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A green wall planting module has a rear wall, two side walls and a top and bottom wall, the top wall having a concave shape for receiving within its cross section a bottom wall of a green wall planting module mounted approximately one to four millimeters above it on a grid wall structure to suppress

A green wall planting module has a rear wall, two side walls and a top and bottom wall, the top wall having a concave shape for receiving within its cross section a bottom wall of a green wall planting module mounted approximately one to four millimeters above it on a grid wall structure to suppress splashing and retain rain water. The grid wall structure comprises horizontal rods associated with a vertical wall structure of, for example, a building. The top wall of a lower mounted green wall module comprises an integral slot adapted to receive a horizontal irrigation pipe or hose which may lie horizontally in and longitudinally along the slot when the green wall modular apparatus is mounted to the grid wall. Tapered louvers are provided within the green wall planting module slanting upward from the rear wall at a predetermined angle within the module so as to collect and retain water as does the bottom concave wall of the apparatus. A controlled irrigation system including a cistern and rain barrel is provided to re-circulate collected rain water to plantings horizontally displayed by the green wall planting module.

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What I claim is: 1. A modular apparatus for constructing a green wall, said modular apparatus adapted to display plantings substantially horizontally when said modular apparatus is mounted to a vertical side grid wall associated with a wall of a fixed structure, said modular apparatus comprising: a

What I claim is: 1. A modular apparatus for constructing a green wall, said modular apparatus adapted to display plantings substantially horizontally when said modular apparatus is mounted to a vertical side grid wall associated with a wall of a fixed structure, said modular apparatus comprising: a plurality of planting boxes of said modular apparatus, the modular apparatus for mounting to said wall of said fixed structure via said grid wall and the planting boxes for receiving said plantings; said planting boxes and modular apparatus having opposing first and second substantially flat side walls; a rear wall of said modular apparatus for mounting to said grid wall associated with a fixed structure wall by downward-locking catching apparatus; a top wall of said modular apparatus having a concave cross-section and a slot extending vertically downward, the slot disposed off-center of said concave cross-section, said slot having an aperture at the bottom, said top wall for receiving water in said slot for delivery to said plantings; a bottom wall of said modular apparatus having a convex cross-section, said bottom wall of one modular apparatus adapted to be received within the cross-sectional area of a top wall of an immediately adjacent, vertically lower modular apparatus such that an irrigation gap of between one and five millimeters is provided between the walls, said bottom wall of convex cross-section further adapted to collect water on a top convex surface and being provided with an aperture disposed off-center of said convex cross-section, the bottom wall for collecting and retaining water received at said top convex surface, said aperture for permitting water to be received at said top wall of one of an immediately lower modular apparatus of said green wall and a cistern; and a louver disposed between said top wall and said bottom wall for fixed connection to said side walls and said rear wall at a predetermined upward angle and having an aperture disposed in said louver opposite said rear wall, said louver separating said modular apparatus into upper and lower planting boxes, said louver for collecting and retaining water received at a top surface of said louver and for delivery of water by gravity flow to plantings planted below in a lower planting box of said modular apparatus. 2. The modular apparatus of claim 1, the top wall having barbs on a bottom surface thereof for retention of planting material. 3. The modular apparatus of claim 1, each side wall having barbs on an inner surface thereof for retention of planting material. 4. The modular apparatus of claim 3, said barbs of each said side wall being formed in vertically adjacent, parallel rows opposite said rear wall for retaining planting material. 5. The modular apparatus of claim 1, said aperture of said slot of said top wall comprising a plurality of slits along the length of the slot. 6. The modular apparatus of claim 5, the slot of said top wall adapted to receive an irrigation pipe along the length of the slot. 7. The modular apparatus of claim 1, said rear wall having apertures for receiving light fibers, the light fibers adapted to extend through the apertures, plant material and associated plantings and adapted to provide light visible through said plantings. 8. The modular apparatus of claim 1 for constructing a vertical green wall of two of said modular apparatus, wherein said plurality of planting boxes comprise two of said planting boxes, each modular apparatus comprises two planting boxes separated by said louver, a top modular apparatus when mounted to said grid wall adapted to have a water collecting trough mounted to the grid wall associated with the fixed structure wall above the top planting box of the top modular apparatus, the trough having an aperture, the trough for collecting and retaining water and providing said water to said top concave surface of said top wall for vertical delivery by gravity flow to said slot of said top wall. 9. The modular apparatus of claim 1 for constructing a vertical green wall of two of said modular apparatus, one mounted on top of the other, the bottom modular apparatus when mounted to a wall adapted to have a water collecting cistern mounted below the bottom modular apparatus at the bottom of the grid wall, the cistern associated with said fixed structure wall for collecting water for pumping to said modular apparatus. 10. The modular apparatus of claim 9 further comprising a rain sensor, a pump for connection to horizontal pipes fed lengthwise through said slots, a water level sensor of a cistern and said rain sensor, and further comprising a processor for controlling flow of water from said cistern to said horizontal pipes and for regulating an amount of water receivable from an external source of water. 11. The modular apparatus of claim 1, said first and second side walls having first and second louvers disposed between said top wall and said bottom wall for fixed connection to said side walls at a predetermined angle and to said rear wall, each louver having an aperture disposed opposite said rear wall, said first and second louvers for collecting and retaining water received at a top surface, each said louver having a substantially flat top surface, said louvers in cooperation with said top and bottom walls forming three planting boxes for planting material and for receiving substantially horizontal plantings facing outward when said modular apparatus is associated with said fixed vertical wall of said structure. 12. The modular apparatus of claim 11, said side walls having an aperture approximately centrally located between said first and second louvers and an aperture approximately centrally located between a bottom-most louver and said bottom convex wall for zip tie connection to an adjacent modular apparatus. 13. The modular apparatus of claim 12 wherein said aperture approximately centrally located between said first and second louvers comprises first and second apertures and said aperture centrally located between said bottom-most louver and said bottom convex wall comprises first and second apertures. 14. The modular apparatus of claim 12 wherein said aperture of each of said first louver and said second louver comprises a plurality of apertures disposed length-wise in a row. 15. The modular apparatus of claim 1, said mounting apparatus comprising a catch connector fixed to said rear wall for downwardly mounting said modular apparatus to a horizontal rod of a grid wall, a vertical support structure of the grid wall for attachment to said wall of said fixed structure, the modular apparatus having weight substantially born by the ground proximate to said vertical support structure of the grid wall associated with said fixed vertical structure. 16. The modular apparatus of claim 15, said vertical support structure comprising mounting brackets for mounting said grid wall via cross beams and horizontal rods of said grid wall, said horizontal rod for fixedly downwardly receiving said connector of said rear wall of said modular apparatus. 17. The modular apparatus of claim 1, said concave top wall having a substantially circular arc cross section top surface and said convex bottom wall having a corresponding circular arc cross section. 18. The modular apparatus of claim 1, said concave top wall having a U shaped cross section of a rear slanted side for said slot having a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical, a front slanted side having the same predetermined angle with respect to the vertical, and a horizontal bottom side. 19. The modular apparatus of claim 1 wherein said aperture of said bottom wall comprises a plurality of apertures disposed length-wise in a row proximate and parallel to said rear wall. 20. The modular apparatus of claim 1, the slot disposed off-center of said concave cross-section being disposed between said rear wall and a center of said concave cross-section.