In 1883, a rooftop garden theatre opened in New York City. The idea was to escape the city summer heat, whilst enjoying some evening entertainment, without actually leaving NYC. A decade later, the New York Times announced that, “New York is fast becoming a city of roof gardens”. In 1935, the Welsh landscape architect Ralph … Continue reading Vegetating Tall Buildings →

Growing trees on buildings is a controversial practice, but if successful, can provide tremendous benefits to dense urban areas where space for planting is otherwise limited.