Depending on your brief and budget, Acacia Designs will prepare a number of rooftop garden designs for you. The visual designs will include the features you have requested, these could include:
- Flooring: Wooden or composite decking, stone tiles or perhaps a faux grass lawn are considerations
- Seating: Built-in seating is ideal for gardens on the roof because they can withstand gusts of winds. Customers also like hammocks or fold up furniture which can be stored in a built-in cupboard to protect these from the elements
- Shade: If your roof is particularly sunny, consider shade from removable sun sails, built in structures or overhead planting
- Entertaining: Built-in barbecues are perfect for rooftop entertaining as is a small bar area are very appealing to clients
- Planting: Planting will be in containers or pots with waterproof linings. Architectural plants are a great choice for creating a stunning rooftop oasis
- Watering: An outside tap is a must for any rooftop garden with a built-in irrigation system
- Lighting: Clients intending to use their rooftop garden during the evening benefit for having a built-in lighting system. Lighting can be placed on the walls, on steps, or to highlight plants of interest. Festoon lights look particularly pretty and are becoming popular
- Painting: If you have an outside wall you could consider painting this a bright colour to add interest to the design
With all our designs, we take into consideration safety and drainage which will be incorporated into the plans.