Intensive Green Roof Soil Mix

Normally used at depth of 8 12 inches.

Intensive green roof soil mix.

The soil mixture is at least 8 inches deep and can be as deep as 15 feet depending on the architectural and plant features the homeowner wants. Rooflite is the only company that offers complete engineered soil systems for your green roof with the right soil horizons at the right depth to optimize green roof performance and ensure healthy plant growth. Structural soil for bridging over existing tree roots. All vegetation is planted directly into the soil mixture that makes up the rooftop.

Liveroof engineered green roof soil is designed to. Bio retention soil mixes for rain gardens. Be approximately 94 inorganic by dry weight 92 in british columbia as is the case with ecologically stable sustainable mature green roofs. Liveroof soil a proprietary blend of the finest inorganic and organic materials formulated under strictly controlled standards.

Another term for these green roofs is rooftop garden intensive green roofs require more maintenance because of the plant varieties they will support. Structural soil for urban trees. Can be used in combination with rooflite intensive base and rooflite drain to provide deeper root space. The intensive green roof uses planting mediums that have greater depth than the extensive green roof.

Structural soil for turf areas. Intensive green roof soil. This is the best of both worlds as the native soil now has the ability to drain more fully its one drawback and provides a symbiotic fungus which enables better root growth. This allows for equal distribution of moisture fertility and beneficial organisms and is the key to long term function of the green roof system.

Supports growth of ground covers perennials ornamental grasses shrubs trees. This deeper soil allows intensive roofs to accommodate large plants and dramatic plant groupings. Sharing features with all 10 of our soil systems our planters soil system provides structural stability ensures healthy root growth and creates long lasting success even for deep systems. An intensive green roof is more high profile and resembles a roof garden because it has a much wider variety of plants.

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