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.
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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 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 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 [...] |
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