Wildflowers Green Roof

A little wildflower green roof if you are wondering whether installing a small wildflower meadow will make a difference to the local wildlife in your area then the answer is most definitely yes it will.

Wildflowers green roof.

A green roof sits atop standard waterproofing on a building. 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. This might not work on a suburban semi in the uk but could easily be adapted for a garden shed or a flat roofed extension. The planting can be offered as turf plug or seed.

For a wildflower green roof a mix of 20 30 organic matter to 70 80 organic matter is recommended. 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. Any suitable habitat even 1m will make a difference. Sky garden s wildflower systems are arguably the most beautiful green roof system when fully established.

Traditional scandinavian houses have turf and wildflowers on the roof for insulation. Wildflower or meadow type roofs can support a wider range of plants. The grufekit has a saturated weight of 75kg per m2. It can be as big as a warehouse or as small as a front porch.

Semi intensive roofs are not designed to be heavily trafficked and can be installed on flat to shallow pitched roofs. Wildflowers prefer soil with a low nutrient content and if the soil is too nutritious more aggressive plants like grasses and nettles are likely to crowd out the flowers. It s super for use on a bike store and makes a great educational resource in schools and colleges.