Designing a green roof is always a challenge. Rooftop botany is so very much different than ground level botany. Winds can dessicate in a matter of hours and temperatures can easily reach twice those that plants experience on the ground.
Designing a green roof on the ocean front is even more challenging. Winds can be ten times as strong, temperatures even hotter and salt can be expected to coat the plant.
Part One of ‘designing Coastal Green Roofs With Native Plants” is presented here as an introduction to help the designer in overcoming some of these challenges. Part Two will posted next month.
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