The tropics of Soho In creating a roof garden — or any outdoor space for that matter — there is one mantra to follow: go for impact, with every plant and every feature. So believes landscape designer John Bailey. ‘I … Continue reading →

Hitting the roof A quiet revolution is taking place on our rooftops. Homeowners seeking a therapeutic escape from fast-track lives are cultivating sophisticated and imaginative gardens high above the street. Forget dull decking and plastic planters: today’s roof gardens are … Continue reading →

Room at the top With a modest outlay and a certain amount of luck, roofs can be converted into wild gardens, greening the city skies and sheltering the sorts of plants and insects now confined mainly to nature reserves. Green … Continue reading →

Living on the ceiling Green roofs are among the biggest developments in urban greening. The movement, popular for the past 40 years among environmentalists in Germany and Scandinavia, is still gaining momentum in the UK, but for the most part … Continue reading →

Get a lift all year round With a bit of lateral thinking, you can add outside space to the most unlikely of homes. A flat roof can be turned into a lush and secluded roof garden or a dull facade … Continue reading →

On the 31st of August 2004 the BBC1’s London Tonight program aired a special feature focusing on the ecological & social benefits of roof gardens & roof terraces to the capital as a whole. They interviewed Dusty Gedge who recently … Continue reading →

London: Henderson Global Investors have submitted a planning application to build a new office tower in the City of London that would feature a landscaped roof garden. The 24-storey tower, designed by Foster and Partners, will rise to a height … Continue reading →

A new breed of garden designer is reclaiming London’s neglected rooftops, and transforming them into green spaces in the sky, says John Rice of Urbanroofgardens. Reclaiming London’s rooftops To coincide with the 2004 Chelsea Flower Show, the BBC aired a … Continue reading →