Composites – Dandelions are good on a green roof

Composites are great green roof plants. From the annuals, like camomile, to dandelions, they all provide a good nectar source. Pollinators, especially solitary bees, love to bath in the yellow flower heads. Dandelions are the new fad! Actually dandelions would appear...

Bike sheds should have a green roof

Bike Shed – Green roof of the day Most bike sheds are pretty boring to be honest. In fact they are architectural eyesores in many cases. Why not combine sustainable transport (bicycles) with biodiversity? Why limit your bike shed to cycles? Why not add bees and...

Green Roof Sheds – Virginia beach to Milton Keynes

From Virginia Beach to Milton Keynes, green roofs are spreading. Over the last few years there have been a number of stories about green roofs sheds. We like green roofs shed.  It i, after all,  the purpose of the guide to support people in creating them. Both of...

Biosolar roofs – Green Roofs and Solar Power

Solar energy and biodiversity (biosolar) happening at roof level. Now that’s stacking up the environmental benefits in one hit. Here at GRT we are aware of a few small scale green roofs that have incorporated solar panels. There was a project down in Devon and I...

Clifftop green roof – Cornwall

The clifftop green roof in Cornwall has featured a lot over the years. Of course it is rather special being the  being the first and last green roof in England. Built in 2011 the summer house has matured and provides a little patch of clifftop vegetation high...

Log cabins are the original green roofs

Log cabins, in the style of Scandinavian houses, have recently come to the fore in our online community. A number of people have joined, wanting to construct a green roof on these types of buildings. The image above quite simply it shows that a roof must be able to...