By: Rent to Own
from: www.thegrowspot.com
When space is limited, sometimes a gardener must take to the roof. Around the world resourceful gardeners are turning what would otherwise be an overlooked and underutilized area into a place of beauty and serenity. Plus, you'd be amazed at the amount of fruit and vegetable you can coax out of these small spaces.
This garden is part of a spa/health club complex in the Embarcadero section of San Francisco. When there is limited green space in a downtown area, sometimes you've just got to create it.
A playful and sprawling rooftop garden at the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo, Japan.
This is a sixth floor rooftop garden at St. Luke's International Hospital in Akashi, Tokyo.
Waking up to this Seattle, Washington garden can make you forget that you actually live in a bustling city!
A gorgeous herb garden in Southern California. Looks like they're producing enough in this space to keep the whole neighborhood in herbs.
Another beautiful example of carving out some green space in an urban area is the City Hall building in Chicago.
While the garden is not open to the public (except the occasional tour group) it is visible from nearby office buildings.
The growers of this Senegalese garden produce an income by cultivating several varieties of mint, as well as a host of other edibles.
These London residents turned a drab parking structure into a lovely little gathering place. It does an amazing job of breaking up the monotony of brick and concrete while adding some bursts of color to the surroundings.
While this may not be a traditional garden, I couldn't resist including a photo of these trees growing atop an Italian building. It appears to be possible to grow anything on your rooftop!
Hoover: A big or small space, a little creativity, and a little diligence goes a long way in creating your own rooftop garden!
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