Vertical garden lighting
Lamp for illuminating a mobile vertical garden
Base for a spotlight to be mounted directly on the ceiling
Illumination lamp for vertical garden
Plants need light
Light is one of the key elements ensuring the healthy growth and survival of plants in a vertical garden. Providing an adequate amount of light is essential for plants to carry out photosynthesis properly, which directly affects their growth and condition. Therefore, it is important to understand the specific requirements of the plants on your own green wall and to use appropriate lighting accordingly.
Time of illuminating plants
To ensure healthy growth and development of plants in a vertical garden, it is necessary to provide them with the appropriate amount of light, which should range from 3 to 18 hours per day, depending on the surrounding conditions and the season. This is crucial for photosynthesis, and consequently, for the plants’ life. However, direct exposure to light for the entire duration can sometimes be detrimental, leading to sunburn damage. Therefore, it is optimal to limit intense light to a shorter period. To avoid the risk of light deficiency, it is recommended to use a timer switch, which automatically regulates the lighting time, providing the plants with the best growth conditions and preventing deterioration of their health.
Illuminated hanging green wall
Illuminated vertical garden in the living room.
Illuminated vertical garden in the restaurant
Living garden on the wall – lighting
Natural light or LED lighting
Illumination of a vertical garden can be achieved using both natural and artificial light. Both solutions provide effective lighting for plants, enabling proper growth and development. Natural light, with its full spectrum of wavelengths, is best for illuminating green walls, but unfortunately, there may not always be the possibility for natural light to reach the plants. In such cases, artificial lighting solutions should be considered.
Sunlight
Sunlight is very bright and effective. It penetrates indoors through windows, illuminating the plants well. External green walls illuminated by natural light develop very well.
LED lighting
Properly selected LED lamps effectively illuminate plants in vertical gardens. Once connected to a timer controller, they can be programmed and adjusted to operate automatically according to specific conditions.
Relying solely on natural sunlight for indoor plant lighting is usually insufficient. Weather conditions can be variable, and positioning a green wall in such a way that incoming sunlight illuminates the plants through windows can also be problematic. Therefore, when creating indoor green walls, it is necessary to use vertical garden lamps.
Lighting of an indoor vertical garden
Taking into account that the lighting is intended to partially replace sunlight, it is recommended that the minimum light intensity reaching each square meter of the vertical garden is at least 800 lux. The use of LED lighting for illuminating plants is recommended due to their ability to emit light with a spectrum that supports the photosynthesis process. Lamps emitting light with a color temperature of 4000 K, a color rendering index (CRI) of not less than 90, and a brightness of around 4000 lumens are typically adequate for illuminating green walls. For gardens up to 3 meters high, installing lamps every 1 meter should provide sufficient lighting. However, it is always worth seeking advice from specialists from a company offering lighting solutions to get assistance in selecting the number of lamps and planning their layout, which will increase the project’s efficiency. These companies often provide support in optimizing the lighting layout tailored to the individual needs of the garden.
Lamps for vertical gardens
An important aspect is also the placement of lamps relative to the vertical garden. It’s worth noting that by increasing the distance between lamps and plants, we decrease the light intensity but simultaneously expand its coverage, allowing for uniform illumination of a larger surface area of the plant wall. Typically, the optimal distance for placing lamps is between 120 and 170 cm from the vertical garden. There are various mounting options for lamps: they can be attached to tracks, mounted directly on walls or ceilings, or recessed into the ceiling structure, allowing for flexible adaptation to the needs and conditions of a particular location.
