Multiple studies indicate that getting our hands in the soil and helping plants grow improves longevity and health as well our mental well being.
Growing plants on rooftop.
The following plants make ideal specimens in rooftop gardens and will thrive.
Don t allow astilbe to dry out.
This large evergreen shrub is native to coastal sage scrub and chaparral.
A good perennial plant for the middle of the border astilbe shoots up stalks of about a foot and a half and is hardy in zones 3 8.
This plant is excellent for screening and habitats and also stabilizes slopes.
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This shrub is dry growing after established.
They re vulnerable to intense heat cold wind and drought plus they can t support a lot of weight so the plants need to grow in just a few inches of soil.
Agastache aurantiaca giant hyssop.
Plant in full sun or part shade and well draining soil.
Rooftops are tough place for plants.
Great for shadier spots on a rooftop astilbe fanal rewards gardeners with rich crimson color that blooms midsummer typically july.
It does best in moist soil.
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