Imagine how aghast we were when we saw this photo of the Silva Cells being “stored” at a recent project in Miami: Eeek! I think you all can guess that this is not how we recommend storing them. In fact, disregarding our recommended storage practices (which are included in every box shipped — no excuses,… More
We are super excited to share that DeepRoot and the Silva Cell have made it to the big time — or at least to the SF Streetsblog, which is the big time as far as we’re concerned. An article by Matt Baume lucidly explains the bigger picture of what we’re trying to do, and sheds… More
Peter MacDonagh, Director of Design + Science for Deep Root Urban Solutions, and Al Key, Northeast Director of Sales, recently checked the bud extension for several linden trees planted in January 2008 along South Capitol Street in Washington D.C. The bud extension is excellent, indicating that these trees are very healthy. Check out Peter and… More
A Silva Cell streetscape project in Chicago is currently underway at 900 North Michigan Avenue from today (June 8th) through Thursday June 10th. This project will see 7 total trees installed over four phases (this is Phase II). The site was designed by Daniel Weinbach & Partners and is being installed by the Brickman Group.
This photo is from a Silva Cell installation at the intersection of Prince and Queen Streets in Ipswich a couple of weeks ago. The installation is part of an overall £650,000 town centre improvement being undertaken by the Ipswich Borough Council. Five Gingko Biloba trees will be planted in this continuous Silva Cell trench when the installation… More
The first large-scale Silva Cell installation that we had was at the Olympic Village for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, BC. After being specified by PWL Partnership, a total of around 7,000 Silva Cells were installed by the City in 2007 along the seawall promenade adjacent to the Village. This large-scale installation supplied approximately… More
Back in January we did an installation along a footpath in front of Harrogate International Centre. Harrogate Council wanted to make sure they had some fine looking trees out front and decided to use the Silva Cell to supply the necessary soil to grow them. They had enough Cells installed to give each tree access… More
We just got some new pictures of the Silva Cell installation at the Olympic Green Retaining Wall in Stratford, UK, from installing contractor Carey Group. Other than the typically gray skies, the site looks great! This is a picture of the site from the ground. Hedera Helix will grow out of the soil opening and… More
Just wanted to share a quick photo from our installation at Old Town Plaza in Pittsburg, CA last week. The installation team was awesome. Look at those neatly laid out rows of Silva Cells!
So it might seem like we’re beating the same old drum here, but I have to mention that we have now exceeded 100 Silva Cell installations (yeah!). Each of them represents a very real accomplishment for the planners, designers, and developers who saw the value in bringing long-term sustainable tree and stormwater solutions to their communities. Ultimately,… More
We just got the good news that an abstract we submitted for a session at GreenBuild has been accepted! The session’s topic is “A Forest Runs Through It: International Overview of Innovative Case Studies That Show The Range and Magnitude of Benefits Possible With Urban Trees.” Nathalie Hallyn, one of our sustainable landscape architects, put together the abstract…. More
Baltimore’s Healthy Harbor Initiative was just released, and it looks fantastic. The initiative details the following goals for trees in the Baltimore Harbor area: Increase soil rooting areas, improve overall tree health, provide more wildlife habitats, increase tree canopy and shading, reduce heat island effect and increase landscape stormwater management capacity. I’m especially happy that they… More
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