Training & Workshops

Keep up to date with news of green roof workshops, training, talks and conferences through the categorised information on the site. Select from the category list below to browse upcoming events as well as feedback/overviews from past events.

Green roof plant of the week – Red Valerian

Originally from the Mediterranean, this showy plant can be found on walls, waste ground, railway banks and cliffs. As it thrives in well-drained soils it is a perfect for planting on green roofs.

Cornish Eco-House – Land’s End, Cornwall

‘The sea views are spectacular so we look forward to happy times up on our roof year in year out’.

Geoff and Julie came on our green roof course last year in Essex. Armed with our DIY guide and the things they had learned on the course,  they have now completed a Cornish coastal green roof [...]

Green roof plant of the Week – Harebell

Introduction to Green Roof Training

Green Roof Training Ltd provides a range of green roof, living roofs and ecosystem services courses in the UK. All of its trainers are recognised in the field of green roofs as consultants, installers, contractors and champions of living buildings.

The courses range from small scale do-it-yourself courses, to 2 [...]

Green Roof Shed – Montreal Eco-shed growing Food

Another successful green roof built on a shed using our e-guide – this time in Montreal. Over the last 6 months Oliver has been email contact with us during the construction of his eco-shed. . And he is now successfully, though accidentally, growing some food on this small space in his yard in [...]