A green wall in a contemporary courtyard

A green wall in a contemporary courtyard


In a tranquil contemporary garden, a full scale wall trellis turns what would have been a blank white wall into the perfect finishing touch to an enclosed courtyard.

The trellis is made up of Marine Grade 316 stainless steel cables tensioned to L-shaped end brackets and fixed with Tensile Cables’ custom designed trellis clamps. It was assembled and tensioned on site by Potter’s Yard landscapers, who were also responsible for landscaping the courtyard and much of the home’s lush gardens.

Walking the stairs to the first floor of the home, it is possible to gaze out across a vertical water feature flanked by grasses, and headed by a slate grey stone wall with red berried heavenly bamboo on either side. However, when standing in the scullery looking out of the kitchen window, a blank white wall would be all you could see were in not for the trellis. After only six months, the foliage is already making a steady ascent of the cables, and will soon scale the wall.

While boasting an extended lifespan themselves, stainless steel trellises also protect the wall behind them. They assist with air quality; and a building’s temperature regulation. See a gallery of images below.