Long Rake Spar - Bermondsey Roof Garden It wasn’t long ago that the only thing expected from a roof was for it to protect a building from the elements. But times have changed and so has the role of the roof as we knew it. Increasingly this previously under-utilised space is being specified as a ‘Green’ or ‘Brown’ roof to encourage bio-diversity and wild life. These Urban Gardens are particularly prevalent in cities such as London where outside space is scarce. Nearly three years ago SureSet Permeable Paving created a pathway for a roof garden project right in the heart of London’s South Bank that utilised natural hardwearing aggregates supplied by Long Rake Spar. They recently sent a photographer to capture how well the roof garden had settled in and were delighted with the results. The cl

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