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supermarkets don’t normally employ gardeners
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Bog'liq Listening transcripts 230531 122425supermarkets don’t normally employ gardeners.
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Student:
What I thought was, if they made it a community garden rather than a simple low-maintenance
green roof….
Tutor:
So there’d be public access?
Student:
Oh yes! Then there’d be a sense of ownership in the local community and people could
take responsibility for it, instead of the supermarket paying a commercial company, and It’d
really boost their public relations.
Tutor:
That’s a good point. And have you been looking into how rook gardens are built nowadays?
Student:
I’m still exploring that, but if take advantage of the latest technologies for roof gardens, it
shouldn’t be too difficult. But in any case, you have to use lightweight materials.
Tutor:
But that’s a matter of making the right choices. You can even use quite traditional ones such
as wood for the planting areas.
Student:
Yes, that’s what I thought. It’ll look good and it isn’t too heavy.
Tutor:
But the basic construction, the issue you have to address first is the material used between
the building and the garden.
Student:
You mean the barrier fabric, which ensures there’s no chance of rainwater leaking
down into the building?
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Tutor:
Yes, nowadays that is very good, and quite easily sourced.
Student:
Then on the other hand, there’s the business of water within the roof garden itself.
Tutor:
You mean drainage? That’s an important feature of the construction in any roof design.
Student:
Yes, but I think most drainage issues have been well understood for quite a long time.
Tutor:
OK, but another thing is with plants in an exposed situation,
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