Shows and Events
29-30th October 2010
AESOP 2nd European Sustainable Food Planning Conference, Brighton
Mark Laurence will be talking at this conference on urban food production, focusing upon vertical food farming and urban forest gardening; an increasingly critical issue in a rapidly urbanising world. To book this conference, visit the website.
15th September 2010
World Green Roof Congress, London
Mark Laurence will be speaking at this international event, on the sustainable and ecological benefits of green walls. Click here to visit the event website and book a ticket.
23 - 26th September 2010
100% Design, Earls Court London
We are pleased to announce our involvement with DuPont Corien in providing a green wall to their exciting exhibit, designed by interior and furniture designers Kiwi & Pom
July 1st 2010
London Festival of Architecture
We will be having a demonstration wall at Anshen + Allen Architects, Gray's Inn Road, London as part of an open event they are hosting. A+A are the world's largest practice of school and hospital designers and were project architects for the Westminster City School, which features one of our walls.
May 3rd 2010
Seminars on Water and Urban food Production - Grand Designs Live, Excel, London
In these seminars Mark Laurence will be part of a panel discussing aspects of sustainable water and urban food production - 12 and 1 o'clock.
May 6rd 2010
SeminarGreen Roofs and Living Walls, BALI - Green Roof Centre, Sheffield
Mark Laurence will be giving a presentation on the current and future potentials of green walls and related systems..
May 13th 2010
Flowering Rooftops and Living Walls - English Gardening School
In this workshop Mark Laurence and Noel Kinsbury will explore aspects of urban gardening, especially the use of vertical spaces and the incorporation of biomembranes into the design of sustainable buildings.
To book a place, http://www.englishgardeningschool.co.uk/scge.asp
March 20th, Brighton
Green Architecture Day
Tim Wraight from BioTecture will be talking on the benefits of green walls from a sustainability point of view. Details here.
March 2nd - 4th, 2010
Ecobuild, Earls Court, London
We will be attending EcoBuild for the third time and contributing a green wall to the central landscape feature, called “The Green Room, Cityscape”. Our stand No is 1577 and we will have over 40m2 of green wall on display!
February 9th, 2010
AJ and LI Workshop, Digging Deeper into Green Roofs and Walls
Held at Hallam Conference Centre, London W1, this seminar sees Mark Laurence speaking on the subject of the green wall failure at Paradise Park, Islington, and the lessons to be learned from it. Book your place at www.ajlandscape.co.uk
October 7th
PlantNetwork Autumn Conference, West Dean
PlantNetwork is the national network for Botanic gardens and their three day Autumn conference is “Fruit and Vegetables in Public Gardens”, to be held at West Dean Gardens, near Chichester, West Sussex. Mark Laurence is speaking on the subject of vertical food systems and edible landscapes. You can book a place by visiting the PlantNetwork website: http://www.plantnetwork.org/.
July 7 - 12th
Hampton Court Flower Show
We will have a stand at hampton Court Flower Show, demonstrating walls for shade, sun and herbs. Come and see us!
May 19 - 23rd
Chelsea Flower Show
We have green walls featured on two separate gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show this year. On the main avenue, The Children's Society garden, designed by Mark Gregory of Landmark Consultants, features narrow bands of green wall planted with Pratia, a small, blue flowered creeping plant. The other garden is a salad wall, planted with 13 different salad-leaf plants. This is on the Courtyard/Urban Garden of Pat Fox, Aralia Garden Design and is situated in Ranleigh Gardens. See news page, once pictures become available.
March 26th 2009
World Water Day, Capel Manor
Mark Laurence will be giving a presentation on living walls and their particular benefits to the urban landscape in this day of events on water, organised by Watermatic Ltd.
March 3rd - 5th 2009
EcoBuild, Earls Court, London
Following our phenomenal launch at EcoBuild this year, we will be returning in 2009. Once again we will have a stand in the Green Shoots area and will also have a wall featured on the stand of Index Building Products Ltd, and possibly elsewhere. Look out for a new product range! http://www.ecobuild.co.uk/
February 17-18th
RHS Plant & Design Fair, London
We will be provide a Herb Wall to a front garden design by Claire Potter (see news page).
December 2nd-3rd 2008
AJ Sustainable Design Summit
Mark Laurence will be a speaker at this event held in London at the American Square Conference Centre, where he will be discussing (on the 3rd) the ecological and social benefits and future potentials of green walling. More information and booking can be found on the AJ website at: http://www.emapconferences.co.uk/sustainabledesign/
November 7th 2008
SGD (Society of garden Designers) Masterclass in Sustainable Garden Design
Mark Laurence will be a keynote speaker at this event held in Bristol at the Create Centre, where he will be discussing the wider ecological implications of peak oil, sustainability and urban food production (where hydroponic wall systems will play a part). More information and booking can be found on the SGD website at: http://www.sgd.org.uk/mainpages/eventdate.php
October 22nd 2008
Green Wall Event, Surrey on 22nd October. We are co-hosting a day of talks and information on green walls and irrigation at Pantiles Nursery, Chertsey. Green wall talks by Mark Laurence will focus on the current state of the green walling industry, and future potentials. See News page for more info
September 2008
100% Detail, Earls Court, 18-21st September. Our BioWall™ will be on display at stand U42, onto which we have been invited by green roofing company Index Building Products Ltd, to show how well green walls and roofs combine. You can visit the News page for more info.