1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Palma de Mallorca
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Jardin Vertical
Short description of the intervention
Vertical Garden is a 110 m2 garden installed in 2015 by Singular Green in front of the Hotel HM Tropical, as an outdoor project. (Ref 1) In October 2016, there was another 100m2 of garden installed. In 2020, there are also other companies that are trying to install vertical gardens on the island (Ref 4). There are special plants that were chosen due to its adaptive characteristics, as well as a special arrangement of the plants for aesthetics (Ref 1).
Address

Carrer de Marbella, 16
07610 Palma
Spain

Location
Point location, which indicates where the NBS takes place
Total area
220.00m²
NBS area
220.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Central Business District / City Centre
Building
Website of the intervention
http://www.singulargreen.com/jardin-vertical-en-palma-de-mallorca/
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2015
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2015
End date of the intervention
2016
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
- Biggest vertical garden of the island of Mallorca. (ref 1)
- Planting resistance and adaptable plants (ref 1) (ref 3).
- Give courses to promote other vertical gardens being built (ref 2).
Quantitative targets
First stage (Ref 1):
110m2 of green area
3000 plants part of its structure.
7 different types used in the structure.

Second stage (Ref 2):
Extension 100m2 of green area
3000 additional plants as part of its structure.

Monitoring indicators defined
Area of green wall and number of plants.
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
Climate change adaptation
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Climate change adaptation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Build resilience
Climate change adaptation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Increase or improve urban vegetation cover to help reduce outdoor temperature
Implement green walls or roofs to lower indoor temperature and provide insulation
Increase the use of climate-resilient plant species (resistant to drought, fire, and pests)
Implementation activities
2015- 110m2 installed: “
In order to run the garden we had to design, manufacture and install a support structure that separated it about 90cm from the wall, in order to save the lower aisle”
2016- the surface area will grow to 220m2 and 6000 plants when the hotel renovations are finished. (ref 1)
Introduce adaptive and resistant plants to the garden (Ref 1).
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Nature on buildings (external)
Green walls or facades
Type of Green Wall
Substrate / soil-based living wall
Vegetation Type
Other
Amenities offered by the NBS
Unknown
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Habitat and supporting services
Habitats for species
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Inspiration for culture, art and design
Scale
Spatial scale
Sub-microscale: Street scale (including buildings)
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Private sector/Corporate/Company
Governance
Governance arrangements
Led by non-government actors
Non-government actors
Private sector/Corporate/Business
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
Garden installed at Hotel HM Tropical in Mallorca by the green installation company Singular Green. (ref 1)
Key actors - initiating organization
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Land owners
No information found
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Unknown
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
No
Please specify the "Regional Directive/Strategy"
Intervention carried out and implemented as structural project, part of the hotel’s remodeling. (ref 1)
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
No
Please specify the national regulations/strategy/plan
Intervention carried out and implemented as structural project, part of the hotel’s remodeling. (ref 1)
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
No
Please specify the "local regulation/strategy/plan"
Intervention carried out and implemented as structural project, part of the hotel’s remodeling. (ref 1)
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Please specify other vegetation type
Adaptive and resilient plants (Ref 1) Vertical Garden with: Acorus gramineus, Carex Oshimensis, Chlorophytum comosum variegatum, erigeron karvinskianus, ophiopogon japonicus, ophiopogon planiscapus "Niger", and Tulbaghia violacea.
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
The experience of companies SingularGreen ,Urbanolismo, and Alicante Forestal are featured and networked in the courses on vertical gardens offered by SingularGreen. (ref 2)
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
Singular Green organizes and holds course on vertical gardens in Spain and Latin America in order to share the knowledge and experience of this type of infrastructure. (ref 2)
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
No
Co-finance for NBS
Unknown
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
Unknown
What are the total amount of expected annual maintenance costs?
Unknown
What is the expected annual maintenance costs of the NBS or GI elements?
Unknown
Please specify cost savings
Unknown
Please specify total cost (EUR)
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
Corporate investment
Type of fund(s) used
Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
No
Please specify other Business model
Green Aesthetic Design Model
Business models
None of these
Other
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Private for-profit actor (e.g. firm, insurer)
Type of innovation
Technological
Product innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The intervention is innovative in its design that complements its surroundings, as is illustrated by the planning company, “[t]he design that was used for this vertical garden in Palma de Mallorca was based on simple, straight lines that accompany the rest of the hotel facade, very linear. In this way, by following the linear design of the hotel and being able to break it organically with the growth of the masses of plants, we have integrated the vegetation in the facade in a very interesting way.” (ref 1)
Novelty level of the innovation
The innovation is copied/derived from previous initiative(s) with substantial adaptation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The company SingularGreen specializes in green installations and links the experiences of different landscape companies when teaching courses about vertical gardening. At the same time, the garden was developed specifically for the hotel façade, following the simple lines of design. (ref 1)
Replicability/Transferability
Ambiguous (e.g. multiple interpretations)
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
The specific garden design has not been identically replicated but the technology and structure used for it are part of the company's approach. (ref 1 and 2)
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Environmental quality
Improved air quality
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Please specify other economic impact
Promote a vertical garden market in the island of Mallorca (Ref 4).
Description of environmental benefits
Increasing the number of plants that can be adaptive and resistant to climate change. (Ref 1), with a specific water savings irrigation system (Ref 2). These plants will then increase the green space area to improve the air quality of the area (Ref 1).
Economic impacts
Other
Description of economic benefits
There may be an increase in the clients of the hotel. Also, there is an increasing interest for other enterprises to make vertical gardens (Ref 4).
Social and cultural impacts
Education
Increased support for education and scientific research
Description of social and cultural benefits
Environmental education for the construction of vertical gardens, and other environmental issues (Ref 2).
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Indicators
Unknown
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
Paid employment positions
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
Unknown as of July 2020.
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Unknown
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
Impact assessment mechanism
Name of any specific impact assessment tools
unknown
Use of GIS in mapping impacts
No evidence in public records
Citizen involvement
Citizens involvement in assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
Web links relevant to the intervention
Jardin vertical en Palma de Mallorca
Curso de Jardines Verticales
Jardín vertical en Mallorca.
Vertical Garden Mallorca.
List of references
1. SingularGreen. (2015). Jardin vertical en Palma de Mallorca. Palma de Mallorca: SingularGreen. Available at: http://www.singulargreen.com/jardin-vertical-en-palma-de-mallorca/ (Accessed 17 July 2020)
2. SingularGreen. (2017). Cursos de Jardines Verticales. Palma de Mallorca: SingularGreen. Available at http://www.singulargreen.com/vertical-gardens-courses/ (Accessed 17 July 2020)
3. Urban Arbolismo. (2016). Jardín vertical en Mallorca. Hotel HM Tropical. Palma de Mallorca: SingularGreen. Available at : http://www.urbanarbolismo.es/blog/jardin-vertical-mallorca-hotel-hm-tropical/ (Accessed 17/July/2020)
4. Vertical Garden Mallorca (2020). Vertical Garden Mallorca. Palma de Mallorca: Vertical Garden Mallorca. Available at: https://verticalgardenmallorca.com/ (Accessed 25 July 2020)
Comments and notes
Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
Vertical Garden in front of the Hotel
Vertical Garden in front of the Hotel
Ref. 1