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Terapia - The Bothy Living Wall

Supporting a biophilic therapy space: Living Wall Maintenance at The Bothy

The Bothy at the Terapia Centre in Finchley is a purpose-built therapy and community space designed to create a calm and restorative environment for visitors. As part of its biophilic interior design, the building incorporates a large internal living wall alongside several additional planting features that help bring nature into the space.

Meristem Design provides ongoing horticultural maintenance for the building’s interior planting installations, ensuring the living wall and associated planters remain healthy, vibrant and aligned with the centre’s nature-focused environment.

Meristem Design provides ongoing maintenance for a 23m² internal biophilic living wall system, as well as staircase trough planters and hanging planters located along the building’s spiral staircase. The service includes plant care, pruning, seasonal feeding, irrigation system monitoring, drainage checks and plant replacement where required to maintain the quality and performance of the installations.

Meristem Design provides a structured maintenance programme tailored to the needs of the living wall and interior planting throughout the building. The focus is on maintaining plant health, supporting irrigation performance and preserving the visual quality of the installations.

Key elements of the maintenance programme include:

Plant health management

Regular watering, feeding during the growing season and careful pruning to maintain plant structure and vitality.

Plant care and upkeep

Removal of damaged or invasive material, cleaning of foliage and planters, and replacement of plants where natural failures occur.

Irrigation system monitoring

Regular assessment and maintenance of irrigation systems and controllers to ensure plants receive appropriate watering.

Drainage and system checks

Inspection and clearance of drainage gulleys, cascade troughs and catchment tanks to maintain effective water management.

Ongoing horticultural maintenance ensures the planting installations continue to support the building’s calming and biophilic design intent.

Healthy and vibrant planting

Regular care ensures the living wall and associated planters remain lush and visually appealing throughout the year.

Support for therapeutic environments

The maintained greenery contributes to a calm and welcoming atmosphere within the therapy centre.

Long-term system performance

Routine checks of irrigation and drainage systems help ensure the installations continue to function effectively.

Sustained biophilic design

Ongoing maintenance protects the value of the original planting design, ensuring the space continues to benefit from nature-led interiors.

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Terapia

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Commercial

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Living Walls

Maintenance

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Living Walls

Living walls, also known as green walls or plant walls, are vibrant vertical gardens that can be mounted on free-standing frames or directly on the interior or exterior of buildings.

Maintenance

We offer a full range of maintenance services to keep your green space looking healthy and vibrant. Tailored to the unique needs of your project, our horticultural team will provide specialised plant care and maintenance from a one-off basis to a customised schedule.

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Terapia - The Bothy Living Wall

Plant health management

Plant care and upkeep

Irrigation system monitoring

Drainage and system checks

Healthy and vibrant planting

Support for therapeutic environments

Long-term system performance

Sustained biophilic design

Featured products, landscapes & services

Living Walls

Maintenance

Get in touch

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