Living wall in Ripich Commons featured in ‘Maine Sunday Telegram’

Jeff Ruby-Pinkham of Plantwerks tends to UNE's living wall
Jeff Ruby-Pinkham of Plantwerks tends to UNE's living wall

UNE’s living wall is the subject of a photo essay by photographer Greg Rec in the Maine Sunday Telegram.

You can not help but notice the 20-by-20-foot wall as you enter the Ripich Commons on UNE’s Biddeford Campus.

Composed of 960 living plants, it stretches from the first floor to the second floor of the building.

It was designed by Lynne Petty of the Massachusetts-based company Plantwerks and is the largest living wall that the company has installed in Maine.

Photographer Greg Rec complied a photo essay of the living wall for the Maine Sunday Telegram
Photographer Greg Rec complied a photo essay of the living wall for the Maine Sunday Telegram

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.