Green Roof Training » butterfly http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk green roofs training, workshops and information Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:52:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Green roof plant of the week – Red Valerian http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/2010/08/green-roof-plant-of-the-week-red-valerian/ http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/2010/08/green-roof-plant-of-the-week-red-valerian/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:20:58 +0000 DustyG http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/?p=452 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.

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The plant also has a long flowering season from early summer [...]]]> http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/2010/08/green-roof-plant-of-the-week-red-valerian/feed/ 0 Green roof plant of week – Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/2010/05/green-roof-plant-of-week-wild-strawberry-fragaria-vesca/ http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/2010/05/green-roof-plant-of-week-wild-strawberry-fragaria-vesca/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 11:49:25 +0000 DustyG http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/?p=364 Being a classic plant of dry soils and rocky places the wild strawberry is a great green roof plant. It is commonly used on the continent on green roofs and there are many examples of it being used as a dominant green roof plant in the UK.

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