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Here you can find all our latest news stories about urban greening projects using living walls, landscaping and sustainable landscape maintenance. Keep up to date on all the exciting developments here at the Scotscape Group.

 

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27 March 2020

Living Walls for Urban Gardens

Living Walls for Urban Gardens Working from home certainly gets the imagination flowing in terms of home and garden improvements and wish lists for the future. If you have limited outdoor space it will feel even more acute right now

19 March 2020

Plants make you Happy!

Plants for improved mental wellbeing On Mental Health Awareness day, back in October 2019 I wrote a piece about how plants in interiors can boost mental health and help to make office based workers more productive, now more than ever

18 March 2020

Living Walls - A Climate Change Mitigating Solution

Green Walls - A Contribution to Combat Climate Change Scotscape's own Anna Roochove was interviewed by Dr Julia Lock on the subject of supporting species by using smart horticultural systems in urban environs. Publication date: 18th March 2020: wildcare.co.uk "Smart

18 March 2020

Living Walls and Biophilic Design is this just Greenwashing?

Green Walls and Biophilic Design - are companies greening to Greenwash? The term "greenwashing" was coined by environmentalist Jay Westerveld in 1986. Greenwashing is the term used to describe the practice of twisting advertising campaigns to enable companies to present

16 March 2020

Living Walls CPD via Webinar

Are you working from home? Keep Learning with a Living Walls CPD Covid-19 is certainly bringing some challenges to us all. With home working on the rise and the potential of enforced home working facing us all, its good to

11 March 2020

Covid-19 Statement from the Scotscape Group

COVID-19 Statement The current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, which began in December 2019, presents a significant challenge to all of us. Our customer's and staff well-being is extremely important to us and we have taken steps to minimise the impact

24 February 2020

Living Pillar shortlisted for the BIG Innovation Pitch at Futurebuild

Living Pillar shortlisted for the Big Innovation Pitch - Futurebuild We are delighted to announce that LivingPillar™ has been selected for the shortlist of innovative products to boost urban greening as part of the Critical Infrastructure category at Futurebuild. Join

17 February 2020

Living Walls and Urban Greening for Business Investment Districts

Improving city living with living walls and smart landscaping Are you seeking to improve your urban places with greening to mitigate air pollution, improve biodiversity and to create happier healthier places? Planting at Elizabeth Street The Smartscape team embraces innovative

03 February 2020

Orchard Lisle Living Wall selected for Local Project Challenge

Team London Bridge Orchard Lisle Living Wall selected for 'The Local Project Challenge' About the Local Project ChallengeThe Local Project Challenge shines a light on projects which push the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member

31 January 2020

Living Walls constructed with FYTOTEXTILE for plant health

Living Walls, Why use Fytotexile for Installation? Living Wall Fytotextile® system is constructed of industrially produced flexible multi-layer modules that are connected to a timber or metal framework fixed to a supporting wall or created as freestanding installations. The Fytotextile

27 January 2020

Biodiversity and Planning Conference

Join Scotscape at the Biodiversity and Planning Conference Dorking Halls, 13th February Hosted by the Surrey Nature Partnership and supported by Surrey Wildlife Trust The Biodiversity and Planning Conference enables planning professionals, local authorities and private sector businesses to:• Gain

22 January 2020

Living Wall CPDs for Architects

Are you an architect or designer needing to learn more about living walls? Do you need to inject the power of plants into your projects? The Scotscape Smartscape team is here to help you understand how living walls work, the

21 January 2020

What is Natural Capital?

