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HI EVERYBODY,

HERE'S THE INFO. ON THE GREEN ROOFS I TALKED ABOUT THIS MORNING . .. AND YOU CAN SEE MORE ON THIS ON MY NEXT "HOME GARDEN" THIS SATURDAY, 2/23 AT 9:30AM ON FOX 2.

tHERE'S LOTS OF INFO. ABOUT GREEN ROOFS AT:

WWW.GREENROOFS.ORG & WWW.GREENROOFS.COM . .

YOU CAN CONTACT JOST GREENHOUSES AT 314-821-2834

AND KELLY LUCKETT WHOSE CO. MAKES THE "MODULES" IS AVAILABLE THROUGH WWW.GREENROOFBLOCKS.COM OR 314-972-8010. IT'S A SUBSIDIARY OF SAINT LOUIS METALWORKS CO.

AND TO SEE THE FEATURE WE DID, JUST CLICK ON "MORNING SHOW" THEN CLICK ON "HOME GARDEN" RIGHT HERE ON WWW.MYFOXSTL.COM

MOST GREEN ROOFS ARE ON FLAT ROOFED BUILDINGS AND USUALLY IN A COMMERCIAL SETTING . . . LIKE A WAREHOUSE, OFFICE BLDG. OR A BIG BOX STORE.  BUT THEY ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON SLIGHTLY SLANTED RESIDENTIAL ROOFS IF THE ROOF IS STRONG ENOUGH TO BEAR THE WEIGHT.  THIS IS A JUDGMENT CALL BY A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, WHOM YOU WOULD NEED TO CONSULT.  BUT IF YOU ARE BUILDING A NEW HOME AND WOULD LIKE A GREEN ROOF IT CAN BE PART OF THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURAL PLAN, AND THEN THE ROOF CAN BE "STRESSED" TO BEAR THE WEIGHT DURING CONSTRUCTION.

REMEMBER, GREEN ROOFS ARE GOOD BECAUSE:

THEY INSULATE THE BUILDING, THUS REDUCING HEATING AND COOLING COSTS.

THEY CLEAN THE AIR BY PRODUCING AND RELEASING OXYGEN.

THEY REDUCE HEAT BY ABSORBING RATHER THAN REFLECTING ULTRAVIOLET RAYS.

AND THEY REDUCE STORM RUN OFF BY ABSORBING RAINFALL.

THE MOST DURABLE PLANTS FOR GREEN ROOFS ARE IN THE SEDEM FAMILY....  VERY DROUGHT TOLERANT AND STRONG PLANTS THAT ARE ALSO QUITE DURABLE GROUND COVERS IN YOUR GARDEN.  THEY CAN LIVE ON RAINFALL THUS RARELY, IF EVER, NEED HAND WATERING OR IRRIGATION.

CHECK IT OUT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!

BEST TO ALL,

JANIS

P.S. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY GARDEN TOPICS YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO COVER THIS WINTER GOING INTO SPRING, PLEASE COMMENT HERE AND LET ME KNOW. . . AS I AM STARTING TO PLAN NEW STORIES FOR MARCH AND APRIL NOW! THANKS!