The invention relates to a vegetation element (10) for greening artificial or natural surfaces having low and/or high plants (22). The vegetation element has a support (18) that can be penetrated by roots, a lower layer composed of compressed soil (14), and a substrate as a fertile ground for the plants (22), wherein the vegetation element (10) can be peeled by machine and can be rolled up. According to the invention, a film (16) that can be penetrated by roots is arranged on the layer composed of compressed soil (14), and the support (18) is laid onto the film (16). A substrate layer (20) is arranged on the support, and plant material of the high or low plants (22) capable of germination is introduced into the substrate layer (20), the forming roots (24) of which plants extend and are anchored in the substrate layer (20), through the support (18) and through the film (16), and in the lower layer composed of compressed soil (14).
