Sedum Extensive Green Roof

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.

Sedum extensive green roof.

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. Extensive green roofs may require watering on a regular basis as well as the elimination of undesirable flora such as weeds from the area of the roof and the gravel or shingle. Extensive green roofs sedum roof systems.

These are covered with low growing plants such as evergreen sedums. 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. 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. 2 al40 edge trim frames and retains the xf301 system.

40mm high perforated edge drainage trim for bauder sedum blanket. The shallower extensive varieties of green roofs are usually designed to have relatively simple maintenance requirements this is not to say that they can just be left however. A sedum roof is by far the most popular choice for an extensive green roof system that sky garden provides. Besides the visual impact of an extensive green roof they also provide a natural habitat for birds and insects.

Extensive green roof maintenance. To start with take a look at the most simple family of green roofs. From a distance an extensive sedum roof can be mistaken for a grass field.