Portfolio Good Earth Plants | August 23, 2019 | Categories: Santa Monica Residential Green Roof Call it a "pocket" green roof! This is a small residential green roof project installed using a home balcony in Santa Monica, California. A design/build architecture team asked Good Earth Plant Company to help construct a small green roof. The homeowner wanted to see plants when she looked out the library window. When we arrived on the job site, we had to work around construction debris as the home was still being finished.The roof's growing media is only six inches deep. We used Netafim irrigation lines that we buried for maximum efficiency.Low water use succulents were selected and placed to create a design of concentric circles radiating from the home outward. There are lower plants in the front, working toward larger plants in the back. Completed framing for construction of the residential green roof in Santa Monica, California. Plant placement on the residential green roof in Santa Monica. Initial framing for construction of the residential green roof in Santa Monica, California. Our plant mix includes a variety of succulents which will tolerate the windy and dry conditions once established. The location of the residential green roof project in Santa Monica, California. A reverse view toward the house of plant placement on the residential green roof in Santa Monica. The finished green roof as seen from, inside by the homeowner. The finished green roof project provides the homeowner a more enjoyable window view. Initial framing for construction of the residential green roof in Santa Monica, California. Our crews needed to work around the home construction still underway on the property. Clear communication was the key. Our Eco-Warriors like Joe Benedetti take pride in their work! Another view of the plant placement on the residential green roof in Santa Monica. The balcony prior to construction of the residential green roof in Santa Monica, California.
