Rooftop Gardening Opens New Gardening Opportunities!Rooftop gardening,also known as green roof gardening is one way to expand outdoor living spaces and to improve the world through gardening.
Container gardening and deck landscaping is a recent trend for confined space landscaping like condominiums, town houses, loft living in the United States and many other countries. Rooftop living is an exploding trend in the urban setting and is no longer limited to penthouse gardens. In most urban areas, more than 75 percent of the land is covered by buildings, sidewalks and parking lots. All that pavement has turned many cities into heat islands. Rooftops are like ceilings of your interior - forgotten wall, the most underutilized area of the home. Why not give green roofs a try. Green roof gardening is environmentally friendly, is usually done with low watering succulents, and has many benefits and reasons:
A rooftop garden typically consists of the following components:
The first step to considering a rooftop garden is determining the amount of weight your roof will hold. Adding soil, plants, and water increases roof weight considerably and many buildings are not capable of this type of garden. If your structural capacity is sufficient, you will need to obtain the proper permits from the Department of Construction and Permits prior to any construction. Access Consider the necessary type of access to the roof needed during and after the rooftop garden is installed. Selection of Plants A rooftop is a difficult environment for plants, facing extremes of heat, wind, and water stress. Consider plants with low water requirements, some plants as sedums and some native plants are perfect for a roof garden. Lighting Add low voltage landscape lighting to create drama and ambience and add tranquility.
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