If lack of yard space is preventing you from having a garden this spring, a roof garden may be the perfect solution. While it might seem intimidating to set up, the outcome is not only beautiful but also ripe with benefits including rain water management, temperature moderation and space to grow food.
If you think a roof garden is right for you, Natural Home and Garden offers detailed instructions on the building and maintenance of these beautiful home additions.
A rooftop garden typically includes six layers: the roof, a waterproof barrier, insulation, drainage/root barrier, substrate and vegetation.
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My homeowners association would go insane if I tried this.
Same here APPLEADAY but I really like the idea.
Maybe start with a birdhouse roof, and see how that goes. By the way, what about the goats that are supposed to go up there and keep everything from getting too overgrown? Seriously, google "goats on a roof", and lets take this project up a notch...
I would love to try this on the shed in my back yard. Wonder if hubby agrees....hmmm....
That's a lot of weight. I'd say step 1 would be "consult a structural engineer to be sure your roof is up to it!" Also, I'm sorry, my 2.5 story "colonial" style roof is WAAAY to high to harvest tomatoes from! ;^)
Woa woa woa. If your building wasn't structurally engineered for this extra rooftop mass then this is a terrible idea.
...yeah. You should also check building codes for your area. I would imagine that if you live in places like earthquake-prone CA, there are probably codes prohibiting this, or at LEAST requiring you to get building permits and structural engineers and whatnot.
I fail to see how having your roof soak up an uncontrollable amount of rain water is a good way to manage it.
Garden on roof is good idea. However, it can be implemented only in individual bungalow. And also it is a costly affair.
One should use a soil designed for roof gardens - it's lighter and holds onto an appropriate amount of water. @Zepper - it's beneficial as it slows rainwater headed to stormwater systems. The delay can help stormwater lines from being overwhelmed during heavy rain events.