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Living roofs and Ecosystem Services – London

DustyG — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:17:53 +0000

9th September: Living Roofs & Ecosystem Services Dusty Gedge and Gary Grant

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 [...]

Green roof plant of the week – Maiden Pink

DustyG — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:56:13 +0000

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.

It’s pink carnation like flowers provide an attractive addition. Furthermore the plant forms a mat with its leaves, thus providing good coverage on a green roof. Maiden [...]

Green roof plant of the week – Thrift (Armeria maritima)

DustyG — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:53:21 +0000

Thrift is a coastal plant thriving on cliff and cliff tops. Thriving in such stressed conditions makes it ideally suited to green roofs. It is spectacular plant and it is worth planting plugs of the species in groups of ten or more to give a good carpet effect on the green roof.

The plant is very attractive [...]

Green roof plant of the week – Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)

DustyG — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:05:30 +0000

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 [...]

Green Roof Plant of the Week – the Cowslip

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:55:56 +0000

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 MarchA delightful plant they are quite robust and can grow on very harsh green roofs [...]

Cowslips and sand mounds on a London green roof

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:27:38 +0000

Spring is now on us and this excellent green roof installed in London is starting to bloom. Although much of the seeds and plug plants are yet to bloom, a few Cowslips are already raising their heads to the London Sky to attract bees from around the immediate vicinity…read more

Ecosystem Services and Living roofs Training

DustyG — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:49:20 +0000

Last Friday {12th March} and Saturday (13th) Gary Grant and Dusty Gedge provided 10 delegates with a two day course on ecosystem services and living roofs and walls. The training days are part of a range of training that RESET is providing over the coming year.

The course dealt with how Future cities [...]