New Heights: The Vertical Wall Garden at Capitol

{photo by Stacey Van Berkel-Haines for Garden and Gun}

I have been wanting to put together a post about the extraordinary wall garden in Laura Vinroot Poole's hip shop, Capitol, for almost a year now. Shopping in Charlotte, last Spring, my daughter and I stumbled into Capitol and almost fainted when we entered the lovely connecting atrium draped with the towering wall garden designed by french botanist Patrick Blanc. I searched and searched and could not find a good picture. Surely someone was as taken with this garden as I was and had circulated a picture. The day I came home that Spring afternoon, I got lost on the Internet for literally hours looking at the stunning work of Patrick Blanc. He is quite accomplished all over the world, and I am grateful to have one of his incredible creations so close to home.

I was so excited to see Garden and Gun this month and their feature article. Truly their photographs are lovely but to really capture the garden's essence you just must go for a visit next time you are in Charlotte.

a birds eye view of the interior wall garden at Capitol in Charlotte

Garden walls have been gaining in popularity as of late. The image above and the next few photos are the "bio texture" garden wall at Anthropologie in London.

{Anthropologie London}

{Anthropologie London}

The wall garden from Kelly Brown at the Richmond Showhouse. How charming! Patrick Blanc share his secrets to creating these vertical masterpieces in several YouTube videos. There is an art to how you place the plants in a wavelike formation. You can get the basic supplies to make one at home through Antropologie owned garden shop Terrain.

http://shopterrain.com/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=ST&Screen=SRCH_1004&Search=vertical+garden

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Back to the Books

Today is the first day back to school  and in celebration I am sharing images of books that inspire me. On Monday, my daughter and I spent the day in Charlotte back-to-school shopping. Her favorite stop, Anthropologie, was styled to the rafters with book art. J. Crew also had some neat displays with the books shelved backwards. I love the instant character and charm shelves of books bring to a room. I have presented my favorite book images today that evoke Old School Charm and scream warmth and character.

{j. crew}

{Book Surfing}

{Anthropologie Window via Apartment Therapy}

{book art at Anthropologie via Apartment Therapy}

{image via Habitually Chic}

{Carter Smith via House and Garden}

{Carter Smith via House and Garden}

{Francois Halard}

{M Design Interiors}

{image via the Style Files}

{Southern Accents}

{Home and Garden Magazine}

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