What is Natural Capital and how does retrofitting buildings with plants support it? Buzz phrases often rise to the surface of our urban greening message and whilst the phrase Natural Capital is well used in our industry suddenly it’s getting

13 January 2020

Andrew Maskell Joins Scotscape Group as Associate Director

Andrew Maskell joins the Scotscape Group to lead design and development of the New LivingPillar™ We are delighted to announce that Andrew Maskell has joined the Scotscape Group of Companies as Design and Development Director for our exciting new product

09 December 2019

LivingPillar Install Twyford for David Brownlow Foundation

https://www.maidenhead-adverti...LivingPillar installed at Twyford The Scotscape Smartscape team has been working with the David Brownlow Charitable Foundation to install this LivingPillar at Twyford, also with the support and endorsement of Theresa May. Adapting our Living Wall system with our innovative

25 November 2019

The Living Walls with Retaining Wall Qualities - Flex MSE

Flex MSE is THE Vegetated Living Wall system with retaining wall qualities. To deliver on our mission to offer 'The Complete Green Solution' Scotscape have added the FLEX MSE vegetated living walls system to our suite of urban greening products

13 November 2019

Living Walls CPD to inspire!

Book your Living Walls CPD for 2020 The Scotscape Group of companies includes Scotscape Smartscape - Urban Greening specialists working throughout the UK and Europe designing, installing and maintaining the Fytotextile Living Wall system in both interior and exterior locations.Smartscape

22 October 2019

Scotscape Group Opens Central London Office

Living Walls and interior landscaping specialists Smartscape (part of the Scotscape Group) now in Central London Offices To ease travel times for the Scotscape Smartscape team and enable clients to conveniently visit and collaborate with us about urban greening projects

10 October 2019

Living Walls and Plants to support improved Mental Health

Support Staff and Clients - incorporate living walls and plants into your offices and reap the feel-good benefits! Today is Mental Health Awareness Day, as the mental health epidemic sweeps through our society bringing people back to nature to subdue

09 October 2019

Two Richmond in Bloom awards for Scotscape Groundscape Team

The Groundscape team have been awarded not one but TWO Richmond in Bloom awards for their landscape maintenance works at Barnes Waterside and Holst Mansions. The Groundscape team have been maintaining Barnes Waterside for 5 years and Holst Mansions since

27 September 2019

Living Walls for Property Developers

Living Walls incorporated into a compact gated property development Living Walls improve property sales values. Providing plants and landscape at both small and large development sites has been shown to improve property sales and value. Living Walls offer an optimum

13 September 2019

Living Wall for Jubilee Hall Gym

Living Wall for Jubilee Hall Gym part of the Jubilee Hall Trust This 14.5m2 living wall is located at the reception area of the Jubilee Hall Gym in Covent Garden, creating a WOW entrance area to inspire gym users and

12 September 2019

Scotscape Scoops Two BALI Awards for 2019

Living Walls and Grounds Maintenance BALI Awards for Scotscape Group It’s an exciting time of the year, when the crisp letters of notification arrive from the BALI Awards team, letting businesses like us know if they have won a BALI

09 September 2019

Smart Green Cladding from the Smartscape Team

The Smartscape team developed this fantastic green cladding system for the sportswear brand Asics back in 2017. The system has developed beautifully and the plants are thriving in these bespoke irrigated planters which were designed for multiple Asics Stores around

02 September 2019

Living Wall Learn with Team London Bridge #LOVELUNCH

Learn about Living Walls in your lunch hour! Its that 'back to school feeling', September is here, time to invigorate your work life and learn more! Why not shake up your lunch hour this month and join one of the

06 August 2019

A Living Wall for Bruichladdich Distillery

A Living Wall for Bruichladdich Distillery Living Walls for Bruichladdich, the Progressive Hebridean Distillery located in the Isle of Islay in Argyll has included a living wall in their fantastic shop which sells World renowned Whiskies and the infamous Botanist

05 August 2019

Living Wall Fytotextile Flexible System Dynamic Urban Greening

Bringing Plants into the Built Environment Scotscape and Grosvenor Britain and Ireland recently launched the Smart Pillar, whereby Scotscape’s Fytotextile Living wall system was adapted to be retrofitted onto the lamp posts of Ebury Street in London's Belgravia. With irrigation

29 July 2019

Making Living Walls Work Harder

Making living walls work harder. Living walls are now a well-recognised part of our urban landscape, popping up in cities throughout the UK and the rest of the planet. The high aesthetic of living walls brings a wow factor to

