Comments on: My, what green roofs you have.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:25:47 +0000

Your “grass toupee” idea was taken years ago, in spirit at least, by the Saturday Night Live skit for “Chia Hair.”

By: Myke

Myke — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:02:34 +0000

In Colorado Springs your not allowed to capture runoff water from your roof because a lot of the water supply here is from runoff. So if this limits runoff, it might not be looked highly upon.

By: GP

GP — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:06:36 +0000

My local store (here in Holland) did this a couple of years ago. It looked real nice at first ,,, but now it is just a brown mess … not sure it is getting enough water ..

By: WEBSNAP

WEBSNAP — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:44:07 +0000

There are types of grass (more in the moss family) that don’t grow very long. Mowing isn’t necessary. This is a good idea to add greenspace where needed, however I would be more concerned about the additional weight it would put on the structure of your home. Also if – like me – you live in a part of the world where winter is a harsh reality (it gets to – 35 C, or -31 F) there moisture in the soil when frozen will turn into 3 inches of ice on your roof, never mind the sow on top of that AND the fact that it will look like crap until you rake it in the spring. Yeah, this idea is better served for taller buildings in warmer climates.

By: breakaway

breakaway — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:23:22 +0000

Yah, how do you mow it?

By: morepowerr

morepowerr — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:13:39 +0000

ya you not getting me to mow that.

By: SMASH!!!!

SMASH!!!! — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:29:14 +0000

i blame L.O.T.R and hobbits