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Sky Garden’s Biodiverse Wildflower Blanket can be used to meet local and national Biodiversity Action Plans and BREEAM energy credits.
- For use on extensive and intensive green roofs, podiums and landscaping projects.
- Spring remedial and Autumn cutting, when the vegetation will be trimmed after flowers seeded
– Freshly installed wildflower blanket must be watered on the day of installation, and must be kept moist for at least 3 months during the establishment period. Sky Garden recommends irrigation system to be in place for your wildflower roof or podiums.
Sky Garden offers temporary/permanent irrigation systems if required.
Features and benefits
54%Better rain water retention
2-12 dBSound reduction
239gCarbon Reduction /metre sq
8-12%Increase in insects /metre sq
2-12%Reduction in ambient temperature
5%Average increase value to the building
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Physical properties Composition - Base Geotextile fabric Physical properties Composition - Growing Medium 25mm Biodiverse Substrate (BD01) Physical properties Composition - Vegetation Plants Grown from native provenance seed Physical properties Total Height 150mm plant height pre delivered and mown, fully established height up to c. 1000mm Physical properties Weight (dry) 20kg/m² Physical properties Weight (wet) 25kg/m² Physical properties Consignment Size 40m² per pallet (Typical) Technical Properties Colour Seasonal Variation Technical Properties Sizes 2m x 1m Technical Properties Species Sown 38 species sown: See overleaf for sull list of wildflower and grass species (subject to seasonal variance) Technical Properties Wildflower Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) Agrimonia eupatoria (Agrimony) Anthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch) Betonica officinalis (Betony) Campanula glomerata (Clustered Bellflower) Campanula rotundifolia (Harebell) Centaurea nigra (Lesser Knapweed) Echium vulgare (Viper’s Bugloss) Galium verum (Lady's Bedstraw) Glebionis segetum (Cornflower Corn Marigold) Hypericum perforatum (Perforate St John's Wort) Hypochaeris radicata (Catsear) Knautia arvensis (Field Scabious) Leontodon hispidus (Rough Hawkbit) Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy) Linaria vulgaris (Common Toadflax) Lotus corniculatus (Birdsfoot Trefoil) Medicago lupulina (Black Medic) Origanum vulgare (Wild Marjoram) Papaver rhoeas (Common Poppy) Plantago media (Hoary Plantain) Primula veris (Cowslip) Prunella vulgaris (Selfheal) Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup) Rhinanthus minor (Yellow Rattle) Rumex acetosa (Common Sorrel) Sanguisorba minor ssp. Minor (Salad Burnet) Scabiosa columbaria (Small Scabious) Silene dioica (Red Campion) Silene vulgaris (Bladder Campion) Thymus (Thyme) Trifolium pratense (Red Clover) Grasses Agrostis capillaris (Brown Top Bent) Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass) Briza media (Quaking Grass) Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dogstail) Festuca rubra (Red Fescue) -
All our deliveries take 3-4 working days. (Tuesday-Friday). You can email us at enquiries@sky-garden.co.uk to specify your preferred delivery date, and we will do our best to fulfil your requirements. Our wildflower blanket is conveniently packaged, palletised and kerbside delivered to the site. It is the buyer’s responsibility to move the pallets from the kerb to the roof. Sedum must be installed within 48 hours from the delivery date.
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Can I choose what plants to have?
Sky Garden’s seed and blanket mixes have been specifically designed to work well on green roofs. The thin, low nutrient substrate and exposure can make it hard for some plants to grow well. However we do offer bespoke plants and systems, especially on intensive green roofs. For a full quote and design brief for a bespoke system please contact our sales team.
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Do I need to water my green roof?
Sedum is used because it is drought resistant and very hardy. Under normal circumstances the roof should not need regular watering. However, live material must be irrigated immediately following installation. This irrigation must continue in the first few months following installation and again in especially hot and dry periods. Sky Garden recommends full saturation of the system once a week in these periods.
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Can I still have solar panels?
Yes. Green roofs can be designed to fit around solar panels or the panels can fit on top of the roof. This can not only increase the efficiency of the solar panels, but the shade created by the solar panels can increase biodiversity of the underlying green roof. Special care must be taken when selecting plants to be installed in the shaded areas to ensure they grow well in low light conditions.
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What is the steepest pitch I can have a green roof on?
Sky Garden’s drainage board and soil retention systems have been specifically designed to be used on steeply sloping roofs. We can offer green roofs on any pitch from flat to vertical and can install green walls.
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Why use Sky Garden?
Sky Garden is the UK’s leading independent green roof installer and contractor. We source and grow all our products sustainably in the UK and have sales teams around the country that are happy to help with your green roof specifications and needs. Our experts in the field have developed drainage systems that can be used on any angle of slope and can even install living walls. Our award winning team can supply and install bespoke designs and have the experience of many large commercial and domestic projects. See our gallery for more information on past projects.
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Can I choose what plants to have?
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