23 July 2019

Soft Landscaping at Greenwich Waterfront

Scotscape's Landscape team carried out the soft landscaping, tree planting, shrub planting, soil fill and turfing at this landmark project which forms part of the P5K which runs around the perimeter of the Greenwich Peninsula. The Greenwich Waterfront measures 1km

01 July 2019

Living Pillar Scotscape & Grosvenor launch Smart Pillar

Living Pillar Pilot Scheme Launches on Ebury Street, London Inspired by the knowledge the industry has gained about the benefits of urban greening in increasingly busy cityscapes, we wanted to take the concept of vertical retrofitting of plants one step

17 June 2019

Living Wall for Team London Bridge and Better Bankside

Zero Water Waste Living Wall This 76m2 living wall has been installed as part of a series of interventions that are part of the Borough High Street Low Emission Neighbourhood initiative led by Team London Bridge and Better Bankside, supported

12 June 2019

Living Walls, Plants and Air Pollution

Plants Mitigate Air Pollution Toxic air around our children, especially in large towns and cities is high on the media agenda and rightly so, with increased levels of childhood asthma and respiratory illness on the rise tackling air pollution from

04 June 2019

Dramatic Living Wall unveiled at Royal Lancaster Hotel

Royal Lancaster London Unveils Eco-Conscious Living Wall Designer: Scape Design Living Wall system and installation: Scotscape Royal Lancaster London has unveiled a stunning ‘green living wall’ as the final area of reconstruction, following its £85 million renovation. The prestigious hotel

20 May 2019

Living Walls at London Gate RHS Chelsea 2019

If you are a visitor to this year's RHS Chelsea Flower show you will be greeted by these incredible floral living wall gates created by bespoke London florist JamJar Flowers who have been tasked with transforming London gate at RHS

26 April 2019

Living Walls and Living Columns at Grosvenor Britain and Ireland

Living Walls and Living Columns for Grosvenor Britain & Ireland Scotscape is delighted to have completed two interior living walls at the London office of Grosvenor, one of the world’s leading privately-owned property companies. Grosvenor develops, manages and invests in

24 April 2019

Living Wall interior landscaping at CCM Facilities Management

Interior Landscaping and Living Walls Scotscape has installed a wide variety of biophilic smart greening systems at the head office of CCM Ltd, a leading cleaning and facilities management company based in Central London. The design brief was to reflect

16 April 2019

London Living Roofs and Living Walls Report

London Living Roofs and Walls Report - By Dusty Gedge and Gary Grant of the Green Infrastructure Consultancy Seven years ago I attended a UK Green Building Council conference, which was packed full of speakers including Gary Grant and Dusty

08 April 2019

EUGIC Event 2019

EUGIC 2019 We are really looking forward to participating in this weeks 2019 EUGIC event, hosted at Here East Queen Elizabeth Park. This two day conference unites green infrastructure specialists from all over Europe to discuss and share new innovation

03 April 2019

Living Walls CPD for Architects and Landscape Architects

Living Walls CPD for Architects and Landscape Architects Thank you to Home Designer and Architect for featuring this article about our Living Walls design, installation and maintenance work across the UK and Europe click here to read the full article

01 April 2019

Living Walls and Plants for Workplace Wellness

Living Walls and Plants for wellness at work In September 2018 Scotscape supported a 'Wellbeing Theatre' at a Thompson Reuters event. We brought an abundance of plants into the Wellbeing Space and styled the area to support the sense of

28 March 2019

Living Walls Training days at Scotscape

Living Walls Training Day Friday the 22nd of March saw us hosting our first Living Wall training day of 2019. It was a pleasure to meet the 30 attendees who came along to learn more about the design, installation and

05 March 2019

Living Walls for Urban Gardens

Living Walls are Perfect for Urban Gardens Summer is just around the corner - why not specify a living wall to enjoy in your garden? The Scotscape Smartscape team install living walls all over the UK and Europe, our client

21 February 2019

Living Walls and plant barriers to improve air quality in schools

Scotscape sponsoring 'BREATHE' Sheffield University research project assessing best species for creating plant barriers to mitigate air pollution in schools. Supporting continued research into urban greening is high on our list of priorities. One of the projects we are currently

