Roof Gardens
The easiest and most personal approach to rooftop gardening is the use of containers and raised beds.
Roof gardens. Containers are perfect for rooftop gardens because they are light portable flexible and affordable. Besides the decorative benefit roof plantings may provide food temperature control hydrological benefits architectural enhancement habitats or corridors for wildlife recreational opportunities and in large scale it may even have ecological benefits. Build your own memories in this beautiful recreated iconic venue. Located in the heart of the park with 9 000 square feet and seating capacity of 500 you have plenty of room to design your perfect event.
A roof garden however can ease the burden on homes and commercial buildings. Originally opened in 1938 the gardens were open to the public until january 2018 when the leaseholder virgin limited edition was unable. If you live in an apartment or a house with no yard rooftop gardens can let you cultivate ornamental trees and grasses flowers and even edible plants. You can create any style of rooftop garden with container grown plants from a few simple herb plants to a formal elegant potager.
An identical roof when covered by a green shady roof garden stays relatively cool at just 77 f. Kensington roof gardens formerly known as derry and toms roof gardens and later the roof gardens is a private roof garden covering 6 000 square metres 65 000 sq ft on top of the former derry toms building on kensington high street in central london. The practice of cultivating food on the rooftop of buildings is sometimes referred to. Rooftop gardens are a beautiful and environmentally friendly addition to urban homes.
Contact a structural engineer and map out your garden before you begin planting.