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Friday, January 27, 2012

Rain, Green Roofs in Florida and Climate Change Issues

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Drought everywhere!  Jacksonville received only a small amount, way less than a tenth of an inch of rainfall last night. MetroVerde Flor...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Best Plants for Florida Green Roofs? There are many says MetroVerde!

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Best Florida Green Roof Plant? Metroverde is always working to find suitable plants for Green Roofs in Florida.  For years Northe...
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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Florida Green Roofs and Wind Impacts on Green Roof Plants

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Wind is an oft-neglected but so important design parameter of green roof layout. Dry, desiccating winds can damage or kill green roof pla...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Florida Green Roofs and a Terrible Drought! Looking to Poaceae

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Here in Northeast Florida we continue to suffer from extreme drought.  Strange, because four hundred miles west lies the city of Pensacola ...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

Green Roofs, Deciduous, Dormancy and the Color Brown

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Though not my favorite time of the year Winter always brings the welcomed sigh of relief to her pallet of colors with the appearance of a sp...
Monday, December 12, 2011

Nature Designed Florida Green Wall & Living Roof Photos for Monday, December 12, 2011

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Enjoy these Monday Morning Volumetric Green, Living Walls & Green Roof Photos - most nature designed! Volumetric Green, downtown St...
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Friday, November 25, 2011

Green Roof and Leaves, Cation Exchange and Anti-Allelopathy Issues for Design Consideration

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I had a couple of comments yesterday about my post on Allelopathy and Green Roof design.  As we focused on the potential negative impacts ad...
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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Green Roof Photos for a Florida Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving ya'll from the hot & dry deep south.  Enjoy the fresh, just snapped Green Roof photos!  Blessings to all. Ro...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Green Roof Plant Design - Useful and Harmful Effects of Allelopathy

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Plant matter such as bark, leaves, twigs, nuts and pollen can act as a herbicide, interfering with other plant's cell division, nutrie...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Fertilizing Green Roofs? Stop Now!

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Did you know your industrial fertilizers you are spreading across your rooftop garden contain Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)?  Or are...