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Patrick Blanc Plants a Vertical Garden in Tacoma
Valerie Easton
January 9, 2010

VERTICAL GARDENS are literally climbing in popularity, and Tacoma is out front with a green wall designed by the man who invented them. French botanist and artist Patrick Blanc’s 800-square-foot vertical garden for the Goodwill-Milgard Work Opportunity Center was unveiled in September. It graces the entrance of an imposing new building designed by BCRA Architects, and is sufficiently large and fluffy to be clearly visible from busy Tacoma Avenue.

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http://www.insideurbangreen.org/2010/01/pacific-nw-tacoma-goodwills-garden-wall-is-a-new-city-icon-seattle-times-newspaper.html

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