To start with take a look at the most simple family of green roofs.
Sedum extensive green roof.
Weather beaten from day one it s grown to endure the harshest weather conditions in the uk ensuring an extra tough easy care sedum blanket system that s virtually maintenance free.
Three types of extensive green roofs 1.
These are covered with low growing plants such as evergreen sedums.
A 20mm layer of growing medium is laid and sedum seeds or cuttings are spread across it.
Our sedum blanket is exclusively grown in magheramorne on the shores of the irish sea.
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2 al40 edge trim frames and retains the xf301 system.
Sky garden s sedum blanket is a pre grown mat of mature sedum plants.
Typically they have thin layers of substrate the growing medium to keep depth and weight to a minimum.
From choosing the type of plants questions about specifications to installation and maintenance we are here to help.
Extensive green roofs sedum roof systems.
Whether it is a sedum blanket or sedum plug our plants are lovingly nurtured at our uk nursery before being lifted and transported to site within 24 hours.
Besides the visual impact of an extensive green roof they also provide a natural habitat for birds and insects.
Grown in a shallow layer of lightweight low nutrient growing media.
An extensive green roof or sedum roof is a roof with vegetation that is more or less self perpetuating and that can further develop and maintain itself.
Zinco offers two different versatile systems.
Applicable to both new build and retrofitting.
The hardiest plants are the easiest to maintain.
Extensive green roofs are designed to be low maintenance lightweight systems with no general access.
1 xf301 sedum blanket system with integrated water retention and filter layer.
Green building green infrastructure.
Extensive green roofs are the perfect starting point for existing buildings or new builds looking to get green.
From a distance an extensive sedum roof can be mistaken for a grass field.
These grow into the substrate as.
A sedum roof is by far the most popular choice for an extensive green roof system that sky garden provides.
40mm high perforated edge drainage trim for bauder sedum blanket.
Extensive sedum green roofs utilise drought tolerant plant species which are typically sedum species.
Sedums are the solution.
Roughly speaking extensive green roofs have a substrate thickness of between 4 and 15 cm and a weight of 30 to 220 kilo per m2.
With a plant palette consisting of hardy drought tolerant sedum species this is the green roof system with low cost simple installation lightweight and low maintenance requirements.
Designed to replicate the benefits derived from open green spaces extensive living roofs are virtually self sustaining.
