30/09/08 Grand Designs Live episode

We were overjoyed to get a mention in this Grand Designs Live episode, covering the fair at Excel in London from May 3rd-11th 2008. Apart from images of our roof gardens, we were equally happy to see some great support for green roofs and walls.

18/07/08 Up on the Roof

The green roof trend started in Germany and is a more commonplace sight in other parts of Europe than here in the UK, but a conservative building and planning culture has traditionally served to constrain their installation, Gemma Sargant discovers a renaissance is now well underway.

26/06/08 Making a terrace or roof garden

There is a real growing movement to make the most of roofs and terraces – for environmental reasons, and to make the most of every last inch of available space in, on or around the home. Sarah Bevin from Urban Roof Gardens, a company specialising in creating gardens in the sky, answers some questions that will help get you started …

28/11/07 Meet the Expert - Lisa Andrews

Lisa Andrews is a horticulturalist who works for Urban Roof Gardens. She has worked to help plan, design and build a number of roof terraces in the UK. With a grounding in horticulture she knows about what plants work well on roof terraces and outside spaces can be of benefit to the environment.

25/10/07 "l love putting beech trees on roofs"

Pierre Wilter, from Ealing, founded Urban Roof Gardens four years ago. A former architect, his mission is to raise awareness of the benefits of roof gardens, terraces and green roofs.

24/05/07 Tips of the week...

How to build a roof terrace

08/05/07 So, you want a roof terrace

While the Blairs squabble with their neighbours over their expansion plans, it is possible to broaden the horizons of your home with the minimum of fuss. And, as Graham Norwood writes, there's a tidy profit to be had.

19/04/07 - How to...Build a Roof Terrace

As well as providing valuable outdoor space, roof gardens can reduce energy bills, cut noise pollution and provide a haven for wildlife, discovers Hannah Kane

18/04/07 - Going up in the World

Tightly packed city homes often don't have the luxury of open space, but a roof garden can provide a much-needed breath of fresh air. Words by Sarah Walker

06/10/06 - New Urbanroofgardens newsletter

WELCOME TO OUR AUTUMN URBANROOFGARDENS NEWSLETTER! Spring 2006 saw the start of our newsletter and we started with a bang: significant developments such as the launch of our brand new Webstore, URBANmat and the Greenline were made public and were all received with keen interest.

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