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System enabling gardens without soil
Toyo Exterior Co., Ltd., Tokyo, has developed a gardening stage that is a system that utilizes roof greening technology and enables gardens to be enjoyed even without soil. The gardening stage utilizes an artificial lightweight soil system, a water sprinkling system, and a frame system. The artificial lightweight soil system consists of a nature-conditioned soil featuring basic characteristics on a high level, such as good water seepage, resistance to solidification, and excellent water retention and air permeability, a nature-conditioned compost that activates plant growth, a water retention and discharge panel that maintains a state of water retention, discharge and air permeation optimum for plants, a mulching material that covers the soil surface, and a root prevention sheet that prevents plant roots from infiltrating into waterproofing layers. The water sprinkling system enables an appropriate volume of water to be fed uniformly to space over a wide area as well as small-area planters without much labor. Five types of frame systems are available to meet the needs of various housing spaces such as garages, balconies, decks, verandas, roofs and entrances.
System enabling gardens without soil
Toyo Exterior Co., Ltd., Tokyo, has developed a gardening stage that is a system that utilizes roof greening technology and enables gardens to be enjoyed even without soil. The gardening stage utilizes an artificial lightweight soil system, a water sprinkling system, and a frame system. The artificial lightweight soil system consists of a nature-conditioned soil featuring basic characteristics on a high level, such as good water seepage, resistance to solidification, and excellent water retention and air permeability, a nature-conditioned compost that activates plant growth, a water retention and discharge panel that maintains a state of water retention, discharge and air permeation optimum for plants, a mulching material that covers the soil surface, and a root prevention sheet that prevents plant roots from infiltrating into waterproofing layers. The water sprinkling system enables an appropriate volume of water to be fed uniformly to space over a wide area as well as small-area planters without much labor. Five types of frame systems are available to meet the needs of various housing spaces such as garages, balconies, decks, verandas, roofs and entrances.
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