Green Your Drainage: Vegetated Roofs | Apartment Therapy Re-Nest

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Lauren Zerbey, whose style I love (my infatuation with her yellow window casings goes beyond what would be considered normal or appropriate), did a little piece on re-nest about green roofs. I've been meaning to show you mine. I really do like the look. Especially since my garage roof is what you see when you look out from the house (since the main floor of the house is the equivalent of 2 stories up). A regular, peaked roof would block the view of the street, and be less compelling, for sure. But, still, I often say that the roof garden is the bane of my existence. It's fussy. I fear it's more work than I'm cut out for...

I have, in the last 2 years, taken steps to tame it. I fought and (for now) won the weed battle. I replaced many of the creeping plants with others that do not need to be fought back so often. I staked and tied up the vines. But, the boxwoods, they are not doing well. And it confounds me. The rest of the garden at HH is relatively low-maintenance. All mulch and cover, really. But the roof garden feels more like it's meant to be a showpiece. 

Me? I'm aiming lower. Way lower.

Comments

[Plumbing]

One of our top priority features at the office was a green roof. Also known as vegetated roofs, green roofs absorb rainfall that would otherwise be wasted as stormwater runoff and help compensate for the vegetated footprint.

[Holiday]

@Plumbing - good point about the rainwater!

[Galliena Gornet]

How environment-friendly! This is what the world needs now to ease the unbearable heat that we are all experiencing! Did you hear how hot it is now in Italy? The temperature in some places even went up to 30 degrees! Anyway, the garden looks lovely! But it would be lovelier if there would be some puff of colors on those greens. =)

[Santo Caridine]

Well, that's what eco-friendly is all about! The plants make the place look peaceful and relaxing. It looks like a home in the countryside! This is one of the dream homes our kids would love to have.

[Lino Kosters]

Now, you don’t need to have a big backyard for your garden. All you need to pick are the right plants to turn your rooftop into an eco-friendly space. The wild flower is a good choice because it can tolerate any weather condition. What you need is a plant that looks good and can withstand strong winds at the same time.