It’s no accident or bad maintenance that plants are growing on the ridge of this thatched cottage. They are iris and they help to keep the thatch dry.
Chaumiere near Rouen, France
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The thatched roof is topped with a bed of clay and iris which hold the reed ends together and remove excess moisture.
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