The Semiahmoo Library’s Larger Than Life Living Wall Features Over 10,000 Plants

We've featured the amazing Semiahmoo Public Library <a href="http://inhabitat.com/vertical-gardens-by-patrick-blanc/">vertical garden</a> before, but our new pictures show even more clearly just how alive this wall really is. More than 10,000 individual plants representing 120 unique plant species cover so much wall space - a whopping 3,000 square feet - it's kind of surprising that the whole building doesn't keel over. Vancouver-based design firm <a href="http://www.greenovergrey.com/">Green over Grey</a> has transformed the library's exterior into a totally self-sufficient (and structurally sound) green wall which actually enhances the interior environment while also supporting a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/domestic-ponds-are-tabletop-ecosystems-for-your-home/">healthy urban ecosystem</a> that entices bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to come out and play!

The Semiahmoo Public Library just outside of Vancouver features 3,000 square feet of living wall!

This includes over 10,000 individual plants that represent 120 unique species.

This system requires no soil

And receives all of its water and nutrients delivered from within its vertical support

Vertical gardens replicate how plants and trees grow near bluffs and waterfalls

And also creates a small ecosystem that entices bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to come out and play.