Small Trees For Roof Gardens

The best plants for roof gardens are those that have a shallow root pattern. Saturated bulk density is 900 kgm3 TREES Large to 12 metres SMALL TREES BUSHES Small with flat root systems SHRUBS Soil Mix TURF.

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Here are some inspiring and gorgeous gardens in balconies and rooftops from Singapore and other parts of the world.

Small trees for roof gardens. Luckily there is plenty of choice. In spring the tree has small but beautiful white to pink flowers which transition to deep green summertime foliage. Grow your bay tree out of cold winds in sun or part shade.

It has a small yellow flower but most grow it for reliability and the fine leaf texture. Multi-trunk trees are not only trendy but also very suitable for roof gardens. Green roof and roof garden installations RHS Grow Your Own.

Acer griseum is a great tree for a small garden. Heteropyxis natalensis Lavender Tree With its pale bark beautiful shape and semi-deciduous foliage the Lavender Tree Heteropyxis natalensis is one of our favourite small garden trees. In less sunny spot grow camellias and rhododendrons Japanese maples and honeysuckles sweet autumn clematis.

Olives are a hardy mediterranean plant. If you want Autumn colours. Examples of such plants are Scrub Pine and Birch trees as they have fibrous root systems and are not very tall.

It has a very ornamental shape and is an ideal replacement for the exotic Silver Birch or ubiquitous Leopard Tree Caesalpinnea ferrea. Kousa Dogwood Hardy to Zone 5 Kousa dogwood Cornus kousa stays small for a tree with some varieties maxing out at just about 30 feet making it an excellent foundation planting for a rooftop garden. For color all year choose small slow-growing evergreen trees for rooftop gardens.

Olive trees look stunning when planted in large container pots crown lifted so as to reveal one single leader trunk see pic on the left. Coastal native Pacific wax myrtle Myrica californica is a small wind-tolerant tree that grows 10 to 25 feet. Shrubs Dwarf Trees and Vines If the size of your terrace garden allows make the choice of small trees evergreen shrubs and vines.

A wall of trees create the illusion of being in a large garden. Grown either as small trees or large shrubs drought-tolerant Pacific dogwood Cornus. Topiary trees not to be confused with trained trees are often also a good option.

A pair of bay trees flanking a front door is a common sight in urban gardens. Because they are constantly pruned into shape they stay relatively small. The bark is the colour of cinnamon and peels away naturally in thin layers hence its common name is paper bark maple.

The following plants make ideal specimens in rooftop gardens and will thrive. The dwarf variety of the Hinoki false cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Lutea which grows in USDA zones 5. Fytogreen Australias lightweight roof garden system works to the following depth and saturated weight guidelines.

AGASTACHE AURANTIACA Giant Hyssop. The soil mix is 30 coarse washed sand 40 Hydrocell flakes and 30 composted organic matter by volume. Jellicoe Roof Garden at House of Fraser Guildford Surrey.

Balconies roof gardens. Themes ideas for small scale gardening by Jenny Hendy New Holland 1997 ISBN 1853686808 Roof gardens balconies and terraces by Jerry Harpur and David. Grey-leaved trees do well on a roof.

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