There's a huge range of plants you can choose from that will grow on your green roof, but try to choose ones which will not grow too tall so that they will survive any potential wind or storm damage.

One of my main concerns when considering a green roof was that my new garden studio would be strong enough to hold the ...

Plant biology and conservation graduate student Rebecca Tonietto ... Tonietto’s urban study sites include the top of Optima Views condo in Evanston, the roof gardens at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s ...

A plant lover has been ordered to take down his homemade rooftop garden after the council said it breaks health and safety rules. Rob Wood, 53, built the Mediterranean roof garden, which he claims ...

Also known as a roof garden, living roof ... a growing medium (e.g. dirt) and plants (moss, grass, flowers, trees). The purpose of a green roof is to provide a sort of supportive ecosystem ...

Such gardens are valuable in cities where open space is at a premium and a green roof is more than just a flat roof with a few pot plants. They have several layers of materials, providing sealing ...

Urban farmer Joanna Letz runs her flower farm from an unexpected place above the rooftops of Berkeley apartment buildings.

Rooftop gardens, said Martin, can also reduce the carbon footprint of a building. Asphalt roofs generate a considerable ...

He helped make Singapore a garden city, and the same ethos informs the design of his home. House and garden are one and the same, nature is invited in, and the outdoor spaces feel like extra rooms ...

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at how longer wildfire seasons is affecting firefighting, ...

Peter Senzamici/NY Post “They are placing the garden’s continued existence in jeopardy,” she wrote in a letter to her neighbors last spring. The resplendent 15th-story rooftop garden ...

The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the ... Who is eligible for the Rooftop Garden program? The YSS Rooftop Garden program is open to adults ages 18 to 24 and runs for six months.