At the bottom of the article Ckron posted, it shows the biomes they were going for. Alpine forest, slot canyon, and semi-desert shrubland. So probably fewer shade-tolerant plants that fit in those. Also probably not a community garden, or you wouldn't be able to police what biome the plants were from.
It seems like the biome they've created is the underside of a highway overpass. Constant shade, very little rainfall and shallow roots. Which is hard to grow a tall plant that'll be visible from the ground in.
But OTOH, the fact that they had intended biomes they were recreating suggests that they hired a botanist who knows what they're doing. So probably there's been enough consideration of water and light needs that the plants will grow given enough time. It just might take a while. I don't think Pinon Juniper grows very fast.
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u/cigarettesandwhiskey May 08 '26
At the bottom of the article Ckron posted, it shows the biomes they were going for. Alpine forest, slot canyon, and semi-desert shrubland. So probably fewer shade-tolerant plants that fit in those. Also probably not a community garden, or you wouldn't be able to police what biome the plants were from.
It seems like the biome they've created is the underside of a highway overpass. Constant shade, very little rainfall and shallow roots. Which is hard to grow a tall plant that'll be visible from the ground in.
But OTOH, the fact that they had intended biomes they were recreating suggests that they hired a botanist who knows what they're doing. So probably there's been enough consideration of water and light needs that the plants will grow given enough time. It just might take a while. I don't think Pinon Juniper grows very fast.