Greening commercial spaces

Yes – absolutely! Living walls aren’t just for decorative plants; they can also be designed to grow a variety of herbs, vegetables, and even edible flowers. Vertical gardening is a great way to maximise limited space, especially in urban environments, balconies, or small courtyards.

When planning a food-growing living wall, it’s important to choose plants suited to vertical growth and the specific light and climate conditions of your space. Herbs like basil, parsley, and thyme, or vegetables like cherry tomatoes, lettuce, and peppers, can thrive with the right irrigation, nutrient-rich growing medium, and regular care.

With proper maintenance – including watering, fertilising, and harvesting – your living wall can become a productive, beautiful, and sustainable source of fresh ingredients right at your fingertips.

A living wall – also called a green wall, plant wall, or vertical garden – is a vertical structure covered with living plants, providing a sustainable and creative way to bring nature into urban spaces.

Sustainable landscaping is an approach that works with nature to create green spaces that are low-impact, long-lasting and environmentally friendly. It includes using native or climate-resilient plants, improving soil health, managing water runoff, and reducing the need for irrigation or chemicals.

We can provide seasonal and year-round maintenance services to ensure your landscaping stays healthy and looks its best — available when you choose us as your maintenance provider.

Yes, we can work with existing designs, collaborate with your team, or offer a full service tailored to your space.

We work across public realm, commercial and community spaces, including streetsides, schools and green infrastructure projects.

Costs depend on the scale, complexity and materials involved. We can provide a tailored estimate once we understand your project needs.

We consider soil type, sunlight, maintenance needs and biodiversity goals when selecting plants to ensure visual appeal and long-term success.

Landscaping can increase biodiversity, reduce surface water runoff, improve air quality and create spaces that are more attractive, welcoming and usable for people.

Soft landscaping focuses on living elements like planting, trees and turf. Hard landscaping includes structural features such as paving, edging and decking.

Landscaping involves the design, installation and maintenance of outdoor spaces. Focusing aesthetic appeal and functional use.

The business is responsible for the parklet repairs which can be carried out by the owners own contractors or the original supplier, Meristem Design.

Yes there is planters or a steel balustrade on the roadside of the parklet.

Yes, you can add your own planters or paint our planters and add your own plants. You will be providing your own seating, tables and even parasols as long as you remove them and store them inside outside of business hours.

Quite often hospitality parklets are maintained by the business owner, however Meristem Design does provide a maintenance service. Parklets requires regular cleaning and watering of plants.

Yes, parklets have a timber deck which can be adjusted to be level with the kerbside.

Yes, Meristem can remove parklets with 8 weeks notice.

Typically they are the size of a car parking space at 5m x 2m for a single parklet or 10m x 2m for a double parklet.

Based on feedback from existing hospitality owners, by having the space and capacity for extra covers, this brings in an average of 30% increase in revenue. This is based on feedback from Charlotte Street. Contact Meristem Design for more information on revenue and feedback, site visits can be arranged to existing sites/business with parklets.

Yes – green roofs can increase property value through better energy efficiency, longevity, and environmental credentials.

Yes, they absorb and retain rainfall, reducing runoff and easing pressure on urban drainage systems.

Yes, all green roofs need some maintenance. Extensive roofs need minimal care, while intensive roofs require regular upkeep.

With proper installation and care, a green roof can extend your roof’s lifespan by 20 to 30 years.

Green roofs can be installed on slopes up to 45°, though additional support systems may be needed for steeper pitches.