Comments on: Grow Your Garden Higher, (Literally) http://www.blisstree.com/articles/grow-your-garden-higher-literally-69/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:24:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Garden Ready Doghouses : Blisstree - Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles http://www.blisstree.com/articles/grow-your-garden-higher-literally-69/comment-page-1/#comment-337691 Garden Ready Doghouses : Blisstree - Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:13:24 +0000 http://www.offbeathomes.com/grow-your-garden-higher-literally/#comment-337691 [...] Green roof homes for people are becoming more common, and they’re a good place to garden as well, but today we’re looking at a smaller version - the green roof home for animals. Made by Sustainable Pet Design, each of these green roof homes is lovely and green. Each home for a furry friend is custom built and sized to your pal. The doghouses are made with untreated red cedar planks, zero-VOC paint, and finished with beeswax for a water proof exterior. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } .gallery img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } [...] [...] Green roof homes for people are becoming more common, and they’re a good place to garden as well, but today we’re looking at a smaller version – the green roof home for animals. Made by Sustainable Pet Design, each of these green roof homes is lovely and green. Each home for a furry friend is custom built and sized to your pal. The doghouses are made with untreated red cedar planks, zero-VOC paint, and finished with beeswax for a water proof exterior. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } .gallery img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } [...]

]]> By: The Basics of Green Roofs for Residential - Green Roof Homes | RiverWired http://www.blisstree.com/articles/grow-your-garden-higher-literally-69/comment-page-1/#comment-46641 The Basics of Green Roofs for Residential - Green Roof Homes | RiverWired Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:12:05 +0000 http://www.offbeathomes.com/grow-your-garden-higher-literally/#comment-46641 [...] too long ago we were mainly seeing green roofs on businesses. Currently, there are plenty of green roofs on residential structures as [...] [...] too long ago we were mainly seeing green roofs on businesses. Currently, there are plenty of green roofs on residential structures as [...]

]]> By: Reader Home #1: New Zealand Retreat http://www.blisstree.com/articles/grow-your-garden-higher-literally-69/comment-page-1/#comment-45709 Reader Home #1: New Zealand Retreat Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:02:09 +0000 http://www.offbeathomes.com/grow-your-garden-higher-literally/#comment-45709 [...] say the roof helped to throw buyers for a loop. People are still catching on to the idea of green garden roofs.  According to Talia, one buyer came back five times but couldn’t get his wife to agree to [...] [...] say the roof helped to throw buyers for a loop. People are still catching on to the idea of green garden roofs.  According to Talia, one buyer came back five times but couldn’t get his wife to agree to [...]

]]> By: Heather http://www.blisstree.com/articles/grow-your-garden-higher-literally-69/comment-page-1/#comment-45610 Heather Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:25:53 +0000 http://www.offbeathomes.com/grow-your-garden-higher-literally/#comment-45610 That's really cool! I like the juxtaposition of wild flowers and ponds with the city buildings literally next door. Great shots! That’s really cool! I like the juxtaposition of wild flowers and ponds with the city buildings literally next door. Great shots!

]]> By: Jennifer Chait http://www.blisstree.com/articles/grow-your-garden-higher-literally-69/comment-page-1/#comment-45660 Jennifer Chait Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:37:28 +0000 http://www.offbeathomes.com/grow-your-garden-higher-literally/#comment-45660 Hey Crabby, Hydrotech's site was talking about how they do it (build a garden on an existing roof) and I guess it's a possibility for more people than we'd think. There are structural (and other technical) roof garden issues involved. There are diagrams at the site, and it looks like new/extra support is added before the actual garden. But of, course early planning for almost anything is best (says way over organized me). Hey Crabby, Hydrotech’s site was talking about how they do it (build a garden on an existing roof) and I guess it’s a possibility for more people than we’d think. There are structural (and other technical) roof garden issues involved. There are diagrams at the site, and it looks like new/extra support is added before the actual garden. But of, course early planning for almost anything is best (says way over organized me).

]]> By: Crabby McSlacker http://www.blisstree.com/articles/grow-your-garden-higher-literally-69/comment-page-1/#comment-45659 Crabby McSlacker Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:05:41 +0000 http://www.offbeathomes.com/grow-your-garden-higher-literally/#comment-45659 Wow, some of those are just amazing. And a pond on a roof? How cool is that! We had friends who were redoing a garage and wanted a garden (or at least grass) up on the roof, but were told you needed a whole lot more structural support than they had due to the weight of the roof. So I guess if you're just a residential building, it's a good thing to think about a roof garden early in the planning stages rather than later. Great pictures! Wow, some of those are just amazing. And a pond on a roof? How cool is that!

We had friends who were redoing a garage and wanted a garden (or at least grass) up on the roof, but were told you needed a whole lot more structural support than they had due to the weight of the roof. So I guess if you’re just a residential building, it’s a good thing to think about a roof garden early in the planning stages rather than later.

Great pictures!

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