and life-cycle based understanding of #pollinator needs, and understand #habitat creation according to those principles. Get in touch: let's make more meadows!

Completed in 2019, "Aglaya" is a 70m high garden condo tower in the Suurstoffi area of Rotkreuz. Trees are planted in pre-fabricated, permanent troughs. Detailed greening concepts were developed for each of the 85 homes. www.baunetzwissen.de/gerueste-und... #urbanforest #urbantrees #urbanecology

MFO Park is a "symbiosis of industry and nature. The scaffolding maintains the dimensions of the original building, creating a link with the area’s industrial past." #greenfacades #livingwalls #urbanecology #climateresilience #publicpark

Inside perspective at MFO Park, in Zurich-Oerlikon. The concept of "volume" was a central element of the park's design, in honouring the history of the space and its new public function. Very 3-dimensional! #greenfacade #livingwalls #urbanecology #coolcities #climbers #plants #waterharvest

Hello, #greenfacade! The site of the former Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon (MFO) in Zürich is covered by a double-walled latticework steel construction that is open on three sides, and covered by hundreds of climbing plants. Plants are irrigated by water captured on site. #livingwalls #urbanecology

My favourite #greenroof in flower, what a treat! Zurich's Lake Water Filtration Plant (built 1914) is covered by 9-acres of wet meadow, a now-extinct ecosystem in the region. The roof supports 175 spp of plants, incl 9 orchids and the rare Anacamptis morio. #orchid #biodiversity #urbanecology

This monthly event starts tomorrow, Sun. Jan. 26 (4-5:30pm): "Awakening: Opening to the Simplicity of Non-Duality". vancouverbuddhistcentre.com/classes/awak... #buddhism #meditation #wisdom #Vancouver