Last weekend we completed our fourth 2 day green roof workshop for the Permaculture Trust in Brighton. Tue turn out was good with over 20 delegates. The delegate,s included garden designers, landscaping contractors, students and people who just have an interest. We always highlight in Brighton the use of green roofs for Brighton’s Biodiversity Action [...]
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Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) is a delightful plant. It tends to grow quite short on green roofs, and brown roofs that have been designed for biodiversity. Some sedum blanket growers also include it in their products in seed form. Cowslips (Primula veris) have clusters of yellow, nodding flowers, borne on tall stems. They can be seen on green roofs from mid march. In London, probably due to the Urban Heat Island, they have been seen to flower in early March If you want bees to home in your green roof, there are many flowers that will attract them. However the star plant and therefore the star attraction has to be Viper’s bugloss (Echium vulgaris). |
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