TSS123_A 'Greener' future - vertical and roof gardens

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The Site Shed
TSS123_A 'Greener' future - vertical and roof gardens
Jun 29, 2017
Matt Jones - Trade based business enthusiast
Imagine if instead of going to the supermarket for our veggies, we could simply visit our roof gardens.

Guest: Stuart Tyler - Fytogreen

If you've been following this podcast for some time, you'd by now know a couple of things.

  1. I'm kind of a greeny
  2. I've been trying (in vein) for over a year to get someone on the show to talk roof gardens and vertical garden solutions.

As I occasionally visit various places around the world, I'm amazed at the amount of 'green solutions' that I come across. As you fly into Stockholm, Sweden, every second home had a roof garden. When I was in Vancouver last year, I learned that in order to get a development application approved on a new home, it needs to include a roof garden plan. (It's also worth mentioning that both of these cities are regularly covered in snow, or at best, they're subjected to subzero temperatures for the better part of 6 months every year).

So why is it that here in Australia, where our climate is pretty much perfect year round (for growing seasonal fruit and veggies) no one does it?

Well...as I learned in this recording, people are doing it.

Sure it may not be to the same scale as our global cousins, however it is a fashion that is starting to gain some serious traction both residentially and commercially here in Australia.

So what is this roof garden and vertical garden hoo-ha?

As the names suggest gardens are now able to replace, or cover those empty wasted spaces that surround us in our home and work environment.

Think about how much space goes to waste on your roof alone. Imagine if you could have your entire veggie garden up there with a table and chair...and maybe a hammock. Could there be anything better than being able to walk up a stairway to your rooftop, to freshly harvest the parsley and oregano for tonights spaghetti bolognese?

Not by my book...

About this podcast

In this podcast, I'm speaking with Stuart Tyler from Fytogreen.

Fytogreen are responsible for the amazing images you see above, along with many more I might add. 'Ecologically Sustainable Roof and Garden Solutions' is their thing and boy do they do it well.

I met Stuart at a trade show in Sydney not long ago and I was amazed at first by their stand. A floor to (10 meter high) ceiling mesh full of of amazing plants beamed out from beyond every other stand in the convention centre.

As we spoke more, Stuart started telling me about all of the awesome projects they had completed over the years. At that point

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