To some they are a rural escape in the centre of the city, to others they are a chance to test their green fingers and design skills. Now London mayor Boris Johnson has found a new use for urban roof … Continue reading
Gardens: Roof gardens
Martin Grant’s garden is perched like a stork’s nest on a 17th-century rooftop, close to the Seine in the heart of Paris. After much searching, this garden was the main reason Grant, a fashion designer, bought his fourth-floor home. Such … Continue reading
Grand Design 2010
Pierre Wilter, the director of Urban Roof Gardens, was invited to give two seminars at this year’s Grand Designs exhibition at the Excel Centre, London. Following the seminars, he offered advice to visitors who like so many, are dreaming of … Continue reading
Inspiration Gallery – Roof Terraces
Take your terrace to new height with brilliant design ideas and chic accessories NEAT SEATS Built-in seating is ideal for the roof terrace as not only does it make the most of all available space, it’s low maintenance and sturdy, … Continue reading
The Sky’s the Limit
Roof gardens have come of age. But they are no longer just open spaces in which to put up a few deckchairs and wait for the sun to shine. All kinds of elaborate and exotic garden designs are landing on … Continue reading
Another Year to Grow
For 2010, Londoners will continue to grow-their-own-everything with a _____ vengeance, whether in garden, allotment, on balcony or rooftop. “In the uncertainty of a recession we want soil, roots, and a sense of place and belonging,” notes horticultural historian Christopher … Continue reading
Raising The Root
NEW YORK Like many a farmer, Ben Flanner rises with the sun. Like most crops, his need water and weeding — bright tomatoes and fragrant basil, delicate nasturtiums, mottled melons and black eggplants, mustard greens, puntarelle, peas, beets, beans, kale … Continue reading
Roof gardens are becoming increasingly popular
Like many Londoners I’ve been to Kensington Roof Gardens and marvelled at its fountains and lawns, rose beds and even flamingos. But it’s always struck me as a one-off: could anyone replicate a garden like that on a roof right … Continue reading
Planting Roof Gardens in the South Bronx
Plants sprout out of the roof of the St. Joan of Arc Church in the South Bronx. This shallow garden of assorted plants – called a rooftop wellness garden – helps reduce pollution and the energy needed to heat and … Continue reading
Restaurant opens 2,500-square foot Organic Rooftop Farm ¨C first to be Certified Organic in the USA
An uplifting aspiration ¨C Uncommon Ground has reached new heights in its efforts to bring food production back to earth. In late July the folks at the Uncommon Ground restaurant, 1401 W. Devon, opened their 2,500-square foot organic rooftop farm. … Continue reading