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One of the sustainable features of The Core building at Newcastle’s Science Central complex is a 26m high vertical wall garden of ivies, seagrass, thyme, primulas, euphorbia, wild strawberries and wildlife nests. It is described as the tallest living wall in England.

The garden covers an area of 366sq m and contains more than 35,000 plants. The wall was designed, engineered and installed in conjunction with Newcastle architect Faulkner Brown, landscape architect Land Use Consultants, living wall experts ANS Group Europe, engineers Mott MacDonald, and building contractor Sir Robert MacAlpine.

The wall was put together by constructing rails on the side of the building onto which boxes of 12 plants - grown in ANS Group's nurseries - were slotted, before being linked into an irrigation system.

When landscaping is complete. the building will be surrounded by open public spaces with wild flower and grass meadows, connecting the Newcastle's West End directly to the city centre.

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