[Rhodes22-list] Brad's Roof...

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Brad,

Trumpet vines are flowers that grow like weeds in these parts.  Been around
a long time and do well on trellises and fences.  The orange flowers are
most common.  Or consider the famous southern plant, Kudzu?

Consider some alternatives:  Sod the roof or solar panels.  In Chicago there
is an architect who sods roofs on big buildings and project apartments for
keeping cooler in summer.  It has been demonstrated to work very well.
  
Get a bunch of batteries and use solar panels to keep them charged.  How
about powering a 12 vdc air conditioner?  Sell your excess back to the power
company? $$$
 
Or try a combination of sod and vines; Sod for roof and vines to hang down. 
How about grapes instead of flowers?  Make wine? $$$

Ed K





Lady in Red wrote:
> 
> Brad,
> 
> thanks for the pict comment.....
> 
> That is a trumpet vine...which will grow just about anywhere & do just
> what you want.  It's pretty to look at, and also draws hummingbirds. 
> 
> There is also a variety of honeysuckle with mulit-colored flowers rather
> the ordinary yellow with which we are all familiar....that would also do
> the trick & hummingbirds also like it. Also a fast & prolific grower.
> 
> Both plants will do well in hot, dry environments....as they are
> essentially weeds.....although you'd best plant them in the ground & run
> some string or wire for the vines to follow up........they will need some
> moisture; they'll cook in pots in the roof unless they get watered or
> rained upon....Once they get a hold on the roof you'll be seeing them in
> your office......(my plants are survival of the fittest....if theycan't
> manage without me, they're outta here...)
> 
> If you plant several of these early......Feb or so if you're in the
> temperate area..they'll be well on the way to covering the side by summer.
> 
> let me know how it works.
> 
> elle
> 
> 
> 
> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
> 
> 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
> 
> 
> --- On Fri, 11/21/08, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] A look back at summer
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 5:45 AM
>> Elle,
>> 
>> Thanks for the inspiration, you just gave me an idea.  What
>> is that
>> growing over the side of that, fence is it?  It looks much
>> like our
>> corporate headquarters on the coast, which looks
>> suspiciously like a
>> storage container (20 foot model).  Cooling it in the
>> summer can be
>> tough. I could put plant containers on the roof and let the
>> vegetation
>> hang over the sides to make it easier to cool and soften
>> the
>> industrial appearance (we worry about aesthetics at our
>> construction
>> company a great deal).
>> 
>> Neat photos, all of them.
>> 
>> Brad
>> 
>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:15 PM, elle
>> <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > OK..you are now free to go back to politics..
>> >
>> > ;^)
>> >
>> >
>> > elle
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > We can't change the angle of the wind....but we
>> can adjust our sails.
>> >
>> > 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"
>>   (Lady in Red)
>> >
>> >
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