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9th September: Living Roofs & Ecosystem Services Flash flooding, air pollution health alerts are already part of London’s summer profile. The near future will see these increase due to an increase in the urban heat island effect. Possible Lisbon style temperatures by 2020. This masterclass looks at a range of ecological design principles [...] Dianthus species are common wildflowers on green roofs on the continent. Maiden Pink (Dianthus deltoides) is a widespread UK native wild pink and is an ideal wildflower for green roofs. Thrift is a coastal plant thriving on cliff and cliff tops. Thriving in such stressed conditions makes it ideally suited to green roofs. Although Chives are native, they are rarely found in the wide. They are generally confined to rocky calcareous grassland in SW of British Isles. This makes them ideal as a green roof plant. Many plants that flourish on cliffs and calcareous grassland are suited to being used on green roofs, whether they be biodiverse systems [...] 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 |
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