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The Bio-Diverse Green Roof Ixopo selection of plants and design was done by Michael Hickman

The design and installation was undertaken in collaboration with Steve Kinsler Architects by  The Green Roof Team  consisting of Clive Greenstone of Green Roof Designs, Michael Hickman and Hlengiwe Luthuli of Ecoman with the assistance of four local workers recruited for the project in October 2011 at  Ixopo, South Africa

We believe that this Bio-Diverse Green Roof with 73 species of local South African indigenous plants already planted on the roof and another 18 to be added this number of local plants to be planted on a single green roof is a first in the world

Started the planting on the Bio-Diverse Green Roof Ixopo
Day one of planting up the Bio-Diverse Green Roof to be planted exclusively with South African local indigenous plants 24 October 2011

The Green Team on the completed Bio-Diverse Green Roof Ixopo
The Green Roof Team
 Hlengiwe Luthuli, Michael Hickman of Ecoman and Clive Greenstone Green Roof Designs
Planting completed 26 October 2011

Doing maintenance on the Bio-Diverse Green Roof Ixopo
During a site visit on 17 January 2012 Hlengiwe checking on maintenance being carried out on the completed Bio-Diverse Green Roof Ixopo which has been planted exclusively with South African local indigenous  plants a high percentage of which have either medicinal properties (umuthi) or are used in other ways by Zulu traditional healers (isangoma = diviner and  inyanga = herbalist)

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Photo taken 17 January 2012 of the Bio-Diverse Green Roof Ixopo

Bio-Diverse Green roof Ixopo from another angle
Photo taken on the 18 January 2012 by the architect Steve Kinsler  of the Bio-Diverse Green Roof Ixopo
Click here to view the list of plants used

Photo taken on 2 May 2012  of the established Bio-Diverse Green Roof Ixopo
Photo taken on 2 May 2012  of the established Bio-Diverse Green Roof Ixopo

Bio-Diverse Green Roof Ixopo cross section

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For all of your Green Roof requirements contact Michael Hickman Specialist in Bio-Diverse Green Roof Technology at +27 82 061 2593 or email at info@ecoman.co.za

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