Growing Plants On Garage Roof Peak

Just don t let the pots dry out or stay overly wet.

Growing plants on garage roof peak.

This mounding grass like perennial glows bright chartreuse yellow all year. Over time they ll become crowded and produce fewer flowers. Now comes the growing medium which for a sedum roof should be at least 8cm 3in deep and for a roof of wildflowers herbs salad and strawberries at least 15cm 6in deep. Try dry habitat perennials and ornamental grasses such as rudbeckia achillea potentilla armeria dianthus helictotrichon sempervirens stipa tenuissima and even bulbs such as muscari or small allium species such as allium flavum and a.

In late summer dig up the whole clump and use a shovel to split into smaller chunks. Some tender perennials like a period of dormancy in winter. Robert shuler the designer for this landscape in carmel highlands california made use of the side of the garage for highlighting silvery parrot s beak lotus berthelotii zones 10 to 12 spilling down from the roof and golden abundance mahonia growing up from the base. Growing daylilies is easy and rewarding.

Growing daylilies is a low maintenance gig but they do need to be divided every few years. You can overwinter potted lavender and rosemary in your garage or basement. It likes part sun to shade takes some drought and deer don t like it. 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.