Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
  • A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
  • A01G9/02—Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes; Glasses for cultivating flowers
  • A01G9/022—Pots for vertical horticulture
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
  • A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
  • A01G9/02—Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes; Glasses for cultivating flowers
  • A01G9/022—Pots for vertical horticulture
  • A01G9/024—Hanging flower pots and baskets

Definitions

• the invention relates to a planting arrangement and in particular to a planting arrangement for greening purposes.
• Older houses are often overgrown with ivy or other climbing plants. Apart from the possibility of embellishing facades that are not quite appealing, this has a number of other advantages.
• the leaves of the climbing plants filter exhaust gases and dust from the air, keep the heat out and store the humidity.
• the climate in such a green house is much healthier, and the air inside is also cleaner. Greening also saves energy.
• targeted planting can be done by deciduous on the south facades
• Plants are used so that the sun can warm up the masonry in winter. On the rest,
• Facades are made from evergreen plants that keep wind and rain out thanks to their thick layer of leaves.
• the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a planting arrangement or a planting system with which greening, in particular of house facades, can be carried out quickly and easily.
• a planting arrangement which has a support and support arrangement, one or more plant containers attached to the support and support arrangement and a grid for plant tendrils attached to the support and support arrangement, which supports the plant containers.
• the planting arrangement contains, as it were, a supporting and supporting arrangement. This is attached to a facade, wall, balcony wall or bridge pillar etc. It carries planters and a grid that serves as a climbing or climbing aid for the plant tendrils.
• the grid is shaped and attached so that the plants can grow on it in the desired direction and shape. Depending on the type of vegetation, it can be very dense, e.g. be designed as a mat. In addition to supporting the vegetation, it also protects it against wind and snow. It also serves as an additional support for the planters.
• the support and support arrangement can have several support rods, the spacing of which results from the size of the respective element and from the planter formats.
• the support and support arrangement can even be formed exclusively by such support rods, which preferably form a framework.
• a framework consists of four vertical and two horizontal support bars.
• the grating is preferably designed to cover a framework that has just been constructed.
• protruding bulges in the grille are expediently provided in the support rods, in which the planters can be arranged. They are then held on the one hand by the support and support arrangement, and on the other hand by the bulge. This can be achieved by a form-fitting design of the planter and bulge, at least by a similar shape, or by specially provided fastening elements.
• Such basic units can be prefabricated in the factory, whereby the grid or the preformed mat can be applied using the spot welding process.
• the support and support arrangement and the grille are assembled in the factory and equipped with the planters.
• the planting arrangements can then be greened in the factory. For this purpose, they are hung on scaffolding and planted.
• the planting arrangements can be made in different dimensions.
• the dimensions of the support and support arrangement, the grid and also the dimensions of the planters can be varied.
• a planting arrangement as the basic unit with dimensions of approximately 2 x 5 m is preferred.
• the basic planting unit is particularly well suited for truck transportation. About five to six such basic units can be stacked. In the lowest position, the planting tray is on top, in the next one below, ie the basic units are placed one on top of the other, so that there is a space-saving arrangement.
• the planters are in Plastic films packed to avoid damage. This also prevents the potting soil from falling out during transport.
• the façade and support arrangement / fastening devices for detachable fastening advantageously have the facades and the like. These are preferably designed as T-pieces, the longitudinal legs of which can be plugged onto or in the bolts provided in the wall to be planted and can be locked in the inserted position.
• the assembly of the planting arrangements on the areas to be landscaped is relatively simple.
• the planting arrangements only need to be lifted against the wall, which can be done by crane from the car or from neighboring flat roofs.
• the attachment can then be carried out, for example, by a gondola from the roof or also by Gadel wagons, as used for cleaning lanterns.
• the invention therefore makes it possible to carry out greening within one day.
• the planting arrangement according to the invention is suitable both for use in a single arrangement and in combination.
• Several planting arrangements can be put together to form larger areas, which in turn can be combined with one another, and patterns can also be put together.
