With increasing concern over diminishing natural spaces, an article in today’s paper gives me real hope. What a wonderful idea it would be to incorporate nature into our indoor spaces, or indeed, integrate indoor and outdoor spaces. Perhaps this is just further human interference in the natural order of things, or maybe it’s a way that we as a species can enhance our lives without destroying the natural environment.
Regardless, I would love to recline in comfort, having my hair washed in warm water, my scalp massaged, and be gazing up at a wall of soft, green mosses and epiphytes. Perhaps listening to a little piped tui song, or better yet, to be in earshot of a nearby open courtyard where the tuis and other native birds gather to sip nectar and banter their beautiful sounds at each other in raucous abandon.
Tags: green walls, growing walls