We were disappointed with the way our sedum roofs seemed so lifeless all the time, and were really pleased with the way Organic Roofs managed to revive them. The process was very professional, and they had some really innovative methods that have worked a treat - the roofs are still thriving 3 years later. We're delighted!Peter | Facilities Manager
Award-winning green roofs
At the forefront of our approach to green roofs is an awareness that creating and caring for nature is not just something that we do for ourselves or our wallets: though green roofs help with both happiness, wellbeing and extending the lifespan of your property, they are also one of the best ways to provide space for biodiversity as we meet building needs of the population in the 21st century.
When we create good green roofs we do so with the intention to provide meaningful space for invertebrates and pollinators, restoring habitat lost during the long march of urbanisation. So its not just about food sources (the flowers) but also about shelter and basking space for those creatures we hear about so much in the news – bees, moths and butterflies especially.
For this reason we try to incorporate a number of what we call nature hotspots, small additions which give extra visual interest to the roof and make them stepping stones for invertebrates making their way on the wing round our towns and cities.
Log piles
Log piles provide shelter and food for many invertebrates, and create essential habitat for fungi and other soil bacteria that in turn support your roof’s plant communities
Tree rounds
Old railway sleepers, chopped down and bored with holes of different sizes create perfecting nesting sites for bees and other pollinators, as well as feeding the mycelium communities below ground.
Shelter swales
Biomass obtained from our Autumn care visits to our roofs can be fashioned into shelter for overwintering invertebrates. They also form temporary wind breaks that afford fragile seedlings a chance to develop during the harsher months.