Wildflower Shed Roof

However a wildflower roof will require much more maintenance due to their large variety of plants and the types of plants used.

Wildflower shed roof.

Both sedum and wildflower bio diverse roofs require maintenance. A multipurpose 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. It s super for use on a bike store and makes a great educational resource in schools and colleges. 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.

Wildlfower roofs require more feeding irregation and are more labour intensive. Whereas sedum are very low maintenance and rather hardy. Now comes the growing medium which for a sedum roof should be at least 8cm 3in deep and for a roof of wildflowers herbs salad and strawberries at least 15cm 6in deep. For a wildflower roof with a 150mm depth of the substrate work on loading capacity of 250kg per square metre.

Slopes and angles for green roofs the pitch of your roof determines how fast rainwater runs off it. The low maintenance and instant impact of our pre grown sedum wildflower grufetile s combined with seasonal interest makes them the ultimate bio diverse green roof. A steep slope will shed water so fast that it cannot be absorbed by the growing medium and therefore will not benefit the plants. For wildflowers suitable for.

Your grufetile s will be supplied with established plant coverage growing on 60mm 100 recycled growing media.