Roof top gardens
There are many reasons to choose a roof top garden. These include;
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Environmental Benefits: Rooftop gardens can help to mitigate the urban heat island effect by absorbing heat and releasing oxygen. They can also help to reduce stormwater runoff, improve air quality, and provide habitat for birds and insects.
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Food Production: Rooftop gardens can be used to grow fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs, providing a source of healthy, locally grown food.
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Improved Aesthetics: A rooftop garden can transform an unused, unattractive space into a beautiful and inviting green oasis.
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Energy Savings: Rooftop gardens can help to insulate buildings, reducing energy consumption and lowering heating and cooling costs. We undertook research with the University of Technology, Sydney and found that the Plantabox system can save up to 71% of a 3 story buildings air-conditioning costs over the summer months or 37% of electricity costs annually.
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Community Building: Rooftop gardens can bring people together, fostering a sense of community and providing opportunities for social interaction and recreation.
For greening roofs, the current market option is to build a roof top style garden where if there are any issues, such as a water leak, to gain access the surface below the garden needs to be excavated. To gain easy access, each Plantabox unit as can be lifted and moved with a pallet jack. This also has the advantage for retrofitting as you can take trays up goods lift and deposit directly onto the roof.
Our system has been designed with an internal refill system that fills each tray independently greatly reducing leaks. We have undertaken 3 years of research into plant selection and know what works and doesn’t to give long term plant survival rate.
Scoria and natives in garden trays
Combination decking, tree boxes, garden and turf trays
Plant growth after 1 year