14 February 2019

Scotscape Group expands to the North

'Groundscape' the Scotscape Group's award winning landscape maintenance department has expanded into the North of England. Bringing 'The Complete Green Solution' to the UK. Led by Darren Bosworth the dynamic director of our Landscape Maintenance Division 'Groundscape' - we have

11 February 2019

Living Walls & Landscaping Career Opportunities at Scotscape

Scotscape is expanding! We are currently recruiting for six positions within the Scotscape Group. We are seeking the following - Living Walls Engineer, Living Walls and Landscape Estimator, Quantity Surveyor, Interior Plant Maintenance Technician, Irrigation Designer and Specifier and finally

30 January 2019

Living Walls are blossoming in cities worldwide

Why Living Walls are blossoming in cities worldwide.Scotscape are collaborators. We love to make new connections with our broad and friendly industry to help each other to do all we collectively can to build the exciting momentum towards greening our

22 January 2019

The Benefits of Living Walls in the Built Environment

Living Walls bring much more to the built environment than a beautiful aesthetic – although this in-itself is beneficial, many benefits are those that are unseen. Living walls are very effective at keeping cities cool – have you ever experienced

15 January 2019

Living Walls, why specify them for your home or office?

Why specify Living Walls for your home or office? Scotscape install living walls for both interior and exterior projects, for domestic customers or for commercial businesses. Why is the living wall trend so prevalent and why should you consider specifying

14 January 2019

Living Walls design, installation and maintenance

Living Walls Design, Installation and Maintenance Designing stunning living walls to green up the grey of the urban landscape is part of The Complete Green Solution offered by the Scotscape Group. What is the Process? We meet our customer to

04 January 2019

Living Walls at H&M Westfield Shepherds Bush

Living Walls at H&M Wesfield The installation of this fantastic interior landscaping project has come to its conclusion. 15m2 of living walls, trees, hanging and potted plants form the basis of this interior landscaping project at the Its Pleat

03 December 2018

Scotscape's Living Wall System accredited Class 0 Fire Retardancy

Scotscape Living Wall Fire Retardancy for Maximum Safety Safe building practices have been reviewed by the Department for Communites and Local Government to ensure best practice in the retro-greening market regarding the fire rating compliance of green roofs and living

23 November 2018

Scotscape unveils a new brand identity

The award-winning landscaper Scotscape today unveiled its new brand identity launching a new website and fresh look across all communications platforms and deliverables. The award-winning landscaper Scotscape today unveiled its new brand identity launching a new website and fresh look

16 November 2018

230m2 of Living Walls installed at Parliament Hill School

Scotscape installs 230m2 of Living Walls for Parliament Hill School This fantastic series of living walls were installed at Parliament Hill School during Summer 2018. Now established and thriving as part of the working day at this large school. The

16 November 2018

Living Walls at the House of Fraser Rushden Lakes

The interior living walls at House of Fraser’s new department store at Rushden Lakes has been designed to impress visitors and to become a prominent feature, to be seen by shoppers using the escalators, with great views from both ground

16 November 2018

Living walls, living ceilings, smart interior landscaping solutions

A Fresh Approach to Creating Vibrant Interior Landscapes with smart planting solutions and Living Walls At Scotscape we have made it our business to introduce and maintain sustainable landscapes in the built environment. Not only to make your company look

08 November 2018

Living Walls and Plants for Healthy Offices

Scotscape are excited! Why? Because of the rise of the Healthy Office boosted by Living Walls and Plants There is overwhelming evidence which demonstrates that the design of an office impacts the health, well-being and productivity of its occupants. A

08 November 2018

Vertical Greening Choices

Vertical Greening and Vertical Gardens - What are the options?Occasionally projects require an alternative to our Living Wall system. Challenges can be presented by location or budget or a completely different aesthetic is sought by our clients. Our living wall

06 November 2018

Living Walls for Health and Well-being

The positive benefits of specifying living walls for both interiors and exteriors are extensive. They play an important role in the much larger puzzle of biophilic Design and green infrastructure. What is Biophilia? Biophilia is our innate need as human

