Friday 10 February 2012

Building a Green Roof

For those of you who read about my plans for the WildlifeKate Wildlife Hub, you will have noticed that my plans included a green roof. I have always been interested in the idea of a living roof, so wanted my hub to be the chance for me to learn more about them and see if I could create one. It is not simply a matter of sticking some turf on the roof though... there is a lot more to it than that, of course,... so I contacted the experts to help me... Dusty Gedge, of www.livingroofs.org has kindly agreed to help me and I'm really excitied about learning more about this.


The first thing I did was upload Dusty's great PDF booklet off of his website....






He then invited me to go on a beginner's DIY course on the 25th February.... this looks absolutely brill and I just can't wait to go and start learning all about this...


There is a chance that Dusty or his partner John Little might be able to make it to the show as well to explain to the visitors a bit more about how they can create a green roof. How brill would that be??!!


I will be taking lots of photos on my training day and letting you know how I get on... hopefully it will inspire you to think about where you could could create something similar....
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  1. Tiffany Larsen18 July 2012 at 11:55

    I share the same interest as yours, Kate. Green roofs really got the best of my attention. I just prefer seeing living things in my roof than just plain concrete or bricks. I’m simply a nature lover and I would love to advocate things that could help improve it, even if the medium would be my roof! Good luck on your training! :D

    Tiffany Larsen

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  2. Lino Kosters1 August 2012 at 13:52

    Cool! That PDF booklet might just help me and my wife with our green roof project. We are planning on making our green roof this weekend. So far, we have purchased a lot of flowers, plants, and even some vegetable seeds. I’m sure we’re going to have so much fun with it! =)

    Lino Kosters

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  3. Unknown7 September 2012 at 10:40

    “A living roof” – I like it that you pertain to a green roof as that because, technically, it is one. And yet it sounds more than that. :) You know, I hope everyone would hold the same interest as you do with this evolutionary roof. I’m really expecting that to happen sometime from now though. ;)

    Nelson Mcglaughlin

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