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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Green Roof Plants - Frost Damage - Florida Green Roofs

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Note the frost and freeze scarring on the above plants. Most of the above scarring is minor. These however are the hardy ones (in the wint...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Native Plants for Green Roofs - Florida

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Using Florida Native Plants on green roofs can produce positive ecological results. First, native plants should be acclimated to the local ...
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Monday, February 9, 2009

Raising Green Roof Plants from Seed - Green House or Ground? No - The Roof!

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Tip for the day: When growing Green Roof Plants from seed - if the destination roof is available for use - grow the seeds on the roof. You ...
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Friday, February 6, 2009

Florida Green Roof Plants Withstand the Hard Freeze of February 5th, 2009

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Look at the spread in the temperature range. It was in the low twenties at 5:30 am this morning - now at noon the surface temperature of th...
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The Stress of Cold - Frosts and Freezes - on Florida Green Roofs

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Tonight was the coldest night of the year with freezing temperatures reaching all the way down into south central Florida. It is still in t...
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Florida Green Roofs, Green Roof Plants and Freezing Temperatures

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Just got back from Tampa again. I came across some native grasses along the way at a small nursery - and brought them back to Jacksonville....
Thursday, January 29, 2009

Plants for Green Roofs in Florida

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Wow. I drove to Tampa from Jacksonville this week and witnessed first hand the damage last week's twenty degree F temperatures did to h...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Propagating Green Roof Plants for Florida Green Roofs

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Propagating plants for green roof projects here in Florida is an important component of a successful Florida GR project. Knowing a plant was...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Florida Green Roof Project Continues with the addition of more cold tolerant yuccas....

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The New Florida Green Roof Project is moving forward! We've added several new cold hardy varieties of Yucca! Stay tuned for more pictu...

Hard Freezes and Florida Green Roofs - Winter (Hard Freezes - one of the many 'H's GRs face in Florida)

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Judy and I have been scurrying most every afternoon to cover plants as temperatures have been dropping into the twenties here in Jacksonvill...
Sunday, December 21, 2008

Succulents for Green Roofs and more Sunday Night musings...

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The blog data here is a continuation of my previous Green Roof blog . Feel free to refer back to the site to my new Green Roof blog because...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Irrigation for Green Roofs. Have you already made up your mind?

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A great article on green roofing technical issues by Kelly Luckett appears on a recent Green Roof Website and I recommend the read - lots o...
Sunday, December 7, 2008

Green Roof Planting Media - Second and Third Generation Products

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After literally thousands of soil mixture experiments we are making strong headway in developing the green roof soil medium that has the qua...
Sunday, November 30, 2008

Choosing Plants for Green Roofs - The Season for Sedums to Die in Florida

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Tis the season for some sedums to go dormant in Florida.... We have had a month of drought. The days are becoming shorter and shorter. The...
Monday, November 24, 2008

Green Roofs use of Expanded Clay and Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate

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The State of Florida has recently requested studies analyzing the use of gravel and aggregate on roofs and the potential of gravel ballast t...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Frost & The Florida Green Roof

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Tonight is the second night of the November 2008 winter where the outside temperature is expected to drop below freezing. Last night there ...
Monday, November 17, 2008

Green Roofs in Florida and the Southeastern US. Insulation values for real?

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We can all assume that thick intensive green (vegetated roofs) provide a measure of insulation - but what about thinner, extensive green roo...

Green Roofs in Florida and Cooler Weather

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It is becoming cooler and night now and well should be - it is almost Thanksgiving & most green roof plants on our projects are very hap...
Friday, November 14, 2008

Green Roofs in Florida -

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Palms and/or other trees on roofs present many challenges to the designer. In Florida these issues can include: (1) weight, (2) wind speed ...
Monday, November 3, 2008

Green Roofs can be vertical green vines also - Choosing the right plant and planting system lays the foundation for success.

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Try a MetroVerde Shade Trellis! Based on the concept that a deciduous vine will block solar gain during the summer when the leaves are grow...