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Category Archives: Strathcona Schoolhouse
Schoolhouse Green Roof Update: Planting Pics
Hear are some pics Travis took recently of the green roof at the Schoolhouse. Not only are the plants stunningly beautiful, they are all native or near native, which means they are low maintenance, drought tolerant and habitat friendly. And … Continue reading
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Schoolhouse Build Day – Roof Planter and Art Posts
Since the first post we have gone from concept to implementation. To recap this project, the client Mark Shieh of Take Roots Properties Inc. is interested in three changes to his schoolhouse converted condo. The first change is to have … Continue reading
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Schoolhouse 1.0
Yesterday was a great day. It was amazing to so much achieved in such a short time. Mark, Thank you for the opportunity and for spending so much time with us designing, planning and pushing to make this project better. … Continue reading
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1:30 Green Roof Just About Done!
Looking pretty good from the ground.
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12:30 Green Roof Growing Media
Growing media is on. About 4 inches deep. Tennile, Travis and co. Have been laying out plants as per planting plan: sisirynchum, allium, festuca, carex… The Camas is out of stock. Oh well. We’ll add those later in the spring.
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11:20 Green Roof Components In Place
OK, Not exactly keeping up with the posts here. Just too much going on. But te components are all in place: the aluminum planter, the wire mesh, filter fabric, moisture retention fleece and perlite.
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