Living walls transform interior spaces with immersive greenery that adds depth, texture, and a sense of vitality. Their lush, layered design turns ordinary walls into striking focal points, making them a compelling choice for spaces seeking both visual impact and functional benefit. But working with living plants isn’t always the right choice, and the lack of high-quality, cost-effective artificial options has meant that living walls haven’t been within reach for many spaces, particularly in the fickle Pittsburgh climate.
At Plantscape we are longtime advocates of both real and replica plants. We and our sister company, Elements Botanicals, have created premium replica plants and used them to transform our clients’ spaces for many years. Now, we are excited to bring you an evolution of our replica plant options in a stunning new artificial living wall product. This is a cutting-edge innovation that will open up design possibilities with faux plants, and has the ability to bring green walls to every space.
What Are Artificial Green Walls?
Living green walls are when you cover a vertical space with real plants. These are amazing features that can add huge biophilic benefit to your space. Using real plants means examining light, irrigation and water needs. Consideration also needs to be given to the weight of pots and soil, ongoing maintenance and plant rotations. That means that it isn’t always possible to use a living wall in a given space.
For those that want the look of a living wall but with replica plants, artificial green walls are a great option. Since there aren’t any live plants involved, irrigation and light consistency is not an issue. They don’t grow or change and maintenance isn’t required. Today, thanks to Folia, they look better than ever and are a high-quality option vs real living walls. They are more resilient than another living wall alternative, moss walls. Folia Mats are a great option for outdoor use and high-traffic, high-light areas, which moss cannot.
Bottom line: Living walls will always give the best biophilic advantages. In areas that have more limitations and require ongoing investment, artificial living walls provide more flexibility and are a hardier choice for interior and exterior use. Folia is the next generation of artificial living wall products.
What is A Folia Wall and How Does It Work?
The artificial Folia Wall is a new system that Plantscape and our sister company, Elements Botanicals, are proud to debut. Elements Botanicals specializes in replica plants and is now offering this product as an industry-leading option for faux living walls, to bring green walls to every space.
In short, Folia is replica greenery that is attached to a sturdy lattice backing. Each Folia Wall is comprised of panels that can lock together, which gives flexibility in how a wall or design is arranged, its shape and its size. You could add one Folia mat to a wall for a pop of greenery, or combine them to give the look you desire. Artificial Folia walls can be used indoors and outdoors, are made to withstand regular wear without losing their beauty or vibrance, and are weather resistant. Folia comes in six standard designed themes with loads of customizable options to perfectly match the look and feel of your space.
Why Choose Folia for an Artificial Living Wall?
Quality and Durability:
Folia is a premium product that is designed to impress for a long time. Every detail is carefully designed, and our expertise in replica plants means it looks spectacular and lifelike, no matter the environment. As an artificial alternative to living walls, Folia can withstand conditions real plants would struggle with, including harsh heating or air conditioning, low humidity and big shifts in temperature like we have in Pittsburgh.
It is also weather-resistant and UV-protected, making it an excellent choice to stand up to hotter summer weather and seasonal transitions that can combine hot, cold, rain and even snow in the same week.
Folia is also fire-resistant and compliant with ISO9001 quality standards.
Creativity:
Folia Walls are an excellent way to add creative touches to places that are unsuitable or unsustainable for real plants.
They are lighter than living installations and don’t come with considerations around growth and changing size that real plants do. They don’t require specific growing conditions, like light or shade requirements, particular temperatures, humidity, or watering schedules. This gives you more opportunities to use living walls as a biophilic design element throughout your property – including outdoor design options.
Customizations are a core feature of Artificial Folia Walls. You can blend different colors, textures and plants on your mats. The modular design means mixing and matching our six themes is easy, and our designs can shape each Folia Wall to your preferences. When working with the Plantscape designers on your Artificial Folia Wall, we can give direction on a unique design that matches your space. We can even advise on adding a sign, logo, or other branded element on top of your Folia panels for an extra personalized feature.
Cost-effectiveness:
Elements Replica Botanical Design’s Artificial Folia Wall is a cost-effective solution when compared to other products of a similar quality. We have put in years of experience creating faux plants and working with clients on designing with replica plants. This has come through in every detail of the Folia product line. But we know that cost can be a factor for those undertaking plantscaping projects, so we have worked to create a long-lasting solution that gives a great return on investment.
In addition to keeping upfront costs down, when you choose an Artificial Folia Wall, you can save in the long term as compared to real living walls. With Folia, you don’t need to replace individual plants if they grow too much. There’s no watering, no pruning and no pest control. Just light dusting is needed for you to enjoy your artificial living wall for years to come.
Plantscape and Elements: Expertise in Artificial Green Walls and Much More
If you are thinking about adding a greenwall to your space, we would love to chat. At Plantscape, we are longtime horticultural and design experts that can walk you through your options and discuss the pros, cons and implementation plans of a Folia Wall, a real living wall, and more biophilic design options.
Contact us today to learn more about Artificial Folia Walls and how you can transform your space with a faux greenwall installation.
