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Even a tiny roof can be converted into a splendid roof garden.
Containers are perfect for rooftop gardens because they are light portable flexible and affordable.
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Whether you have a rooftop garden already or you are planning to have one these 11 rooftop garden design ideas and tips will help you in having the most beautiful roof terrace garden.
The easiest and most personal approach to rooftop gardening is the use of containers and raised beds.
Those of you wondering how to make roof garden need to keep reading this article as we are going to tell you everything you need to know about creating your own roof garden.
The arbor s four posts do not provide extra space to sink posts deeply into the ground with concrete we will need to dig holes about 1 foot deep mix concrete in a wheel barrow and pour it into the holes.
Depending on location a roof garden can add 10 to 15 more value to your property.
An all purpose soil less peat free potting mix is fine for growing herbs and other edibles but mix in plenty of perlite to both improve drainage and save on weight.
You can create any style of rooftop garden with container grown plants from a few simple herb plants to a formal elegant potager.
Dig a hole about 1 foot deep.
The last and third method is to make your whole roof or some selected part a vegetation ground like a regular garden.
First method is to make a container garden on terrace second one is to make a lot of raised beds to grow plants either permanent made of concrete or wooden.
To install a somewhat flimsy pre fabricated wood arbor into the ground to ensure stability.
Budget conscious roof gardeners can make their own planters out of wide range of repurposed receptacles like children s wading pools plastic buckets and recycling bins with holes drilled in the bottom for drainage.
Since most roof gardens are constructed on otherwise unusable space it enhances the structure and will add value to the worth of the property it is part of.
Increase roof life.
Roof garden construction can be done by three methods.
Some gardeners even have good luck with old coffee cans or heavy duty plastic shopping bags.
In densely populated urban areas of the cities even having a small rooftop or patio is such a boon.