The Planting of Greenery for Retaining Walls as a Direction in the Design of Vladivostok

The article the problem of landscaping (greening) retaining walls in Vladivostok is considered. The Vladivostok city is in a territory with a monsoon climate has a difficult relief. Therefore, the city has many high vertical retaining walls that support the formation of terraces and horizontal surfaces. The vertical retaining walls areas in the city are comparable to the area of facades of buildings. These walls are currently mostly not landscaped (greened). Natural colors and texture these walls are not expressive and don’t contribute to the formation of an integral visual environment of the city. It was found that; problem can be solved as a result of an integrated approach with the help of full or partial greening of retaining walls. Here the types and examples of stationary and mobile greening of the Vladivostok city retaining walls are presented. A number of plants that can be used for landscaping urban retaining walls have been identified. The proposed concept contributes to solving local problems of landscaping (greening) individual urban objects. It’s also expands the possibilities of forming for a holistic concept of greening in the Vladivostok.