06 November 2018

Living Walls in the Retail Environment

Scotscape’s expansive range of living wall client’s includes many insightful retailers. Insightful you may ask, why? In brief consumers are likely to buy more merchandise in stores with natural vegetation. To meet proven data, Scotscape’s services are on hand to

30 October 2018

Scotscape Living Walls reach Tehran

Scotscape Living Walls reach Tehran, in association with Daniel Bell and SM Consortium Scotscape Landscaping Ltd. have been successful in securing the contract to supply up to 3,600m2 of their patented Fytotextile Living Wall system to one of the largest

30 October 2018

Scotscape introduces new living walls product

Scotscape introduces new living walls product to challenge conventional retaining walls Scotscape are passionate about using intelligent and practical technology to green urban areas and are pleased to announce that they have been working with Gravitas International to bring an

30 October 2018

Living Walls and why they are here to stay

Green Living Walls and Biodiversity Natural plants have a biodiversity benefit of improving the air quality in the immediate surrounding areas, and many more wonderful benefits. For free expert advice on the installation of living walls and roofing options get

30 October 2018

London Stone hold Landscaper Development day

London Stone hold Landscaper Development Day at Scotscape London Stone’s Landscaper Development Day’s are building momentum, Scotscape was very happy to be the location for the most recent day of development and learning, sharing our Living Walls knowledge with a

30 October 2018

The benefits of green hoardings to the construction industry?

Green Hoardings in the Construction Industry As construction booms throughout the capital managing the additional air pollution created by dust is crucial – hoardings and advertising of every type wrap around construction sites in an attempt to contain the mess

29 October 2018

Living Walls at the Rutherford Cancer Care Centre

Living Walls at The Rutherford Cancer Care Centre South Wales Unveiled in November 2017 104m2 of living walls were installed at the UK’s first high energy proton beam therapy centre to signify life, strength and hope. The wall has been

29 October 2018

Book your Living Walls CPD today

CPD Training Autumn 2018 and Spring 2019 Secure your date now for a Living Walls CPD from Scotscape The Scotscape Living Walls CPD has been very positively received across the UK face to face and internationally via webinar. The momentum

17 September 2018

Bring nature into your office using living walls

Research & development surrounding the subject, shows that plants are really good news for employee health. Key benefits Improved air qualityImproved acousticsDust suppressionProven ‘biophilic’ benefits of stress reduction and a sense of wellbeingThe key outcomes of these benefits are:Greater productivityReduced

17 September 2018

Living Walls installed for Grosvenor Britain &Ireland

Scotscape Installs Living Walls for Grosvenor Britain and Ireland Scotscape is delighted to have completed two interior living walls at the London office of Grosvenor one of the worlds largest privately-owned businesses. Grosvenor develop, manage and invest in property in

17 September 2018

Living Wall Installed for All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club

This fantastic living wall which we installed three years ago in the private members enclosure at Wimbledon All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is looking great. Re-planted to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Wimbledon tennis event it is

14 September 2018

Scotscape offering 'The Complete Green Solution'

Do you need guidance on specifying ‘green’? Government bodies now recognise that specifying ‘green’ is good news for healthy cities, improving air quality, reducing the heat island effect, improving biodiversity for pollinators, improving health and well-being of city dwellers –

14 September 2018

BALI National Landscape Awards 2018

The winners of this year’s BALI National Landscape Awards Scotscape are honoured to have been selected along-with other esteemed colleagues in the landscaping industry, as one of the BALI National Landscape Awards Winners for 2018 for Interior Landscaping at Asics

05 September 2018

Vertical Gardens - Not as new as you think!

Vertical gardening, living walls, or green walls – these are phrases we use a lot when talking about greening up our cities and towns to make them happier, healthier, cleaner & greener places to live and work. New technology enables

05 September 2018

RHS Tatton - The Oasis Garden

Scotscape Living Walls featured in The Oasis Garden at RHS Tatton – winning Silver Gilt, Peoples Choice and the best garden in the Future Spaces category. Congratulations to Dave Green for his Silver Gilt medal win at RHS Tatton this

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