Denmark Farm, where I teach and am a trustee, has had new accommodation constructed. The building was designed to be ecologically friendly, use natural and local materials and it has a Sedum roof

The plants arrived on rolls:

To be laid on the prepared roof like a carpet

And become established over the spring

Before being covered with snow

And then flowering prolifically in the summer

Over the months I have enjoyed seeing how this beautiful feature changes and complements the turning of the seasons:

And even now, towards the end of the year, it continues to enhance the building. In the mist

And reflecting the light on a clear autumn night (that isn’t snow)

Many thanks to Tamara Morris and Denmark Farm Conservation Centre for allowing me to use their stunning photographs. If you’d like to, you can stay under the turf roof in the Eco Lodge, just click here.