• Another possible variation for the formation of surface patterns results from the fact that a three-dimensional green design of surfaces is possible by means of grid-like shaped elements. Forming the grid is also conceivable, but a larger-scale design is only possible with separate larger shaped elements. These can be provided in the units, but also adjacent to them, above, below or next to them. They can be used to design a surface arrangement, but can also be provided as connecting elements between several surfaces. For example, the formation of such a shape is aesthetically appealing elements to treetops.
• shaped elements Due to the special size of such shaped elements, they themselves again have a support and support arrangement, preferably in the form of a rod, and, if appropriate, planters.
• Other form elements have the shape of a cut-out spherical element, an ellipsoid element and the like. In this way it is possible, for example, to arrange trees on house walls in the form of green planting. Further possibilities result from the fact that the plant arrangement elements themselves or in their combination receive a desired surface shaping. It is also appealing to use different types of evergreen for planting.
• An irrigation line is expediently provided, in particular if the walls of high-rise buildings are to be greened, since in this case manual watering is out of the question.
• the irrigation pipes are expediently installed in the planting arrangements from the factory. They can either be attached to the support and holding arrangement or to the grid. It is also possible to attach the lines to the planters, preferably at an elevated point on the rear wall, so that sprinkling from above is possible.
• the irrigation lines are preferably designed as hose lines or copper lines.
• connection between individual plant arrangements or for the connection to the supply lines elements / couplings are preferably made of flexible
• Material e.g. made of plastic tubing.
• FIG. 1 shows a planter attached to two supporting bars with planting and an irrigation line
• FIG. 2 shows a planting arrangement
• FIG. 4 shows a surface arrangement of several plant arrangements
• FIG. 5 shows a plant arrangement for a wall with a molded element suspended
• FIGS. 6a to 6c examples of such shaped elements
• FIG. 7a illustrates a combination of surface elements and a large shaped element that has been put together to form a tree
• FIG. 7b illustrates the support of the large molded element used in FIG. 7a
• FIG. 8 shows the design of a house wall with the combination of a number of plant arrangements according to the invention
• FIG. 9a schematically shows a section of a planting arrangement for a balcony parapet
• FIG. 9b shows a front view of two plant arrangements according to FIG. 9a suspended next to one another
• FIG. 10 shows a carrying and supporting arrangement with an alternative fastening device
• FIG. 11a to 11c details of the support and support arrangement of FIG. 10 in enlarged views of the areas designated by XI, and
• Figure 12 shows another embodiment of a planter.
• FIG 1 two support rods 2, 4 of the support and support arrangement of a planting arrangement according to the invention are shown.
• a planter 20 is attached to these support rods.
• the planter 20 has a substantially flat rear wall 22, which is somewhat widened at the upper end and curved forward and has a recess 26 on the front of this widened region 24, in which a section 40 of an irrigation line is arranged.
• the planter has a forwardly curved front wall 28, which tapers downwards towards the rear wall 22, and two side walls 30, 32.
• the side walls 30, 32 and the front wall 28 are not as high as the rear wall.
• the interior of the planter is filled with soil, etc., and vegetation 70 is indicated.
• FIG. 2 schematically shows a sectional view of a planting arrangement for greening the facade.
• the planter 20 is shaped essentially similar to the planter shown in FIG. 1, it is only bulged, that is to say bulged out at the front.
• This sectional view illustrates the structure of the filling and the arrangement of such a planter.
• filter gravel 36 is arranged a few centimeters high.
• planting soil 38 on which the plants are rooted.
• the planter is lined with a glass mat 39. It is placed between filter gravel and earth to prevent the two materials from mixing.
• the planter is preferably made of plastic.
• a grid 80 is arranged on the support rod 2 and on other support rods (not shown).
• the grid extends essentially over the entire surface of the support and support arrangement and is fastened to the support and support arrangement by means of screws 82, pins or the like.
