Wildflowers Green Roof

A mixture of wildflowers herbs and flowering perennials specifically designed for green roofs and sustainably grown in the uk.

Wildflowers green roof.

This is a detailed case study that looks at the practical requirements for a green roof. A settlement paid by exxonmobil to the greenpoint community as penalty for the greenpoint oil. The blanket is typically installed on 100mm of bauder s biodiverse substrate and meets the growing demand for native species vegetation to satisfy the requirements of breeam or a biodiversity strategy. Grasses wildflowers and herbs due to the greater depth of substrate.

Working with the university of sheffield s professor nigel dunnett and the green roof centre lindum has developed the wildflower mat. Lightweight extensive biodiverse green roof vegetation blanket providing instant greening of a roof with a mixture of 36 species of wildflowers. The conditions on a roof tend to be a lot harsher than on the ground and if you re intending to stake protect and water the plants they re going to need to be very independent. At 12 years old the stable roof is the oldest green roofs using wildflower turf.

Which wildflowers are suitable for green roofing. Funding for the development of kingsland wildflowers green roofs was provided by the office of the new york state attorney general and the new york state department of environmental conservation through the greenpoint community environmental fund. Each wildflower blanket is sown with a seed mix of 38 species of wildflower and grass to create a vibrant array of colour on your roof. Sky garden s wildflower systems are arguably the most beautiful green roof system when fully established.

The grufekit has a saturated weight of 75kg per m2. Not all wild flowers are suitable for green roofing. Meadowmat roof garden can be used in the garden to create a beautiful and relaxing wildflower area or it can be used on a roof with a pitch between 1 and 3 degrees. The planting can be offered as turf plug or seed.

In the webinar i looked at a series of case studies and concentrated on a wild flower green roof we have on site that covers a stable block. Wildflower or meadow type roofs can support a wider range of plants. The wildflowers and meadow grasses will burst into colour in the spring and summer and die back in autumn and winter however unlike a brown wildflower roof the sedum s will continue to grow all year keeping the roof green and visually attractive.