The green viaduct gardens hang down over lush parklands, evoking moist canyon walls and local ecology. Sculptural drupes of luxurious chandeliers complement the textural blend of ferns, mosses, ivies and salals. The gardens are composed of living wall panels that filter air and water particulates, and are watered using recycled stormwater from the overhead roadways. Vancouver's hanging gardens are charismatic urban green spaces and global flagships of green technology.
The park spaces beneath the skytrain and viaduct infrastructure add layers of experience to pedestrians and cyclists, without impeding vehicle traffic. From a treed sidewalk aloi, expo boulevard punctuating and framing the vertical gardens with a depth of green colour and shade canopy, to an elegant, dappled understory allee connecting Carrall Street (west) and skate park (east), to a colourful wildflower meadow offering four seasons of floral display and fragrance with pathways threading through to parks along
the shore of false Creek.
The street level parks are framed by the hanging garden armature of lush plantings that echo Stanley Park's cliff edges and the moist canyon walls of the North shore mountains. A blend of plant species - ferns, salals, ivies, mosses - create a sensual textural tapestry to walk beside, between, and beneath. Art installations of illuminated stalactites de¬scend front the viaducts as urban chandeliers. Existing living wall technologies may be adapted to the viaducts with a little ingenuity. Challenges include selecting appropriate plant species and maintaining moisture levels on South-facing surfaces
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