I love the look of the shed!!!!
Hope it works for you!

Hey June, You can make a wooden tray with a pond liner bottom, or just use a piece of that ripply galvanized metal and run it crossways for the bottom, so it can hold a little water back, since these are so shallow. Also, make sure that the shed is strong enough to hold it. Succulents can be pretty heavy. If it's not, you can reinforce it with a little 2x4 framing. I'll get some cuttings to you when you're ready for them. Here are Google images of succulent roofs. I've been to a website where they give instructions, but don't remember what the site was. There are probably a lot of them. Linda

Here is a link that might be useful: Google images succulent roofs

I got that same magazine, twomonths, and thought it was an incredibly cool idea too! I LOVED Trish Kydd's Secret Garden creations in that magazine.

I also like Margee Rader's work with succulents. She makes topiaries with them that are just outstanding. Below is a link to P. Allen Smith's site with instructions for making a wreath made of living succulents. Google her name and you'll see some amazing pictures.

Here is a link that might be useful: Margee Rader's Succulent Wreath

Heya twomonths ... that's a great idea! I saved this link a while back, this guy's Green Roof Entry Arbor is fantastic! He even had an architect .... must be nice lol. Maybe you'll get some ideas and inspiration at his site. Good luck with this project! ~tenderlee

Here is a link that might be useful: Felder Rushing Green Roof Entry Arbor

hey, look at all you enablers. LOL. Well, I calmed down talking about it and also GSs and I went to Pala Mines on Saturday. Tour of the mine and then going thru buckets of rock and dirt all day looking for treasures....we had fun. That trip up the hill from the mine about got me tho. Good thing I have lost 30 lbs or I would be riding up in the cart, lol. Came home dirty and tired. Also I had a red neck sun burn...yes I had a hat and sun block, just did not use. One GS found some good stuff and I found a few small ones....then I got to thinking, they said we could take any of it if we wanted, even those the boys thought were pretty. LOL. So I kept looking at the pea gravel size one and dumpin out...shoot, I could have used that in my pots. Next time, lol.

Luna: I saw that show with Allen P. Smith and Margee, good show.

TNtrash: I kept that site also but had forgotten, thanks for the reminder.

Linda, I probably will just stuff ready and not do until the next spring....when I run out of other places to plant, lol. Spider plants would look good up there also. I need to take mine and get some new ones made. Yes, I may have to reinforce that roof if I put stuff on it. It is a short shed and I bang my head all the time in the middle....and it is really hot in there and plants would make it cooler. I could build another room with legs on the outside and plant on that....that would give an area to act as an air conditioner for the shed....Next summer. You know the s-shaped product might work to hold dirt back. I will have some cuttings rooted for you also.

thanks all

We have to wait a year??!!! Oh my!! LOL

Looks and sounds like a great project. Can't wait!

I have a lot of those trays and the reason is that the garden club used to buy whole trays full of stuff and the seller would just include the tray. Now we bring our own cuz they want to put them in cardboard boxes and not give the trays away anymore. EXCEPT places like K-mart and probably Walmart will let you take the tray if you buy a trayfull. So you might be able to get some from them at the endof the season if you ask. Or find someone who buys a lot of plants like a landscaper and see if they have any. I might try a tray full up on top of the building I manage an see how they do. Good idea.
kathy
Seeing that green arbor entry almost made me wish I lived ina waremer clime - wouldn't work here, sigh.