CPD Specifier May 2015 issue January 2015 | Page 41
Outdoor Engineering
Vertical
Landscaping
Wakefield based Grass Concrete are best known for their range of
reinforced grass paving systems, especially the Grasscrete range. Moving
up from ground level to vertical landscaping, Grass Concrete has a line up
of vertical landscaping products, the Betoconcept range.
Dry built blocks interlock to form the required face angle and provide
adequate soil pockets for all types of plants, shrubs and climbers. Good
drainage and water capture with the stepped bank helps keep landscape
maintenance to a minimum.
Lately there has been growing demand for vertical landscape options
in urban areas and retaining walls can now provide a variety of vertical
planting options as an alternative to what would be otherwise dull and
uninspiring structures.
Betoconcept retaining walls can cope with complex curves, various wall
heights up to 10m high, ground embankments and weight surcharges
while providing attractive vertical planting areas. The blocks can be
installed in long sweeping concave curves, terminating with an irregular
external angle to meet the front elevations. The curves use the tolerance
provided by the interlocking lugs on each Betoatlas unit and no cutting is
required to the blocks.
Many of today’s garden and boundary walls now feature planting, colour,
shape and textured finish. Grass Concrete Ltd, better known for 40 years
of Grasscrete the permeable grass and concrete paving system, have
a proven track record in retaining wall systems with vertical landscaping
options.
Betoconcept is available in three colour choices and bring vertical
landscaping without taking up valuable footprint area. Betoconcept blocks
provide adequate soil pockets for all types of plants, shrubs and climbers.
Good drainage and water capture with the stepped bank also helps keep
landscape maintenance to a minimum. Using the depth for landscaping
means significant growth can benefit both sound suppression and help get
quick landscaping results across a wide walled area.
The Betoconcept brand is a patented walling range incorporating:
Betoatlas, Betoflor, Betotitan, Leromur, Betojar and Betonap products.
Its wide choice brings different shapes and styles to accommodate
planting on high or low walls. With individual interlocking blocks and drybuild interconnectivity, the range offers the ability to free-form wall layouts
in single or terraced wall format.
GRASS CONCRETE LTD
TEL: 01924 379443
Grass Concrete’s retaining wall range bringing together both