Plant Diversity and Plant Performance of Indoor and Outdoor Vertical Greening Systems in Hong Kong

Authors

Man Yee, Caroline Law, Faculty of Design and Environment, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, Vocational Training CouncilFollow
S. M. Li, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi)
C. Y. Lam, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi)

Staff Page Link

Dr LAW Man Yee, Caroline

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2020

Keywords

Vertical greening system, Floristic composition, Growing medium, Plant performance

DOI

10.21834/ebpj.v5i14.2268

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the plant diversity and plant performance of vertical greening system (VGS) and how the hardware setup (including growing substrates) potentially affect plant performance. A total of 125 VGS (including 85 outdoor and 40 indoor VGS) were surveyed in Hong Kong. We recorded the type of VGS, species composition, frequency and plant coverage; substrate medium type, and plant performance. The findings revealed that indoor soilless VGS performed comparably well as on conventional soil, and outdoor soilless VGS performed significantly better than on soil. Regardless of substrate type, plants on indoor VGS performed better than outdoor VGS.

Source Publication

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal

Volume Number

5

Issue Number

14

First Page

171

Last Page

177

Recommended Citation

Law, C., Li, S. M., & Lam , C. Y. (2020). Plant Diversity and Plant Performance of Indoor and Outdoor Vertical Greening Systems in Hong Kong . Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 5(14), 171-177. https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i14.2268