How To Grow A Living Roof

The first time i saw a living roof i wanted one.

How to grow a living roof.

Many urban areas are promoting living roofs on new construction and often provide education on the topic. Poke the asparagus cutting tool into the moss to make room for the sedum roots and tuck the plants in firming them with your fingers as you go. Build a living roof green roof step 1. With this type of roof planting mediums are much deeper which can be between seven and 24 inches and can consist of lawn shrubs trees and perennials for example.

A lot of roofs seem to be built primarily with economy in mind. Use a mixture of organic and inorganic materials. This is where a living roof crosses over to become an herb garden. A huge variety of planting methods can be used from rolling sod right onto the rooftop to complex layered systems with a variety of plants.

In my opinion there s no more pleasing way to cover a shelter than with a green roof of living flowers vines and grasses. Rebecca uses hardy sedums in her living roof birdhouses. The methods for planting include rolling out sod right on top a roof to more complex methods including a system of layering an assorted variety of vegetation and plants. The method you choose will vary depending on the size and type of roof you want to plant.

Focus on keeping the elements lightweight but water retaining. There are a number of types of living roof ranging from the one i ve made enough for some. After doing quite a bit of reading on the internet ok well an afternoon or so i soon realised. Many of the most common culinary herbs happen to grow in dry rocky places making them ideal candidates for a green roof.

I discussed with friends how i d grow fruit up there and imagined myself laying in. Who wouldn t want that. Use a lightweight growing medium. If you want your roof to function as a garden and have large plants and even water features then the intensive green roof is for you.