• the planter 20 is also held on the support and support arrangement, but is also also positively held in the grid and additionally fastened to it by further fastening elements 82.
• the growth in the arrangement shown takes place from the earth of the container upwards through the grating and along the grating, which serves as an aid to the creeper.
• plants 70 'grow from below which over time combine with the higher-grown plants to form a layer of plants.
• the planter in the embodiment shown does not extend far out, namely about 25 to 35 cm. Excessive drying out of the earth is prevented by the irrigation system by means of the hose 40 built into the vessel.
• the outlet openings 34 which are preferably arranged every 25 cm, provide for the drainage.
• Evergreen climbing plants which grow up to 3 m high, are particularly suitable for vegetation.
• FIG. 3 an embodiment of a fastening device is illustrated in more detail. As Figure 3a shows, it is designed as a T-piece 102, which is inserted into the support rods 2, 4, etc. The T-piece 102 is fastened to the supporting rods by means of clamps 104. The middle, long leg 106 of the
• T-piece is at least partially hollow on the inside and, when attached, is attached to a bolt 108 which is anchored in the wall and preferably has a thread.
• a recess 110 is provided in the bolt toward the outer end region, into which a recess is inserted after the respective T-piece has been fitted
• Fastening element 112 for example a screw engages.
• Figure 3b shows the bolt 108 enlarged.
• the thread 114 is only indicated.
• the bolt 108 has a slot 116, by means of which it can easily be screwed into the masonry.
• the design of the bolt which is tapered towards the front end is favorable.
• a plant arrangement according to the invention such as the arrangement shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, expediently has six fastening points, and it can be fitted and removed very quickly.
• For the assembly only the T-pieces need to be plugged onto the corresponding bolts and then the fastening element 112 for fixing in the recess 110 of the bolt.
• To dismantle the planting arrangement these steps are carried out in reverse.
• the acceptance of the planting of facades etc. is thus simple, and green wall surfaces can also be painted or modified in some other way with little effort.
• FIG. 4 shows the areal arrangement of several plant arrangements. These are arranged side by side and one above the other so that the planters 20 each form a horizontal row, and in particular the size of the planting arrangements is the same in each case.
• the planters 20 can be one piece or several pieces for each element. With such an arrangement, larger areas can be greened in connection, and there is a certain appealing effect due to the bulges of the planters 20.
• special shaped elements 120 are preferably provided, which are strongly bulged forward. They can simply be attached to an existing planting arrangement and then additionally tobogganed. Further attachment options times are z. B. welding or screwing.
• the spherical shaped element 120 in FIG. 5 is merely suspended. Apart from the aesthetic effect, such shaped elements serve as nesting spaces for birds and thus to enliven the environment due to the spatial design of a green wall.
• FIG. 6a, b and c show exemplary embodiments of such shaped elements 120. Because of their task, all form elements have a lattice structure so that plants can grow along them and they serve as climbing aids.
• the shaped element of FIG. 6a is spherical or round. A bay-like design is shown in FIG. 6b.
• the shaped element in FIG. 6c is an ellipsoid cutout. Of course, many other shaped element designs are possible. Dimensions of the shaped elements are, for example, about 1/2 to 2 m lengthwise or crosswise and about 0.2 to 1 m deep.
• FIG. 7a illustrates the support rod arrangement of these additional elements.
• One or more support rods 6 which are level in the horizontal, ie plane, support the additional element on the wall.
• the forward curvature is achieved by several curved support rods 8, 10 and 12.
• Other supporting rods are not shown in this schematic view.
• the arrangement is fastened as with the other planting arrangements, and the fastening elements sit as close to the edge as possible.
• FIG. 8 illustrates the design of a wall using such shaped elements shown in FIG. 7.
• specially shaped surface elements can also be used for the planting arrangement. Planting with different types of evergreen is attractive.
• FIG. 9a schematically shows a sectional view of a planting arrangement for a balcony parapet 119 (scale about 1:20).
