Sedum Green Roof Shed

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.

Sedum green roof shed.

Sedums are hardy plants found in the wild in inhospitable places such as the cracks between rocks cliff faces and in walls. A variety of plants that grow well in a soil depth of five to seven inches are good to use including certain perennials ornamental grasses herbs shrubs and sedums. Sedum for example can survive in temperatures from 25 40 degrees. Succulents can reduce the transfer of moisture from their leaves to the atmosphere and they can store much moisture in their cells.

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. Green roofs dramatically increase beneficial insects and wildlife. Planning a green roof green roofs are made up of several layers typically a waterproof root barrier layer to protect the roof a drainage layer water retention mat then the growing medium and vegetation. This green roof can be described as a combination of an extensive and intensive roof and therefore is also called a hybrid roof.

Shed roofs are the ideal place to put a green shed and the plant of choice is the sedum which enjoys conditions provided by shallow soil. Succulent plants have unique ways of dealing with water and are well adapted to extensive green roof designs. Sedum can survive up to 100 days without water. When saturated these layers can weigh in at more than 100kg per square metre or 20lbs per square foot.

Absolutely gorgeous biting stonecrop a popular green roof sedum.