A tessellated ceramic apparatus for plant growth is set forth devised to support germination and plant growth upon an exterior surface. Water moves under osmotic pressure from a water storage volume disposed in osmotic communication with the ceramic, through the ceramic to become available water at the exterior surface. A graduated cross-section regulates water flow from a water storage volume through to the exterior surface along a pressure gradient exerted by the water head. Plant growth is facilitated within a plurality of tessellated indentations disposed upon the exterior surface and growth may be restricted from areas of the exterior surface by application of gloss, glaze, sealants and/or other surface features that may blend design elements to augment and support a living design.

Aspects of the present invention include a modular growing panel system for attaching vegetation to a surface of a structure. In one aspects, the modular growing panel system includes a growing substrate with a plurality of layers formed into a tile that is rigid and self-supportive of vegetation being grown in the growing substrate and a binder attaching one or more of the tiles to each other and forming the modular growing panel system. In another aspect, the modular growing panel system includes a growing substrate with a plurality of layers formed into a tile that is rigid and self-supportive of vegetation being grown in the growing substrate and a framework for holding and attaching one or more tiles to the structure created from a upper channel and having a slot that corresponds to the depth of the tile and a lower channel and having a slot corresponding to the depth of the tile. Yet another implementation of the modular growing panel system includes a growing substrate with a plurality of layers formed into a tile that is rigid and self-supportive of vegetation being grown in the growing substrate, a framework for holding and attaching one or more tiles to the structure created from a upper channel with an upper flange and having a slot that corresponds to the depth of the tile and a lower channel with a lower flange and having a slot corresponding to the depth of the tile; and upper molding to be affixed to the surface of the structure having a groove disposed to receive the upper flange of the upper channel of the framework and a lower molding to be affixed to the surface of the structure having groove disposed to receive the lower flange of the lower channel of the framework.

The invention taught is a method and apparatus to mix a special polymer, hot water or other hot water material containing additives and a special mixture of dry growing substances mixed in a particular way so that they may be applied to structures such as to ceilings, walls, and any grade of vertical slants, commercial roofs, courtyards, indoor and outdoor applications. The purpose is to coat any surface and grow any plant for any reason be it erosion control, beautification of an area. The invention would help in reforestation after fires and such. This invention has a wide range of applications and so it is impossible to limit it to just one of these applications. Green parking lots and green areas that before could not be made green is just one area for the invention.

The current invention relates to a plant growth and support module comprising (a) a backing (1), (b) a hydroponic substrate (8), wherein said hydroponic substrate (8) comprises an array of holes (9) for receiving a plant and/or a growth medium, (c) an irrigation layer, wherein said irrigation layer comprises a capillary material, and (d) a front (2), wherein said front (2) is connected to said backing (1), enclosing the hydroponic substrate (8) and the irrigation layer, said front (2) comprising an array of openings (4), said array of openings (4) are aligned with the holes of the hydroponic substrate (8), and wherein both the backing (1) and the front (2) comprise glass fibers, and which backing (1) and said front (2) are interconnected by means of an infusible stitching (3). Further aspects of the invention relate to a kit of at least two plant growth and support modules, a green wall, and a method of manufacturing a green wall.

A vegetation wall system includes an irrigation tank, a vegetation mounting unit with a vegetation holding unit, a pump feeding water from the tank to the holding unit, a programmable logic control unit including a central processing unit and a sensor, wherein the central processing unit monitors an aspect in the wall system by measuring, by the sensor, a component of the aspect as a first component measurement, waiting a predetermined period of time and then measuring, by the sensor, the component of the aspect as a second component measurement, determining, by the central processing unit, a change in the aspect based on the first and second measurements and the predetermined period of time, determining whether the change is outside a threshold range, in response to determining that the change is outside the threshold range, determining that an anomalous condition exists, and generating an alert when the anomalous condition exists.

Embodiments described herein relate to plant support systems and methods of operating the same. In some embodiments, a plant support system includes a housing that physically supports a plurality of living plants. The housing includes a plurality of panels arranged in a vertical array of n rows and m columns, n and m being positive integers. Each panel from the plurality of panels contains a living plant from the plurality of living plants. The plant support system further includes a plurality of pumps. Each pump from the plurality of pumps delivers water to one of the rows in the housing. In some embodiments, the plurality of pumps includes a first pump programmed to deliver a first volume of water to a first row of the plurality of panels at a first pressure head corresponding to a height of the first row of the plurality of panels.

This invention discloses a modular aeroponics assembly. The assembly comprises base section and a planter section atop the base section. The planter section comprises modular drawers which hold planter pods. The base section comprises a reservoir configured to hold water and nutrients. A plurality of full complete modular drawer assemblies are stacked one top the other to form a single rack assembly. A plurality of such single rack assemblies are stacked side by side to form a multi-rack assembly. Planter pods, which hold plants, are aligned along an axis which is angularly displaced, operatively outwards, about a vertical axis. Noise dampeners are provided just adjacent to each corresponding planter pod. Use of incline geometry, in conjunction with noise dampeners, substantially eliminates noise, wastage, and inefficiencies caused due to water falling upon water and/or water hitting solid.

The invention concerns an outdoor bio-tower (10) for placing in a garden or on a patio, wherein the bio-tower (10) promotes biodiversity in outdoor environments. The bio-tower (10) comprises a framework defining a plurality of compartments each providing separate habitats suited to different species of flora, fauna, micro-organisms and/or fungi. The compartments include at least a first internal dry compartment with an access for creatures requiring a dry habitat, and at least one separate second internal wet compartment containing a tray (27) which may retain water and access for creatures requiring a wet habitat. The two internal compartments are surrounded at least in part by external compartments filled with a growing medium, such as soil, that serve for growing plants and that offer insulation to the internal compartments.

A magnetic wall-mounted assembly includes: an anchor configured to be secured to a wall; a spacer configured to be magnetically coupled to the anchor; a base configured to be magnetically coupled to the spacer; and one or more decorative items configured to be magnetically coupled to the base. Alternatively, a magnetic wall-mounted assembly includes: an integral anchor-spacer component secured to a wall and extending away from the wall; a base configured to be magnetically coupled to the integral anchor-spacer component; and one or more decorative items configured to be magnetically coupled to the base. One or more decorative items preferably is configured to receive and retain an air plant. The base may have a triangular, circular, or rectangular profile. Preferably, a plurality of bases of different profiles and sizes are provided, each of which is configured to be magnetically coupled to the same spacer or integral anchor-spacer component.

A plant grower includes a base, an upper cover having a surface parallel to an upper surface of the base, the upper cover being disposed above the base so as to be spaced apart from the upper surface of the base, a plurality of growing panels disposed along the circumference of the upper surface of the base, the plurality of growing panels being rotatably disposed at the base and the upper cover, and a lighting bar extending vertically upwards from the center of the upper surface of the base to the upper cover, the lighting bar emitting light in a direction in which the plurality of growing panels is disposed, and a plurality of growing holders, into each of which a plant is inserted, disposed at one surface of each of the plurality of growing panels.