Growth Media For Extensive Green Roof

Extensive green roofs sedum mats sedum blanket green roof city of london sedum mats have a base layer of polyester hessian or porous polythene depending on the supplier.

Growth media for extensive green roof.

However the factors allowing for a lightweight roof can create a high stress environment for plant material. The moisture is needed to support plant growth but not stay hypersaturated. Blended with lightweight aggregates and sand an optimum media for green roofs can be created. The extensive green roof lightweight cost effective and probably the most popular of the green roofs.

The ideal growth medium for extensive green roof systems with hardy and drought tolerant vegetation. With a full line of standard rooflite soil products including regional and project specific blends you can trust us to have the perfect soil for your project. A state of the art growth medium designed for all kinds of extensive green roofs in multi course or multilayer construction. Last for many decades.

Growing mediumis the foundation for your plant growth and depending on the types of plants you want to have on your green roof the depth of the soil will need to be taken into consideration. The intensive green roof is generally a green roof system that can support shrubs and trees and the widest variety of plants in a roof garden. Conform to german fll granulometric standards. Be approximately 94 inorganic by dry weight 92 in british columbia as is the case with ecologically stable sustainable mature green roofs.

Grs intensive media is blended to support growth of a wider variety of plants in the green roofing and roof garden environment. Liveroof engineered green roof soil is designed to. Filter rainwater and buffer acid rain. A 20mm layer of growing medium is laid and sedum seeds or cuttings are spread across it.

Experts in green roof soil more than a decade of experience. Effectively grow liveroof plants. In this case organic matter is a key component since it retains moisture and provides nutrients. Some types of vegetation require more soil depth for root establishment.

Rooflite extensive the ideal growth medium for extensive green roof systems with hardy and drought tolerant vegetation. The soil can range from under 6 inches extensive to a few feet deep intensive. In general the bulk of the water storage in a green roof buildup is in the growing medium.