The idea of a beautiful lush green rooftop garden titillates the imagination of many urban dwellers. Having a getaway spot from the busy city life is essential for reducing the stress and staying in touch with the nature. With a limited or no backyard space, gardening in an urban environment seems challenging and unrealistic. If you are one [...]
Believe it or not, many people have started creating gardens on top of roofs aka green roofs. So what’s this trend actually about? Have some folks just decided to plant a few trees on a building roof out of fun? Surely there is a bigger story behind all that... and we’re here to tell it. [...]
Humans are incredibly good at building things – it’s one of our defining characteristics as a species, after all. But unfortunately, we’re also incredibly good at destroying things, and every building that is erected in a formerly green space destroys the vegetated footprint that was there originally. While it’s not possible to completely replace what was [...]
