Risc Roof Garden Reading

An oasis in the centre of reading.

Risc roof garden reading.

Download the full roof garden plant list. Listen to an interview with dave on the alternative kitchen garden. An oasis in the centre of reading visit our award winning roof garden. The risc roof garden is open to the public on select days throughout the year.

Maximum number of people 15 per tour. Download a list of herbs. See the events page for details of any upcoming open days. Private 1 hour guided tours are also available by arrangement.

Demonstration of renewable energy water harvesting and irrigation systems. Welcome to risc reading s premier community hub and home of the global cafe world shop meeting space for over 250 community groups. Tours cost 45 for one hour. The sector39 permaculture design partnership grew out of work with risc in reading developing the roof top forest garden and related education work.

Mark diacono visits reading where a charity has turned its roof into a spectacular forest garden and an educational tool top of the world. Gardens england berkshire risc roof garden a forest and vegetable garden developed on the roof of the reading international solidarity centre since 2001. The risc café roof garden by mark diacono. There are over 140 plant species benches and decking made from locally sourced storm felled timber and a greenhouse.

Visit our award winning roof garden. Visit the risc roof garden roof garden open days. All plants in the garden have an economic use for food clothing medicine etc and come from all over the world. The risc roof garden is a small edible roof forest garden developed to demonstrate sustainability and our dependence on plants.

Download a low resolution version of the roof garden booklet. Hen the idea of a roof garden at reading international solidarity centre risc began to take shape in 2001 it was a practical response to the problem of a leaking roof and how to provide sound and heat insulation for a conference hall which doubled as a venue for noisy events. A booklet about the garden including recipes and selected plant list with uses is available from risc s world shop. The garden was developed using permaculture design principles and has maturedinto a stunning example of what is possible using these techniques.

Risc has further developed since then including planting a permaculture roof garden in 2002 which adds to the spectrum of our educational activities and is the inspiration for some exciting local national and international projects.