The First and Last green roof in England is developing into a lovely coastal habitat. A few years ago I posted a blog about the roof at Sennen in Cornwall. I had used pictures from back in 2011 when I visited. The owner just happened to send me a few images of the...
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Green Roof Bin and Bike Stores
The Green roof bin and bike stores are currently resting up a greenrooftraining HQ. The Green roof bin and bike stores featured were back of a garden at Hampton RHS Garden Show back in August. They were designed and constructed by our sister company Greenroofshelters...
Lets welcome nature back into the city – Gary Grant
Welcoming nature back into the city is urgently needed. This theme was central to Gary Grant, of the Green Infrastructure Consultancy Ltd, who provided a demonstration of this works in practice.Gary provide simulation of a sever storm on an industrial unit with and...
John Little – urban festival host talks joy of wicked people
The urban festival host John Little, amidst the wildflowers of his garden, talks loveliness. The festival idea was to bring a range of 'important' people and other 'wicked' people to a gathering in his garden. The purpose to make connections, have conversations and...
Let’s make brownfield gardens part of urban landscapes
The brownfield gardens at Hilldrop are a key element of the Festival of Urban Landscapes to be held in July. The venue, of course, is the home of GRT. Designing landscapes for people and wildlife is key to John Little's (co-author of the online guide) work. John's...
Festival of Urban Landscapes for Nature and People
Gathering to celebrate resilient cities filled with nature. A great line-up of UK and international experts and activists including Ed Snodgrass, Dusty Gedge, Laura Gatti, Arit Anderson, Gary Grant, Sara Venn, Wendy Allen and John Little. We will be celebrating ways...
Shed green roof in WA – an update
A shed green roof enters it second spring in Ridgefield, Washington State, USA. Originally built in 2016 I was lucky enough to visit during the construction in October of that year. What soil and what plants for a shed green roof in Washington State In the absence of...
A sod roof in Nebraska
A sod roof in Nebraska appeared in our facebook feed the other day. And what a good looking green roof it is. Yet there is more to this than looking good. Firstly sod houses in the mid-west of North America are historically important. And secondly in the soil and...
A Piedmont green roof in Portland, Oregon
The Piedmont green roof is the next stop on our small-scale green roof tour. Our good friend, Jim Labbe installed the roof in Portland (PDX), Oregon in 2017. Portland has a long tradition of green roofs back to the early noughties. However, they do not refer to them...
A Finnish green roof – 10 years of GRT
A Finnish green roof is the next stop on our celebratory green roof tour built using our online guide. Although many people around the world purchase the guide, we don't always have a clear idea where the green roofs will be built. Support is part of the deal...
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