22/01/10 Another Year to Grow
More gardeners will grow their own in 2010 having fallen for the charms of fresh veg
26/11/09 Raising The Root
Some City Dwellers Are Hoping Rooftop Farming Will Bear Fruit
04/11/09 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.
04/11/09 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 cool the building.
04/11/09 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.
27/03/09 Relax on a roof terrace
Shared-ownership schemes can offer outdoor space and great views.
Finding a shared-ownership scheme flat with, a private garden in which to make the most of London's springtime sun is a near impossibility, so the next best thing is a communal roof terrace.
11/02/09 BBC News - Roof Garden with a Difference
An Oldham school has brought the countryside to the town centre by creating a roof garden so the children can study the wildlife attracted to the plants and shrubs.
06/01/09 Environment: Johnson unveils secret weapon in war on climate change - the roof garden
London mayor announces plan to soak up rainwater
Strategy outlined to deal with heatwaves and floods
04/11/08 Roof allotments a capital way to feed Olympians, says mayor
Swaths of unused space in London, including flat roofs, are to be con-verted into vegetable gardens in an initiative that gives a new meaning to the slogan "Dig for Victory". Roof gardens, disused railway yards, housing estates and school gardens will be transformed in a push for sustainability by Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London.
04/11/08 Just be sure the landlord doesn’t object
Do roof gardens collectively make a valuable wildlife corridor? Has Boris researched it? Certainly they can be good for a few people, although the question remains: would roof garden grants be better spent on public parks?
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