Archive record · Innovation record · 2010s · China
We imagine our cities being taken over by plants: on walls, roofs, in tunnels and carparks, inside, outside and everywhere in between. That line, from one of James McGeoch's international trend presentations, summarised a working program that brought new plant technology into China. This record sets down what the program actually did.
The program, distilled
- 132 new species introduced into China, with ongoing multiplication to build commercial stock.
- A tree futures program, securing advanced specimens years ahead of demand.
- Living breathing-wall systems, grown as modules in a production nursery to consistent standard.
- Green-roof water recycling, using a regenerated charcoal profile that absorbs vapour, feeds roots and keeps the surface dry.
- Dedicated Chinese-speaking management, because plant technology transfers through people.
Why this record matters
Green walls and roofs are mainstream across Asia's cities now. The part most people never see is the production nursery behind them, growing wall modules like any other crop. That production mindset is what we bring to new plant technology today: ask us about green walls, roofs and the species that survive on them.
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