Greening beyond the riverbank

Look up! The roof of the Greenline Project Hub is a living structure.

This green roof is designed to be both a food source and home for local wildlife in all weather conditions, attracting birds, bees and butterflies. 
 

Our design uses low, ground cover plants around the outer ring, with taller grasses and some ferns and shrubs in the middle sections to add depth and structure. 

A green roof can be heavy, and weight restrictions for the building means the design needs to allow for only a shallow layer of soil. 

Instead, the plants are grown in individual, lightweight ‘Eco Pillows’, which will gradually weave together.

The planting includes a mix of indigenous, native and some exotic species that are suited to the shaded growing conditions here.  

We’ll be watching closely to see how these indigenous and native species perform in this unusual environment.  

Over time, we aim to reduce the number of exotic plants we are using.