Last updated: November 2021
Vertical Garden is a 110 m2 garden installed in 2015 by Singular Green in front of the Hotel HM Tropical, as an outdoor project. (Ref 1) In October 2016, there was another 100m2 of garden installed. In 2020, there are also other companies that are trying to install vertical gardens on the island (Ref 4). There are special plants that were chosen due to its adaptive characteristics, as well as a special arrangement of the plants for aesthetics (Ref 1).
Vertical Garden in front of the Hotel
Ref. 1
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green walls or facades
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
- Biggest vertical garden of the island of Mallorca. (ref 1)
- Planting resistance and adaptable plants (ref 1) (ref 3).
- Give courses to promote other vertical gardens being built (ref 2).
Implementation activities
2015- 110m2 installed: “
In order to run the garden we had to design, manufacture and install a support structure that separated it about 90cm from the wall, in order to save the lower aisle”
2016- the surface area will grow to 220m2 and 6000 plants when the hotel renovations are finished. (ref 1)
Introduce adaptive and resistant plants to the garden (Ref 1).
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Increase or improve urban vegetation cover to help reduce outdoor temperature
- Implement green walls or roofs to lower indoor temperature and provide insulation
- Increase the use of climate-resilient plant species (resistant to drought, fire, and pests)
Main beneficiaries
- Private sector/Corporate/Company
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
Garden installed at Hotel HM Tropical in Mallorca by the green installation company Singular Green. (ref 1)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
No
(Intervention carried out and implemented as structural project, part of the hotel’s remodeling. (ref 1)
)
... a national policy or strategy?
No
(Intervention carried out and implemented as structural project, part of the hotel’s remodeling. (ref 1)
)
... a local policy or strategy?
No
(Intervention carried out and implemented as structural project, part of the hotel’s remodeling. (ref 1)
)
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Corporate investment
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
No
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Other
Socio-cultural impacts
- Education
- Increased support for education and scientific research
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. SingularGreen. (2015). Jardin vertical en Palma de Mallorca. Palma de Mallorca: SingularGreen. Available at: Source link (Accessed 17 July 2020)
2. SingularGreen. (2017). Cursos de Jardines Verticales. Palma de Mallorca: SingularGreen. Available at Source link (Accessed 17 July 2020)
3. Urban Arbolismo. (2016). Jardín vertical en Mallorca. Hotel HM Tropical. Palma de Mallorca: SingularGreen. Available at : Source link (Accessed 17/July/2020)
4. Vertical Garden Mallorca (2020). Vertical Garden Mallorca. Palma de Mallorca: Vertical Garden Mallorca. Available at: Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)
2. SingularGreen. (2017). Cursos de Jardines Verticales. Palma de Mallorca: SingularGreen. Available at Source link (Accessed 17 July 2020)
3. Urban Arbolismo. (2016). Jardín vertical en Mallorca. Hotel HM Tropical. Palma de Mallorca: SingularGreen. Available at : Source link (Accessed 17/July/2020)
4. Vertical Garden Mallorca (2020). Vertical Garden Mallorca. Palma de Mallorca: Vertical Garden Mallorca. Available at: Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)