Cuyamaca College Garden's Green Roof

Last week we helped install a small green roof on top of a straw bale house at Cuyamaca College's Water Conservation Garden! If you've never been to this part of the campus, you're missing out! With nearly five acres, the area showcases water conservation through beautifully themed gardens, including those created with native plants and also some done in vegetables. Admission is free and and you can either view the Garden on a self-guided tour, or visit their website to see details on some of the great programs they offer for people of all ages.

We're proud of our involvement in their green roof project and Paul Redeker (Horticulture & Facilities Manager) has been great to work with. They even plan on swinging by to pick up our donation of sedum tiles, and soon they'll be completing the exterior finish on the little house. We can't wait to see what it will look like when it's complete. In the meantime, here are a few pictures from our installation day:

Entrance to the Garden:

Roofer Extraordinaire Ulf Waldmann, completing the waterproofing a week prior to our installation:

With the root barrier, drainage layer and irrigation down, the team (Superintendent Derek Laspisa on the right, and Installer Jacob Tibbets on the left) starts installing the slope stabilization grid:

With our part complete, the roof is ready to plant (see a sample sedum tile on the corner!):