It’s Easy Being Green: Plant the Roof. ... Green roofs are created by using rooftop space to plant a layer of grasses, shrubs, flowers, and other forms of flora and greenery.

When planted with the right varieties of plants for your area, green roofs can also help improve biodiversity and attract pollinators. ... so they aren’t a good fit for many peaked roofs.

Ed Snodgrass, who grows roof plants at his farm near Street, Md., has pointed out that one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, was in essence a green roof.

Landscape architect Stephanie Rubin and sculptor Chris Isner sell such homes with rooftop gardens for $1,000 to $4,000, but you can make your own for much less.

But without thriving plants, green the roof is not. Which is why I’ve been paying close attention to the green roof on a picnic shelter at Clinton Beach, a little park at the end of the Whidbey ...

Landscaping experts reveal you can grow a fire-resistant green roof with these 5 plants – they'll help protect your home from wildfire damage. Story by Jill Morgan • 2h.

But green roofs – or living roofs — are also branching into brownstone Brooklyn, where homeowners with sturdy enough roofs can enjoy their environmental and financial benefits. “Not only are green ...

This week on Backyard Farmer we hear about plants that attract and feed butterflies and see a green roof project here in Lincoln. Host Kim Todd and the panel of experts answer landscape, lawn, and ...

Being able to store and distribute water right across the rooftop is crucial to maintaining the plants on any green roof – especially on “edible roofs” which farm fruit and vegetables.

Brent Bucknum, a green roof designer with Rana Creek Nursery, the Monterey County firm hired for the Academy project, said the plants chosen must be able to thrive in fog and without irrigation.

The home’s green roof is landscaped with a variety of plants and vegetation that are both native and drought-tolerant, a feature that designers hoped would increase the biodiversity value of the ...