• the grid 80 and the support rods of the support arrangement are formed together.
• the upper end region of the support and support arrangement is bent backwards, so that the planting arrangement can easily be hung on the parapet.
• the support and support arrangement is forward and then upward again, ie bent in a U-shape, and carries a planter 20, which can be, for example, a conventional balcony box.
• the balcony parapet Abs Absandhalter 19 incorporated, which avoid vertical alignment of the area and in wind against striking the planting on the masonry.
• FIG. 9b illustrates the combination of two such plant arrangements for the complete greening of one
• Compile width which can significantly reduce costs.
• balcony parapets can be densely planted, but also other masonry. For example, they are useful for walls that delimit small plots and in front of which low-growing plants or bushes have been placed.
• FIG. 10 shows a support and support arrangement which consists of vertical support bars 202 and a horizontal support bars 204 forming a framework 200.
• the support rods 202, 204 are expediently welded square tubes.
• the framework 200 has, in the corner regions formed by the support rods 202, 204, tubular spacer files 206, which are connected, in particular welded, to the framework works 200 in a perpendicular arrangement to the plane thereof.
• the hollow spacer profiles 206 are square tube pieces, the end faces of which are turned away from the wall 118 are open.
• At least two spacers are hollow on the upper of the horizontal support rods 204 of the framework 200 Profiles 206 arranged, which are connected to each other by a horizontal, which the wall 118 facing end faces of the Abstandshnhlprofile 206 closing rail 208.
• the other hollow spacer profiles 206 are advantageously closed on their end faces facing the wall by means of individual plates 210.
• the suspension rail 208 and the plates 210 have bores 212, the center points of which are arranged on the central axes of the spacer hollow profiles 206.
• This configuration simplifies the mounting of the support and support arrangement on the wall 118 in such a way that for preassembly only two hooks are initially attached in the wall 118, on which the framework 200 can be suspended by means of the suspension rail 208 and aligned in position .
• the actual fastening holes can subsequently be drilled into the wall 118 through the advantageous spacer hollow profiles 206, the bores 212 of the suspension rail 208 and the plates 210 serving as a drilling template.
• the attachment is carried out by means of appropriate dowels and by means of screws 212 (not shown) which pass through the bores 212 and which are well known by means of known socket wrenches
• Spacer profiles 206 can be tightened through.
• FIG. 12 shows an alternative embodiment of a planter 220, with a rear wall 222 and a front wall 228.
• this planter 220 according to the invention, there is initially a layer of expanded clay stones 230, as used in hydroponics, and a layer covering the expanded clay stones 230 Glass fleece mat 239 arranged.
• the glass fleece mat 239 prevents mixing of the expanded clay stones 230 with planting earth.
• drainage openings 240 are arranged in the rear wall 222 of the planter 220 directly above the glass fleece mat 239.
• the lower area of the planter 220 filled with expanded clay stones 230 forms a water overflow reservoir.
• the water present in the reservoir rises through capillary action through the glass tile mat 239 into the potting soil, whereby the plants are always supplied with water. Overflow cannot occur through the drainage openings 240 since these represent an overflow. It is expedient if the height h of the layer of expanded clay stones 230 is approximately 10 cm, the distance a of the drainage openings 240 from each other is approximately 25 cm and the diameter of the drainage openings 240 is approximately 5 mm. As a result, so much water can be stored that drying times of about 2 weeks can be bridged, so that an irrigation system is unnecessary in most cases. In this case, to fertilize the plants, the soil could be inoculated with microorganisms that automatically produce fertilizers, especially nitrogen.
• the planters 20, 220 are advantageously made of stainless steel, glass fiber reinforced plastic, PVC, concrete or lightweight concrete.
• planting arrangement according to the invention there are many other embodiments of the planting arrangement according to the invention differently designed support and support arrangements and very different connecting elements with lattice construction possible.
• the planting arrangement according to the invention can therefore be used in almost any shape for any desired greening, be it two- or three-dimensional.

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