Macalester College's First Green Roof

Location(s)

Macalester College fishbowl
1600 Grand Ave.
St. Paul, MN, 55105
See map: Google Maps
Green Roof Installers
Membrane Installer:
None
General Installer:
Macalester students
Green Roof
Accessible To Visitors?:
Viewable By Appointment
Green Roof Year Built:
2006
Status:
Completed
Description:

This is a containerized system donated by Green Roof Blocks. We installed 48 blocks in the Spring of 2006, and planted sedum as well as wild columbine, royal catchfly, pussytoes, and aster. Here's a link to the student org responsible for Macalester's first green roof. Contact Ellie (erogers@macalester.edu) or Alese (acolehour@macalester.edu) for more information.

Square Feet:
300
Type:
Extensive
May we photograph the installation?:
yes
Leak Detection System:
None
Growing Medium Source:

Rosenquist Construction through Aloha Landscaping.

Maintenance Requirements:

Watered once a week for the first summer, also weeded weekly. This summer we plan to water less often.

Plant Material Source:

Aloha Landscaping Inc.

Plant List:

Heart leaved Aster
Wild Columbine
Royal Catchfly
Pussytoes
Sedum ternatum
Sedum stoloniferum

Owner Info
Owner Name:

Macalester College

Contact:
Ellie (erogers@macalester.edu) Alese (acolehour@macalester.edu)