The grass roof at Hilldrop is how it all began for John Little. All the techniques and methods in the online guide were used to construct the roof on his house. Furthermore, all of the other green roofs in his garden use the same or similar methods. Using site...
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Beyond roofs: Brownfield gardening
Brownfield habitat is important to us here at GRT. In fact, we like to get people to design their green roofs to mimic the wonderful habitats that can be found on post-industrial landscapes. Why our waste could become our best wildlife habitat It’s the sight that most...
Celebration – 10 years of our online green roof guide
Celebration is due. Ten years ago, John Little and I put our heads together to write an online green roof guide. Why? Well, we were both getting so many emails asking questions about how to build green roofs. Back then the original was a downloadable pdf. Now the...
Guardian Journalist’s Green Roof
Gardening Editor Jane Perone has a green roof on her shed. Meeting up with her to record a podcast was a good opportunity to get her to send some pictures and to talk about the guide.
Landscapes for brownfield invertebrates workshop
Designing Landscape for Brownfield Invertebrates Workshop Date: Wednesday 13th September 2017 from 10.00am – 5.00pm Location: Hilldrop, Laindon Road, Horndon on the Hill. Essex, SS17 8QB Description: Designing for Brownfield invertebrates is fun, practical and...
Green Roof Training Workshop
Green roof Workshop - All You Need to Know – How to Build a Green Roof for Biodiversity All You Need to Know – How to Build a Green Roof for Biodiversity Date: Saturday 12th August 2017 from 10.00am – 5.00pm Location: Hilldrop, Laindon Road, Horndon on the...
Green roof Shed on Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath came calling by email last week. As can be seen below, this is a delightful project. Dave sent us the image and some words of thanks. He had attended a course we ran for the Centre for Wildlife Gardening in South London. In addition to the course, the...
A small green roof in Ridgefield WA
A few weeks ago, I just happened to be in Ridgefield WA. I was speaking at the ecoroof summit in Portland. So I took the opportunity to nip over to see a green roof shed in the making. Many of you reading this may not be aware that once a member we provide email...
A double roofed green roofed barn
A double roofed green roofed barn is now gracing a woodland in Essex. Sitting in Norsey Woods near Billericay, the barn is an example of how a small building can be both sustainable and deliver for biodiversity The two roofs have provided two different habitats. In...
Native alliums – green roof plants US to UK
Alliums are always a great choice for green roofs. Furthermore there are native allium species across North America and Europe (including the UK and France. In fact Allium schoenoprasum, one of the most commonly used has a circumpolar distribution. Called chives in...
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