Sedum Extensive Green Roof

Extensive green roofs sedum roof systems.

Sedum extensive green roof.

An extensive green roof or sedum roof is a roof with vegetation that is more or less self perpetuating and that can further develop and maintain itself. The shallower extensive varieties of green roofs are usually designed to have relatively simple maintenance requirements this is not to say that they can just be left however. 40mm high perforated edge drainage trim for bauder sedum blanket. Extensive green roofs are designed to be low maintenance lightweight systems with no general access.

Sky garden s sedum blanket is a pre grown mat of mature sedum plants. Besides the visual impact of an extensive green roof they also provide a natural habitat for birds and insects. Whether it is a sedum blanket or sedum plug our plants are lovingly nurtured at our uk nursery before being lifted and transported to site within 24 hours. 1 xf301 sedum blanket system with integrated water retention and filter layer.

A sedum roof is by far the most popular choice for an extensive green roof system that sky garden provides. From a distance an extensive sedum roof can be mistaken for a grass field. To start with take a look at the most simple family of green roofs. Roughly speaking extensive green roofs have a substrate thickness of between 4 and 15 cm and a weight of 30 to 220 kilo per m2.

Extensive green roof maintenance. These are covered with low growing plants such as evergreen sedums. Typically they have thin layers of substrate the growing medium to keep depth and weight to a minimum.