Skyrise Greenery - Application in Schools

Completed Projects (supported by the ECF)

Case No.2
School Name:
WGHs Mrs. Wu York Yu Memorial College
Project Name:
Green Roof Demonstration Project
Greening types:
  • Roof greening (extensive green roof)
  • Roof not accessible for educational activities
Major landscape design considerations:
  • Light weight (thin) growing medium to cater for limited structural loading capacity.
  • Plant species suitable for thin growing medium, and with low maintenance requirement
  • Demonstration of simple application of roof greening
Major plant species:
  • Aglaia odorata (米仔蘭)
  • Duranta repens 'Golden leaves' (金連翹)
  • Perilla frutescens (紫蘇)
  • Sansevieria trifasciata (虎尾蘭)
  • Zoysia japonica (朝鮮草)
Other Related Links::
http://www.twghwyyms.edu.hk/greenroof/greenroof.htm (Chinese Version Only)
Photos from WGHs Mrs. Wu York Yu Memorial College 1

Photos from www.twghwyyms.edu.hk

Photos from WGHs Mrs. Wu York Yu Memorial College 2

Photos from www.twghwyyms.edu.hk

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