Intensive green roofs feature a wide variety of vegetation including trees making them much heavier in weight and more maintenance intensive.
Sedum roof garden.
Sedum roof garden mix create a green roof with sedum seeds.
There are two variations for the system build up.
Roof gardens and roof meadows green roof sedum have to be tough reliable and resilient to withstand the challenging conditions on a roof top.
Extensive green roofs are basically a light 2 tall cover of shallow rooted hardy alpine plants such as sedums which require minimal maintenance.
Green roofs are becoming more and more popular in both rural and urban locations.
The natural properties of sedum make this succulent plant extremely suitable for roof greening.
They can be installed on flat roofs to roofs with a slope of up to 45 degrees.
A sedum roof covering is the lightest form of green living roof.
They do not require a lot of maintenance and give an interesting aesthetic feature.
Sky garden is the uk s leading independent supplier installer of green roofs sedum roofs eco roofs our green roof company has 20 years experience.
Sedum roofs sedum roofs are extensive green roofs that have a media depth of 3 8 inches.
A layer of material in which the sedum can grow above the roof s waterproof membrane and plant the sedum.
Sedum roofs with a natural drainage layer are designed to maximize water retention while sedum roofs with a synthetic drainage layer may focus more on minimizing weight.
Sedum roofs are popular choice for a more natural finish to a garden room.
Sedum also often known as stonecrop is a genus of the crassulaceae family of succulent plants.
You can grow sedum plants on any flat roof.
Succulents are plants that store water in a part of the plant.
An all purpose soil less peat free potting mix is fine for growing herbs and other edibles but mix in plenty of perlite to both improve drainage and save on weight.
This family consists of four to five hundred species and thousands of different varieties.
Sedum roof covering shortly after planting.
Sky garden s sedum blanket is a pre grown mat of mature sedum plants.
A sedum roof is by far the most popular choice for an extensive green roof system that sky garden provides.
Sedum roofs also known as living roof systems are a layer of plants which live across the roof of your building.
These varieties and species of sedum are grown extensively for use on green roofs mainly because of their hardiness and drought tolerance.
Whether it is a sedum blanket or sedum plug our plants are lovingly nurtured at our uk nursery before being lifted and transported to site within 24 hours.
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