Roof top gardens- a good idea for goats !

[Murray]

My eldest lad has just returned from a trip to Norway and took these shots of roof tops that are frequently seen in that country.

[SolTun]

Pics from Sognefjorden ? He's been on a cruise on the West(NorthWest) coast ?

cheers

[Murray]

Hi Soltun,
My son met a very fine young lady from Oslo when she was studying at QUT here in Brisbane about 10 years ago. A romance has rekindled and he flew off to see her again. They took a road trip from Oslo to Bergen and back. A really beautiful part of the world for sure, and by the number of photos of her with waterfalls in the background we had to endure last night, I suspect there will be a bit more international travel going on...

I was fascinated by the roof tops being covered in grass and I asked my son for those photos as I thought some forum members might be interested in different type of roof top garden.

[Castaway]

Is that an automatic lawnmower and grass fertilisation unit on the roof? There must be some good insulation properties using that system. I wonder how they fix any leaks?

[SolTun]

I wonder how they fix any leaks?

No leaks, if buildt properly. Modern peat roofs come with a 50 year waranty, expected life 100-150 years minimum.

They (peat roofs) have a renecance now days even in citys.

http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/sub...k_29112011.pdf


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sod_roof
Don,t know why they call it sod roof ?

cheers

[SolTun]

Hi Soltun,
They took a road trip from Oslo to Bergen and back.

Bergen is the "Capital" of Western Norway so the pics are from that side of the mountains I gues.

I was fascinated by the roof tops being covered in grass and I asked my son for those photos as I thought some forum members might be interested in different type of roof top garden.

I'w seen AU variations here:
http://www.fytogreen.com.au/green_roofs/index.htm
http://www.elmich.com.au/greenroofsy...ifications.php

A bit differente but not much.

cheers