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Friday, January 7, 2011

Green Roof Plants, C3? C4? CAM? and OMG! Fertilizers!

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We are still discussing the difference between C3, C4 and CAM plants for green roofs.  Today's blog article is very simple but carries a...
Thursday, January 6, 2011

New! Informative Urban Farming Blog by Pesculane.

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Check out the Urban Farming Website at http://naturenvilles.blogspot.com/ for great insight into what I call Volumetric Green in the Urban ...
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Green Roof Plants - "Assumption of Relative Consistency Models (Plant Behavior) Artistic Intuition and Plants Having a Mind of Their Own

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Good morning!  We've been discussing the difference between C3, C4 and CAM plants over the last couple of days. The discussion of the ...
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

CAM Plants for Green Roofs, Effects of Heat and of Humidity

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We discussed how some cold tender CAM plants, such as many of the succulents, can be damaged by freezing temperatures.  CAM plants are calle...
Monday, January 3, 2011

Green Roofs and CAM Plants - Frost or Freeze Damage

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We examined the damage frost can do to the mesophyll cells of C3 plants. Mesophyll cells are those cells across the surface of the leaf. C...
Saturday, January 1, 2011

Green Roof Plants - Frost Damage and Photosynthesis

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Welcome to 2011.  We look forward to kicking off the new year with interesting articles and discussions about green roofs. Two of the area...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Green Roofs and Customer Relationships

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I subscribe to few newsletters mostly because I don't have much excess time. But I always look forward to the Daily Feed - now rebrand...
Sunday, December 19, 2010

Green Roofs for Birdhouses, Doghouses and Every Conceivable Roof We Can Find...

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Green roofs are found on a wide variety of structures and not just commercial, institutional or residential buildings. Cedar Roof Deckin...
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Friday, December 17, 2010

Green Roof DIY Plant Starter Greenhouse - On the Cheap

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Green roofs are harsh mini-eco-climates and may not always be the best place to germinate seeds. So if you have a seed source for a partic...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Green Roof Ethnobotany - Chinese Tallow, Sapium sebiferum (Triadica sebifera)

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Chinese Tallow tree, also known as Popcorn Tree (due to seeds that resemble popped Jiffy Popcorn), Sapium sebiferum (Triadica sebifera), is ...

Green Roof Design - New Years Resolution - Back to Green Roof Basics!

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The copper and net dew catchers are coming down from green roofs today and we making a Green Roof New Years Resolution and concerted effort ...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Green Roof Fertilizer, Irrigation with Potable Water, Invasive Species and Mark Madoff

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Mark Madoff's death is a tragedy no doubt, but no more so than any of the other countless lives lost to the end result of another  Ponzi...
Monday, December 13, 2010

Green Roof Plants - Thermogenesis and Plants With Heating and Cooling Properties

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All plants possess biological systems that directly impact our ecology and the immediate environment surrounding our day to day activities. ...
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Saturday, December 11, 2010

Urban Green - Roofs and Food in Overton - Miami - Revitalization

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Check out the excellent Collins Center Article about Urban Agriculture here. Happy Green Roofing!  Kevin
Friday, December 10, 2010

Importance of Green Roofs for Endangered Species and Wildlife

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Both wildlife and plant species struggle to compete with humankind for survival.  As a top level predator, humans possess a distinct advanta...

Garinesville Regional Utilities (GRU) Proactive Approach to Invasive Species

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We posted an article a week ago about the inclusion of a Class 1 FLEPPC (Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council) on the proposed planting sched...
Thursday, December 9, 2010

Lightweight Nature-Irrigated Extensive Green Roof Florida

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Photos here are of an extensive green roof in Jacksonville, Florida. 33kg per M2 - 8 lbs per SF lightweight green roof One of the impor...
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Green Roofs and Exotic Invasive Species - Koelreuteria elegans

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Koelreuteria elegans is a species we see sprout across Florida green roofs on a regular basis. The plant was first brought to the USA from...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Rooftop Ethnobotany - Serenoa repens - Tropical, Native, Medicinal Green Roof Plant!

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Serenoa repens - Cemetery Green Roof Ethnobotany Green Roofs in a cemetery!  Tomb it may concern - check out the Serenoa repens atop the ...

Green Roofs - Slow Absorption & Release Heat Sinks

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We've compiled data over the last year on how an Extensive Vegetated Roof absorbed and released solar energy (heat) over a twenty four h...
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