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Clean Your Living Wall

Before you even start to think about looking at the plants on your living wall, you’ll want to inspect the surface and containers to ensure your living wall is ready for the spring. Your structure and containers impact the overall health of the plants, so you’ll want to make sure they are free from debris, dead leaves, and dirt. Review this structure and give it a good clean with plant-safe cleaning materials before you start to think about the health of your plants.

Check the Health of Your Plants

When it comes to living walls for spring, you’ll want to take the time to see how your plants are doing after the winter months. Even though the living wall is likely completely enclosed inside, they may have been impacted by the heating in your building or cold drafts coming through. Check for signs of disease, stress, or pests on your plants. From there, you can trim any plants that just have small issues or work to remove unhealthy plants. It’s important to get out any plants that may spread disease to other nearby plants as this can cause a lot of damage to the whole of your living wall.

Replace Plants You Remove

In order to refresh the overall look of your plants in your living wall, it’s time to choose some new spring plants to replace any plants you removed. Some people take the time to change their green wall plants throughout the year. This does take a fair amount of effort to maintain throughout the year but is a way to add more diversity and excitement to your living walls. Make sure you select plants that will thrive in the spring months and that also work well with the current plants you have within your green garden wall. As you get more confident with your living walls, you can continue to adjust the selection of plants to make it more visually appealing.

Prune and Train Your Plants

In order to encourage the lateral growth of living wall plants, you’ll want to make sure that you prune and train the plants. When done properly, this will help to make your living wall look fuller. Try to keep track of the growth patterns of the various green living wall plants you use, so that you can prune them in a way that supports their growth.

Fertilise Your Living Wall

Another important step to help support the growth of your green living wall is to use fertilizer to offer your plants the nutrients they need to thrive. We recommend either a slow-release fertiliser or a liquid fertiliser that suits the plants you have within your green walls. Make sure you read the application rates and instructions for the product you are using. This will help to avoid over-fertilisation and damaging your plants instead of supporting them.

Replacing the Soil

One of the most common questions we receive about living walls is whether you need to replace the soil on a regular basis. If the soil is very compacted or low in nutrients, then it’s time to consider replacing it. If you do replace the soil mix, choose one that’s well-draining and suitable for the plants within your wall.

Sunlight Exposure

Sunlight is a critical component of your living wall’s health. As the angle of the sun starts to change throughout the year, you’ll find that the sunlight exposure may become too much or too little for your wall. Of course, we know moving around some living walls can be very challenging based on the structure of your building. Add shade structures if you are concerned about sunlight exposure or consider ways to increase the amount of sun your living wall gets if necessary.

Living walls need care throughout the year and as the seasons change, you’ll want to make sure you are offering your plants the support they need to grow and thrive. The spring is the perfect time to clean your living wall structure and replace plants that may be past their best. Our team will be here to support you with any questions you have about installing or looking after a living wall. Get in touch with us today to learn more about the services we offer.