The Gardens, University of Arkansas

Project Name: The Gardens, University of Arkansas Year: 2006 Owner: The University of Arkansas Location: Fayetteville, AR, USA Building Type: Educational Type: Extensive, Test/Research System: Single Source Provider Size: 3000 sq.ft. Slope: 1% Access: Accessible, Open to Public Submitted by: Greenroofs.com Designers/Manufacturers of Record: Greenroof Plants: Emory Knoll Farms/Green Roof Plants Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture & Lead Researcher: Mark Boyer, University of Arkansas Associate Professor of Horticulture & Researcher: Jon Lindstrom, University of Arkansas Associate Professor of Civil Engineering & Researcher: Findlay Edwards, University of Arkansas Drainage: JDR Enterprises Growing Medium: Chandler Materials

Two roofs on the campus of the University of Arkansas at The Gardens, the tailgating area adjacent to Lot 56, were greened by Mark Boyer, associate professor of landscape architecture, and assistants on October 17, 2006.

According to The Arkansas Traveler Online(2007), "The aim of the project is to determine what type of plant and soil - if any - will survive the Northwest Arkansas climate," and referring to the test research, "The group is using three different types of soil: small shale pebbles mixed with clay; larger pebbles mixed with clay and mushroom compost; and smaller pebbles with clay and compost."

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Read the April 2, 2007 article "Green roof project looking up" in The Arkansas Traveler Online, by Brandon Harris here, and the October 16, 2006 article from the University of Arkansas Daily Headlines entitled "Rooftop Research" here.

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